Dear colleagues,
Last year we piloted an initiative between Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (China) and Oxford University (UK) that led us to reflect on a question I believe remains underexamined:
To what extent is the perceived value of an entrepreneurial idea stable across contexts?
Through a cross-cultural founder exchange (Global Entrepreneurial Clash), we observed that entrepreneurial ideas often do not "travel" as expected. What appears clear, compelling, or scalable in one context can be reframed when evaluated through a different cognitive and cultural lens.
More interestingly, founders themselves began to adapt how they cognitively framed and interpreted their own ideas in response to this shift.
This suggests that entrepreneurial cognition may be more context-dependent than commonly assumed, particularly in early-stage ideation.
We are currently preparing the second edition of the Clash and continuing to explore this direction.
We are continuing to explore this direction in the next edition of the Clash.
Victor (Vik) Pérez
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Creator, Global Entrepreneurial Clash
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Victor (Vik) Perez
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