
445
39
Elements of a Successful
Entrepreneurship/
Innovation Culture
David F. Barbe
INTRODUCTION
Employing both strategic and opportunistic approaches, Mtech has developed a coherent set of
programs and activities that has contributed to a robust campus entrepreneurship culture for faculty,
graduate students, undergraduate students, high school students, and even middle school students.
It is instructive to rst discuss the overall Mtech entrepreneurship-innovation ecosystem. An
underlying principle is that student and faculty entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial ventures
need to be mentored and developed over a signicant time period and through ...