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IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEACHABLE? 

“There’s an incredible amount of talent in a room that is focused on building companies and learning by doing,” Tisch says. “It’s really a different experience than I had in school and is very fascinating.”

In the role, Tisch is instructing and guiding entrepreneurship.

“I think there are frameworks and experiences that are important to share (while instructing),” Tisch says. “I’m fascinated to understand more about if you can teach entrepreneurship. There are a handful of intangibles that are hard to teach but can be developed.”

Leadership is an example Tisch gives.

“Leadership is something you are really born with,” explains Tisch. “But you can also develop it through experiences. That is the learning piece. How do you take life experiences and turn them into leadership and passion?”

‘THE MBA IS NOT A STATUS OR TITLE’

As for the MBA being a good way to learn how to create a venture, Tisch says it goes beyond the status or title of having an MBA. “I don’t think people should define themselves by a degree,” says Tisch. “They can define themselves by the skill set that came from the experience of getting an MBA. There should be a focus on abstracting a tool set versus a status. I think you see a lot of companies that are driven by someone’s experiences. So I’m interested in what you learned and how you grew during your MBA experience and how that makes you a great founder.”

Regardless, Tisch sees the startup scene on the uptick.

“I think we’re very early, ”Tisch says. “Why are there more and more startups and why is it a thing? Because there are more business opportunities. Consumers care more about where they do business. And mobile technology has unlocked so many opportunities.”

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