This study and the SHESRA project represent one of many steps the AAU is taking to support its members and the higher education community across Africa to strengthen linkages with industries and the productive sector.

This paper thus contributes to this debate by using a large longitudinal matched employer-employee dataset that allows us to track individuals and their entrepreneurial experiences over time.

The reality is that the key to building an important and valuable company usually lies somewhere in between meddling and focus.

Do the tech universities produce more funded graduates than the Ivy League universities? Do the founders from Ivy League universities receive more funding than those from the top-tier tech universities?

I had a serious concern during our last interview that has been subsequently reinforced about the lack of bold innovation in product development, particularly in the US.

While there are good role models, many of the successful technology transfer-driven innovation ecosystems have developed organically, over decades. The challenge for others is how to catch up quickly.

The first in a three part series on the responsibility of corporate directors to their portfolio companies.

Start-ups should explore venture debt secured against machinery and intellectual property.

This is a monthly series from Astia, a global community of more than 4,000 experts building women leaders and supporting women-led start-ups.