We just found out that the Roadside MBA Multimedia Project --- Big Lessons from America's Small Businesses --- won "gold" in the News & Research Video category of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Western district awards.  We beat out Cal and the UC system.  A hearty congratulations to everyone at Stanford GSB who worked on the project!  Check out the announcement here. … [Read more...]

Roadside MBA has two new pieces on Monster.com's Resource Center. In "Visiting America's Small Business Innovators," Scott Schaefer gives an overview of the Roadside MBA project, and hits a couple of highlights from the road.  In "Screen Candidates to Find the Elusive Needle in a Haystack," there's a short book excerpt about our visit to Southside Family Fun Center in St. Joseph, Missouri. … [Read more...]

Scott Schaefer recently joined Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted.com, to talk Roadside MBA on the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast.  Have a listen as Scott discusses the Roadside MBA Manifesto, how the Roadside MBA project has changed his teaching, and what he wishes MBA students would come to campus knowing. … [Read more...]

Paul Oyer was featured in today's New York Times Frequent Flier column, discussing the journeys that led to the Roadside MBA!  Check it out here. … [Read more...]

Roadside MBA was featured in Fast Company's "Future of Work" column this past week.  A quick excerpt: One of the more interesting business books available this summer is Roadside MBA: Backroads Lessons for Executives, Entrepreneurs, and Small Business Owners. Written by three economists, it’s a rather corny look at various concepts you’d learn in business school, like barriers to entry, and economies of scale. What’s redeeming about it is that the authors went out and created case studies about dozens of small- and medium-sized businesses that you’ve never heard of. From Arnold Tool in … [Read more...]