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Are They Still Teaching Air Guitar? Thinking About University Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI

Are They Still Teaching Air Guitar? Thinking About University Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI

Published: February 19, 2026 · Thisisgoingtobebig.com

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Sixteen years ago, I wrote that, “Business plan competitions are the air
guitar championships of the startup world.”

I meant that you can mimic all the movements of a startup without any of
the real risk-taking or building. My criticism then was that we we…