Willy was joined by Matthew Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School and an economist whose research focuses on economic policy and the commercialization of space.

They discussed Matthew’s intellectual pursuits and his experience as a student at HBS, his pivot from a focus on tax policy to the new frontier of space, the curriculum at HBS and their focus on leadership over strictly business, why your company needs to have a space strategy, the adoption of AI and tech to propel HBS forward, and much more.

Key Points In The Webcast:
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Willy introduces Matthew Weinzierl.
03:23 Going to Harvard for the first time.
07:52 Finding one’s own niche.
09:28 Pivoting from tax policy to space economics.
11:54 The process of developing a course.
16:50 Teaching hard work with humility for humanity.
19:10 Is business school actually a leadership school?
22:24 Willy’s anecdotes from Harvard Business School
24:35 Why the “less practical” classes matter: 3 reasons.
27:13 Cultivating a culture of intellectual exchange.
30:25 The importance of studying relevant case studies.
32:38 Studying the National Cranberry at 50 years.
35:11 Should every corporation have a space strategy?
38:43 Why space can be a source for natural resources
42:49 Balancing passion and practicality in space exploration.
46:39 What about the law of space?
47:42 Walmart hitting an alltime high.
50:33 How Harvard Business School teaches AI.
54:40 How HBS incorporates new tech.
56:44 What’s Matthew Weinzierl reading now?

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