Matters of Business
Matters of Business is the podcast where academic research meets the real world of business.
Brought to you by the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University, each episode we sit down with FAU faculty, researchers, and industry leaders to go deeper than the headlines.
Whether we're unpacking consumer behavior, supply chains, economic trends, or what it means to pursue an executive education, this is your guide to navigating today's fast-moving business landscape, right here in South Florida.
Matters of Business
The "It" Factor: One Entrepreneur's Research Into What Makes Investors Say Yes
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For decades, Akhil Agrawal has been building companies, allocating capital, and making bets on founders. And every time he met the right one, he'd say the same thing: "this person's got it." But what is "it," exactly? Now five years into FAU's Executive PhD program, Akhil is researching the answer to that question. We talk about what brought a serial entrepreneur back to the classroom, the courses that changed the way he thinks about business, and the surprising direction his dissertation research is heading.
Recorded 3.2.26