Professor Rob Nason is tired of the myopic exportation of entrepreneurship ideas and training from high-income to low-income countries. He’s gone as far as to say that teaching entrepreneurship in Africa in the same way as we do in North America can put lives at risk. In this incisive, insightful conversation, he describes how his research in African and other low-income contexts has made him keenly aware of the ways in which western systems rest on ideas about competition, value, and responsibilities that do not conform to traditions in other cultures. This lack of alignment can put trusting students in peril in ways that we don’t understand at a fundamental level. What motivates Rob? Listening. Understanding. Being humble. Following your passions and updating your beliefs.

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