Anita McGahan in conversation with Howard Aldrich

July 10, 2025
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About the Guest


Interview Speaker

Howard Aldrich

Kenan Professor of Sociology and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Howard E. Aldrich is Kenan Professor of Sociology and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a Faculty Research Associate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, Fellow of Sidney Sussex...

Reflections from the Interview


Howard, you have thought more than anyone in the world about entrepreneurial density – packing in a lot of entrepreneurial firms in a small geography – versus the singular heroic entrepreneur like Elon Musk or Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.    Where in this landscape do you see the greatest potential for breakthroughs that will solve big problems like global warming?   Howard distinguished “big end” entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett from what he calls everyday entrepreneurs.  On the big...

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