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S1 E3: A Successful Chat with Tom Eisenmann -- The Author of "Why Start-ups Fail"
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S1 E3: A Successful Chat with Tom Eisenmann -- The Author of "Why Start-ups Fail"

"Why Start-ups Fail" is requiring reading for entrepreneurs. Professor Thomas Eisenmann, the author of this seminal book, chats about systemic macroeconomic problems for startups; finding sounding boards; first jobs after business school; keys to scaling companies; the state of business school education, and other topics. Professor Eisenmann talks about the requisite combination of a basic education, simulation of the startup environment in B-school, genetic predisposition and the right psychological profile for entrepreneurship. He also provides a sneak peak into the next book he is writing.

ABOUT TOM

Tom Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, Peter O. Crisp Chair at the Harvard Innovation Labs (aka the “iLabs”), and Faculty Co-Chair of the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, the Harvard MS/MBA Program, and the Harvard College Technology Fellows Program.

He is the author of the bestselling book Why Startups Fail, teaches the MS/MBA core courses Technology Venture Immersion and Designing Technology Ventures. 

In recent years, he has chaired HBS’ MBA Elective Curriculum (the 2nd year of the MBA Program) and launched or headed courses including The Entrepreneurial Manager, Making Markets, Entrepreneurial Sales & Marketing, Product Management 101, the January Term Startup Bootcamp for first-year MBAs and the MBA electives Entrepreneurial Failure, Launching Technology Ventures and Managing Networked Business.

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Doug Levin is the creator, writer and moderator of “Lessons from a Startup Life” – the podcast. Today he is a lecturer at Harvard Business School, board member, startup adviser, technology investor, and former CEO who has made it his life mission to share practical advice with anyone working in the tech or startup world. Relevant for executives, investors and employees alike, this expansion on his “Lessons” blog on SubStack, draws on decades of experience and provides a unique analysis of the market — from business plan creation, to forming a founders team and subsequently ELT, financing, culture and more. The end result is a playbook and insider’s approach to the startup game, with first-hand experience from guest experts who've gone through it themselves.