Jonathan (Jon) Eckhardt

Jon Eckhardt's work bridges research and practice. He is the Robert W. Pricer Chair in Enterprise Development and the Executive Director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Eckhardt is a cofounder of the gener8tor business accelerator, which has helped to build 49 companies that have gone on to raise over $100 million dollars in venture funding and employ over 400 people.

Jon is a Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Distinguished Professor & Editor at the Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange.

Professor Eckhardt’s research projects involve the study of various aspects of entrepreneurship, including firm formation, venture finance, initial public offerings, and the role of information in entrepreneurship.

Professor Eckhardt teaches in the undergraduate, MBA, Ph.D. and executive education programs in entrepreneurship offered by the University and he spearheaded the design of the undergraduate degree program in entrepreneurship.

Professor Eckhardt has won several awards for teaching and researching entrepreneurship, including a prestigious $50,000 fellowship from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for establishing a record of scholarship that is making significant contributions to the body of research in the field of entrepreneurship.

Before entering academia, Professor Eckhardt served in the U.S. Army, was a bond analyst at Legg Mason, and worked in consulting.

Jon is also an avid amateur cyclist. He enjoys talking entrepreneurship while cycling with students, alumni, and fellow faculty up and down the rolling hills of South Central Wisconsin.

Selected Published Journal Articles

• Eckhardt, J. & Wetherbe, J. (2016). Connecting Business Research to Practice. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Exchange
• Eckhardt, J. (2016). Welcome Contributor or No Price Competitor? The competitive interaction of free and priced technologies. Strategic Management Journal (37), 742-762.
• Eckhardt, J. (2014). Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Individual-Opportunity Nexus. Routledge Companion to Entrepreneurship (9), 406.
• Eckhardt, J. (2013). Opportunities in Business Model Research. Strategic Organization (11), 412-417.
• Eckhardt, J. & Shane, S. (2013). Response to the Commentaries: The Individual-Opportunity (IO) Nexus Integrates Objective And Subjective Aspects of Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Review (38), 160-163..
• Eckhardt, J. & Shane, S. (2011). An update to the Individual Opportunity Nexus. The Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research, 2nd edition
• Eckhardt, J. & Shane, S. (2011). Industry changes in technology and complementary assets and the creation of high growth-firms. Journal of Business Venturing (26), 412-430. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.01.003.
• Junkunc, M. & Eckhardt, J. (2009). Technical Specialized Knowledge and Secondary Shares in Initial Pubilc Offerings. Management Science (55), 1670-1687..
• Makri, M. & Junkunc, M. & Eckhardt, J. (2008). Technological Diversification, Cumulativeness and Venture Capital Exit: M&A Versus IPO. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (7)
• Eckhardt, J. & Ciuchta, M. (2008). Selected Variation: The Population Level Implications of MultiStage Selection in Entrepreneurship. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (2), 209-224..
• Eckhardt, J. & Shane, S. & Delmar, F. (2006). Multi-Stage Selection and the Funding of New Ventures. Management Science (52), 220-232..
• Eckhardt, J. & Shane, S. (2003). The Individual Opportunity Nexus. The Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research, 161-194.
• Eckhardt, J. (2003). Opportunities and Entrepreneurship. The Journal of Management (29), 333-349..
• Eckhardt, J. & Eckhardt, R. (1995). Ancient trans-species polymorphisms shared by African and Asian Hominoidea preclude assignment of Dryopithecus to a Pongo clade. (20), 86.
• Eckhardt, J. (1995). Mathematical modeling of cranial molding: super quadric images document rapid change of cranial form in response to environmental influences. (20), 181.
• Eckhardt, R. & Eckhardt, D. & Eckhardt, J. (1988). Are Racehorses Becoming Faster? (Scientific Correspondence). Nature (335), 773-.
• Eckhardt, J. Book Review: Models of Opportunity. Administrative Science Quarterly

Practitioner-Oriented Publications

• Eckhardt, J. (2017). Research Insight: Proven Entrepreneurs May Benefit Less from Partnering With Experienced VCs. Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange
• Eckhardt, J. (2017). To Find Product-Market Fit, Look Beyond the Market. Wisconsin School of Business Forward Thinking Blog
• Eckhardt, J. (2017). For the Best Customer Data, Look Beyond the Market. Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange
• Eckhardt, J. (2015). Should I participate in a business accelerator?. Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange
• Eckhardt, J. & Wetherbe, J. (2014). Making Business School Research More Relevant. Harvard Business Review Online
• Eckhardt, J. Making Business School Research More Relevant. Harvard Business Review Online
• Eckhardt, J. University-Based Entrepreneurship & Economic Development. Wisconsin Business Voice

Presentations

University of Wisconsin-Madison ( 2016 ) Entrepreneurship

Undergraduate Courses

Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies (MHR 427 Section 1), Spring 2009.

Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies (MHR 427), Spring 2005.

Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies (MHR 427), Spring 2006.

Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies (MHR 427), Fall 2006.

Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies (MHR 427 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies (MHR 427 Section 1), Spring 2008.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Fall 2002.

Small Business Maanagement/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Fall 2003.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Spring 2003.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Fall 2004.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Spring 2004.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Spring 2005.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Fall 2005.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 422), Spring 2006.

Venture Growth Strategies (MHR 365), Spring 2003.

Venture Growth Strategies (MHR 365), Spring 2004.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 236), Spring 2008.

Global Strategy (Kohls 2 Section 1), Fall 2011.

Graduate Courses

Emerging Entrepreneurship Theory and Research (MHR 977 Section 1), Spring 2009.

Emerging Entrepreneurship Theory and Research (MHR 977 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Wisconsin Fellows Career Seminar (MHR 765 Section 005), Fall 2013.

Wisconsin Fellows Career Seminar (MHR 765 Section 003), Fall 2014.

New Venture Creation (MHR 734), Fall 2006.

Entrepreneurial Management (MHR 722 Section 1), Fall 2008.

Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship (MHR 722), Fall 2006.

Entrepreneurial Management (MHR 722 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Entrepreneurial Management (MHR 722 Section 1), Spring 2008.

Professional Organizations

Academy of Management

Academy of Management

Editorial and Reviewing Activities

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Exchange - Since August 2017 Associate Editor

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Exchange - August 2014 - August 2017 Editorial Board Member

Journal of Business Venturing - Since January 2006 Editorial Board Member