Take Command: A Leadership Podcast

Transforming Ideas Into Businesses

Episode Summary

With an entrepreneurial attitude geared for uncovering and operationalizing opportunity, Harvard Business Professor Bill Sahlman explores the framework and mindset people need to transform ideas into businesses.

Episode Notes

With a longstanding history both researching and teaching entrepreneurialism as a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a National Venture Capital Association American Spirit Award recipient, we’re excited to introduce Bill Sahlman to the show. Bill shares practical insight for how people can transform opportunities into businesses by leveraging a simple, calculated framework that helps minimize risk and increases the likelihood of success. In this episode, we explore how to encourage others to adapt from successes and failures with empathy and a mind open to learning.