Ethan Mollick

Don’t Call It ‘Shark Tank’: Competing for Capital on ‘The Pitch’

Dec 13, 2018
Innovation
North America

Three Philadelphia startups competed for investors in 'The Pitch' podcast, which recorded its first live event recently at Wharton. Who will win?

Disrupting the Disruptors: Startup Accelerators Feel Pressure to Evolve

Ten years ago startup accelerators were the tech high-priests who entrepreneurs looked to for advice and funding. Now their value proposition is evolving -- and being questioned.

Why VCs Aren’t Funding Women-led Startups

May 24, 2016
Technology
North America

The gender gap in venture funding has important implications for the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley.

People Love Games — but Does Gamification Work?

Feb 03, 2016
Innovation
Global Focus

Though the use of motivational games at work is growing in popularity, there is little hard evidence of its effectiveness, according to experts at a Wharton gamification conference.

Why Are There More Male Entrepreneurs Than Female Ones?

Dec 14, 2015
Innovation
North America
mic

Significantly more men launch startups than women, but it’s not because they are better at being entrepreneurs. New research by Wharton’s Ethan Mollick offers some answers as to why.

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Don’t Call It ‘Shark Tank’: Competing for Capital on ‘The Pitch’

Disrupting the Disruptors: Startup Accelerators Feel Pressure to Evolve

Why VCs Aren’t Funding Women-led Startups

People Love Games — but Does Gamification Work?

Why Are There More Male Entrepreneurs Than Female Ones?