Entrepreneurship & Strategy IG

How Entrepreneurs Leverage Institutional Intermediaries

A key dilemma facing entrepreneurs is how to finance their ventures. While entrepreneurs in developed economies can seek VC or angel investment, entrepreneurs in emerging economies often need to pursue…

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Chen and Thompson on the replacement of founder CEOs

We study the causes and consequences of the replacement of founder-CEOs in a sample of 4,172 Danish start-ups. We propose that founder-CEO replacement is driven in part by mismatches between…

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The Lean Startup Method

Lean startup methodology has rapidly become one of the most common and trusted innovation and entrepreneurship methods by corporations, startup accelerators, and policymakers. Unfortunately, it has largely been portrayed as…

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Creating and Capturing Value From Freemium Business Models

Freemium business models are increasingly prevalent in the digital economy, yet very little is known about how freemium affects consumers’ perceptions of value and their willingness-to-pay. In this article, I…

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Martin Ganco – Work Context & Entrepreneurship

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Accelerator expertise: Understanding the role of accelerators in Bangalore entrepreneurial ecosystem

Accelerators are a new form of entrepreneurial support organization. These organizations typically focus on developing individual start-ups, but we find that they also help develop entrepreneurial ecosystems. They do so…

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Alvarez-Garrido and Dushnitsky: Investor complementary assets

Entrepreneurial ventures are a key source of innovation. Nowadays, ventures are backed by a wide array of investors whose complementary asset profiles differ significantly. We therefore assert that entrepreneurial ventures…

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Are Formal Planners More Likely To Achieve New Venture Viability?

This study assesses whether founders who write formal plans are more likely to achieve new venture viability. This is important because, despite its popularity, there is considerable debate about the…

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Small Business Grants are Everywhere in 2021, But Do They Actually Work?

by Regan Stevenson, Alex Kier and Shannon Taylor As the economy looks to recover from a once in a century pandemic, small business grant funding has become a hot topic…

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Does Social Entrepreneurship Training Work? – Only if Carefully Designed

by Thomas Åstebro & Florian Hoos Social entrepreneurship is characterized by a deep commitment to a social cause and the desire to develop new business models with economic, social, and…

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