85. Dr. Per Bylund on the Austrian School versus Business School
Why do business schools exist? Dr. Bylund wonders if business schools are facing an existential problem.
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Why do business schools exist? Dr. Bylund wonders if business schools are facing an existential problem.
One of the things that I really like about the Austrian economists, regardless of the subject, they work hard to get to the truth of the matter. So they’re not hung up in formulas or things that happened in the past or general beliefs. They’re looking for the truth and the best methodology, and that’s […]
Bob Luddy is founder and CEO of CaptiveAire (CaptiveAire.com), the US market leader in commercial kitchen ventilation systems. It’s a $500MM+ business with 1,000+ employees and a 40+-year success record. Bob explains to Economics tor Entrepreneurs how these principles of Austrian economics, applied as active processes, played a part.
Peter Drucker is famous for, among many other pieces of business wisdom, his statement that “there is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer”. That’s a statement with a lot of punch and a lot of clarity. It dismisses all the contemporary alternatives in the debate about the purpose of business […]
Podcast Transcript: Conversation With David K. Hurst; September 8, 2020 Listen to the full episode here. Hunter Hastings: David, welcome to Economics for Entrepreneurs. David Hurst: Thanks, Hunter. Good to be with you. Hunter Hastings: We’re greatly favored to have you with us today. You’re a deeply experienced and highly accomplished business person. You’re now […]
Clay Miller got a Commodore 64 (you can look it up!) when he was 11 years old, and his interest in computing, software and writing code started there.