Dr. Ratinho is an energetic and innovative entrepreneurship educator. All his classes are experiential exposing students to real life challenges. Course work involves surveying customers, interviewing entrepreneurs, and consulting with industry experts as well as live presentations with invited experts. As a researcher, Dr. Ratinho is currently interested in finding out which types of Entrepreneurial Strategies lead to superior firm performance. As an active member of the Effectuation community, he has a keen interest in understanding how entrepreneurs practice through asking and how psychological variables explain entrepreneurial behavior. At the same time, he is fascinated with Entrepreneurship Support mechanisms, how and when those can impact entrepreneurial development.