Nickname: Chris

Review: To Jim: Projects like this come and go. It always depends on the people who drive them.

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 5:13 PM

Nickname: Jim Pulcrano

Review: I applaud the Insead/IESE project, but IMD has had activities like this in its MBA and EMBA since 1999. Not necessarily to turn MBAs into entrepreneurs, but at least to help them understand what drives entrepreneurs, and to get a feel for what it takes to turn ideas into companies and profits.

Date reviewed: Jun 3, 2006 6:51 AM

Nickname: pedmar

Review: There are lots of entrepreneur groupies around Paris, and everybody is trying to find the golden egg. So far, it's more revenue for the schools and no eggs...I need to see more success stories, because so far it is mostly bankruptcies!

Date reviewed: Jun 2, 2006 9:12 AM

Nickname: someexperience

Review: The real problem is the cost of failure. Unfortunately, most startups fail. Personal bankruptcy is much more severe in say, Spain than in the US. And the stigma remains there. When you have exhausted your savings, you need to apply for a job and the recruitment officer tells you: "Let's get to the point. Did you make money after all?"

Date reviewed: May 30, 2006 1:06 PM

Nickname: micheal

Review: Indeed, an Insead precursor to the Accelerator program was run in Asia, the "Advanced Entrepreneurship Program," with eight students from Exec and standard MBA programs working in seven startup/VC/PE firms over 12 weeks in early 2005. Perhaps that may have also unconsciously inspired the Accelerator program.

Date reviewed: May 28, 2006 2:06 PM