S4:E161 The Weekly Venture Update and Why Startups Fail Encore

David opens with the weekly update in Southern Venture and then interviews Tom Eisenmann. He"s a professor at Harvard Business School focused on entrepreneurship and authored the book Why Startups Fail.  David previously interviewed him for E60 and today is talking about what founders and investors can do to proactively reduce the risk of failure and discuss the opportunities for AI to help founders and investors. He outlines the HBS Foundry effort for AI education for founders as well as MIT"s Orbit, another AI tool for founders. (interview recorded 1.21.25) Follow David on LinkedIn or reach out to David on Twitter/X @DGRollingSouth for comments. Follow Paul on LinkedIn or reach out to Paul on Twitter/X @PalmettoAngel We invite your feedback and suggestions at www.ventureinthesouth.com or email david@ventureinthesouth.com. Learn more about RollingSouth at rollingsouth.vc or email david@rollingsouth.vc.