Start-ups in crypto and web3.0 might need a different ecosystem as compared to say start-ups in biotechnology. A middle age entrepreneur might need a different kind of support system as compared to a 20 something entrepreneur. Thirdly, there is a need for incubators to develop more specialization depending on their primary target. Increasingly academic incubators are not just open only for the students of the university but for all those who seek to be a part of it. While degree seeking admissions might be limited to a chosen few in top institutions, incubators can be more inclusive in helping prospective entrepreneurs in the immediate milieu of the institution. Secondly, academic incubators can be seen as an arm of social outreach. Entrepreneurial initiatives in college develop some inherent attributes in students in the same way that playing sports does. Incubators develop that ephemeral entrepreneurial instinct in students whether they finally end up being entrepreneurs or not. Educational institutes are about providing a multi faceted development of students, not just subject knowledge. Firstly, entrepreneurship has ceased to be a noun and has evolved to become a verb and adjective. I had opportunity to articulate the following views, which I am glad to share here given its relevance to the Indian start-up ecosystem. Madhusudhan Rao of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Entrepreneurship Symposium organized by the Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship, IIT Bombay along with Devdip Purkayastha, Premnath Venugopalan, and Prof.
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