Jeff and Brad

Creative Distillation Returns 9/19: Season 6 Brews Up Fresh Insights on Entrepreneurship and Craft

Sept. 16, 2024

Get ready to dive into a new season of Creative Distillation , where academic rigor meets the art of entrepreneurship鈥 and of course, craft beverages. Kicking off on Thursday, September 19, 2024, Season 6 promises to deliver even more inspiring conversations, unique insights, and unexpected takeaways. For those new to...

Tony Kong

Research Spotlight: The Data Behind Who You Should Ask For Funding

Feb. 2, 2023

Experienced founders and investors are the heartbeats behind any new venture ecosystem. They have the right funding, resources, and expertise to make a new business thrive. Dejun 鈥淭ony鈥 Kong , 麻豆影院 (CU 麻豆影院) Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Behavioral Analysis at the Leeds School of Business,...

Brad Werner (left) and Jeff York (right) standing in front of the 麻豆影院 Flat Irons

Spotlight: Creative Distillation Is Changing Things Up! Season 4 Airs on Thursday, December 22, 2022

Dec. 15, 2022

Creative Distillation is back for its fourth season and is better than ever! For those new to our podcast, each episode of Creative Distillation is hosted by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Research Director Jeff York and Faculty Director Brad Werner , who distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights while...

research insights

The Rise of Entrepreneurship Research

May 1, 2019

Academic research on entrepreneurship has emerged as a major focus area within business schools over the last 20 years. The Leeds School of Business has long sought to populate the field with highly-trained, effective researchers that have filled positions across the United States and the world. Leeds was one of...

jessica kirk Kun Zhang

What drives entrepreneurial success?

Oct. 9, 2018

麻豆影院 is a hot spot for nonstop chatter around who founds startups and how they leverage existing networks and knowledge for success. Two Leeds PhD students have focused part of their dissertation on digging deeper into the opportunities and constraints for startup founders. In our new series, Research Insights, enjoy...

Scratchworks

ScratchWorks FinTech Accelerator

March 21, 2018

Welcome to ScratchWorks : a new FinTech Accelerator that launched last week at the Barron's Summit in Orlando. The goal of this accelerator program is to place a spotlight on innovative tech companies that are transforming the financial services industry. Scratchworks provides a stage for these companies to present to...