Many governments offer support for entrepreneurs in a bid to boost entrepreneurship and startup success. However, as Annamaria Conti shows, both policymakers and entrepreneurs need to thoroughly assess the impact of that support to ensure that it is having the desired effect.
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Business by design: The value proposition challenge
Developing a new business idea is notoriously difficult. Start-up failure statistics are discouraging – some 90 per cent of all new ventures fail, about 40 per cent of all new products or services cannot find sufficient buyers.
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The anatomy of a deal: VC decision making, the inside story
Investment decisions in the venture capital industry inevitably take place behind closed doors, and despite limited research their mechanics remain a mystery. But now, with unprecedented access to real time deal information, Jeffrey S. Petty and Marc Gruber are able to provide new insights into the venture capital decision making process.
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