Lori Rosenkopf: The Bold Entrepreneur- Creating Value Your Own Way

About This Episode

In this episode, Dr. Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean for Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, offers a fresh, accessible take on boldness and entrepreneurship. Through her journey and insights from her new book Unstoppable Entrepreneurs: 7 Paths for Unleashing Successful Startups and Creating Value through Innovation, Lori debunks common myths about founders, showing that innovation can just as easily come from "accidental entrepreneurs," who leverage their unique experiences in unexpected ways. Lori encourages us to rethink what it means to create value, start small, move quickly, and trust that our distinctive paths can spark meaningful innovation. This conversation is packed with actionable advice for anyone ready to make a bold move, whether launching a business or bringing fresh ideas to their current role.

About Lori Rosenkopf

Lori Rosenkopf is the Simon and Midge Palley Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. As Vice Dean for Entrepreneurship, she serves as Wharton’s faculty director for Venture Lab, Penn’s home for student entrepreneurs, and also their San Francisco campus. In a prior role as Vice Dean of Wharton’s Undergraduate Division, she introduced a new curriculum and developed experiential classwork in the tech sector. For over thirty years, Rosenkopf has taught entrepreneurship and management of technology to more than 20,000 high schoolers, undergraduates, MBAs, and executives, connecting these learners to many of the most entrepreneurial alumni at Wharton and Penn through treks, panels, and classes.
 
 Rosenkopf was named a Best Undergraduate Professor by Poets and Quants, and has received multiple awards for her teaching, including Wharton’s prestigious David Hauck Award for Distinguished Teaching. Rosenkopf has published more than thirty articles on technological communities and social networks in top management journals, and she is a Fellow of the Academy of Management.
 
Rosenkopf received her PhD in Management of Organizations from Columbia University, her MS in Operations Research from Stanford University, and her BS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. She worked as a systems engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Eastman Kodak between her degrees. Rosenkopf lives in Philadelphia with her partner, Allan, and their dog, Winston.

Additional Resources

LinkedIn: @LoriRosenkopf

Chapters

• 9:59 Redefining Entrepreneurship
• 20:22 Building Entrepreneurial Communities
• 28:36 The Six R's of Entrepreneurial Mindset
• 35:32 The Seven Entrepreneurial Paths
• 40:27 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs