THE SCIENCE OF AMBITION

Design Your Inflection Point.

Professor · Researcher · Author
Eric Koester studies how ambitious people create the projects, relationships, and visible work that change what comes next.

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THE SCIENCE OF AMBITION

What creates an inflection point?

An inflection point is the project, relationship, or decision that changes what comes next.

Eric studies how ambitious people create meaningful work, make that work visible, and build the relationships that turn possibility into momentum.

His research on more than 5,000 Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees found a repeatable pattern: meaningful projects become inflection points when the right people can see them, contribute to them, and carry them forward.

Super Mentors explores the relationships that make that possible. Founder Factories explores how organizations build the conditions for it at scale.

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Design the work that changes what comes next.

Purpose What matters enough to pursueProject A meaningful thing to buildProof Work other people can seeInflection point A new direction becomes possible

2020National Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year

2×Inc. 5000 founder

40 Under 40Entrepreneurship & innovation leader

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Based on research into 5,000+ Forbes 30 Under 30 winners, Super Mentors explores how ambitious people use meaningful projects and collaborative relationships to create opportunity and change their trajectory.

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· PROFESSOR · RESEARCHER · CONSULTANT

Build founders from within.

Eric teaches and advises leaders during periods of growth, reinvention, and uncertainty—when an organization needs more than ideas. It needs people who can turn ideas into action, build new capabilities, and create a future others can participate in.

His work draws on Georgetown teaching, Founder Factories research, two Inc. 5000 companies, and experience helping teams create new value from within.

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THE RESEARCH

Founder Factories

Why do some organizations repeatedly develop founders, builders, and innovation leaders? Eric’s research examines the conditions that help people create, test, and scale new possibilities—especially during rapid growth and reinvention.

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Make it visible
People reveal what they care about through collaborative, public work.

Build the capability
Organizations create repeatable ways to develop new ideas.

Give it room
Ambitious teams need permission, support, and a path to momentum.

Scale what works
Innovation becomes a habit when the system makes it easier.