There is a powerful prayer that many believers have quietly spoken in their hearts: “Dear Lord, make me the most successful entrepreneur the world has ever seen to do Your work and Your goodness through my success.” At first glance, this prayer may sound ambitious. Some may even wonder whether seeking extraordinary success is compatible with Christian humility. However, when the desire for success is rooted in serving God, helping people, creating value, and advancing His kingdom,...

Abstract The AI-Induced Opportunity Inflation Theory proposes that artificial intelligence dramatically expands entrepreneurial opportunity recognition capacity, generating more venture ideas than markets, founders, and execution systems can absorb. Rather than treating opportunity recognition as a scarce cognitive event, the theory argues that AI shifts the entrepreneurial problem from creation to selection. Classical opportunity identification research emphasizes entrepreneurial alertness,...

Introduction Entrepreneurship theory has long treated the founding team as the primary locus of strategic agency. Founders recognize opportunities, assemble resources, make commitments, and steer ventures through uncertainty. The Algorithmic Co-Foundership Theory challenges that assumption by proposing that AI systems can function as non-human co-founders that actively influence strategic decisions, opportunity recognition, and execution pathways. This perspective is aligned with the 2026...