Download or read book Success Factors of Startup Companies an Empirical Analysis of E Business Startups in North America written by Nikras Agha and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Engineering - Industrial Engineering and Management, grade: 1.0, Technical University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: This thesis develops a six-step success factor model for IT-startups. It is based on an empirical analysis (Grounded Theory Method) of North American Startups. Further it provides an investment-decision model used by Venture Capitalists and Business Angels while deciding which Startup to fund. Every day an increasing number of business ventures (startups) are founded all over the world, especially in North America. Particularly the number of internet-based startups (e-business startups) with the endless possibilities of the online world is increasing continuously. However, most of these startups fail, while only a minority is able to survive and actually be successful. The research objective of this thesis is to identify and understand the factors that make an e-business startup successful. As a result, a six-step success factor model was generated that consists of the following six categories: preparation, entrepreneur/team, product/idea, financing, targeting and execution as well as one additional category, the external factors. Each of the categories consists of several specific success factors, such as team structure, network or scalability. Furthermore, the venture financing as an integral part of the six-step model was analyzed in detail and the decision-making criteria of venture capitalists were identified. The three decision-making categories for venture capitalists are the team, the product as well as the market along with the strategy. Each of these categories consists both, knock-out criteria (must-requirements, such as problem-solving product) and more detailed criteria (such as team experience or exit-strategy). Given that non-quantifiable factors can also contribute significantly to the success of a business, it is important to consider factors such as the challenges, succ
Download or read book Which Factors Determine the Success Or Failure of Startup Companies A Startup Ecosystem Analysis of Hungary Germany and the US written by Christoph Kotsch and published by Anchor Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more and more startup companies are founded every year worldwide, building up one’s own business does not get easier. Since 9 out of 10 startups fail, future entrepreneurs are well advised to take a look at potential reasons for failure and success. Learning from others’ mistakes and studying success stories can improve their own performance and help to avoid critical errors. The academic paper at hand will provide valuable insights for entrepreneurs. It not only states the most important terms concerning startups but also lists the most important factors for a startup company’s success, according to literature review. Delineating both internal and external factors, this thesis not only delivers a synoptic view of potential challenges inside a startup as well as in its ecosystem, but also juxtaposes these influences in opposition. The second part of this paper analyzes a series of interviews with twelve startup founders from three different regions (the province of North-Rhine Westphalia in Germany, Budapest in Hungary and the state of California in the US). Their views and experiences will be summarized and put into the context of their respective startup ecosystem.
Download or read book An Exploratory Investigation of E business Success Factors Using Partial Least Squares Analysis written by Michael Haenlein and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book America s Most Successful Startups written by Max Finger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der wirtschaftliche Einfluß schnell wachsender Unternehmensneugründungen wächst zunehmend. Das Know-how erfolgreicher Unternehmensgründer wird somit zum Schlüsselfaktor des Unternehmenserfolgs. Dieses Buch bietet einen anwendungsorientierten Leitfaden für die erfolgreiche Gründung eines eigenen Unternehmens. Es basiert auf einer erstmals durchgeführten Interviewstudie mit Firmengründern und Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden (Chief Executive Officers; CEOs) der erfolgreichsten High-Tech-Start-ups in Silicon Valley und Massachusetts sowie mit Risikokapitalgebern, Investmentbankern, Rechtsanwälten und Technikern. (The economic impact of high-growth startups is steadily increasing. Against this background knowledge regarding new venture creation is one of the key factors for success. This book presents hands-on lessons for starting, building and growing a successful company. The research is based on more than one hundred interviews with the founders and chief executive officers of America ́s most successful high-tech start-ups in Silicon Valley and Massachusetts as well as venture capitalists, investment bankers, lawyers and technologists involved.)
Download or read book Critical Success Factors for E business microform an Empirical Study written by Manjari Maheshwari and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 2002 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Success Factors of Fast Growing Companies written by Holger Ernst and published by Gabler Verlag. This book was released on 2005-04-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unique range of case studies of fast growing firms in different stages of their development. The companies covered in this volume mainly belong to modern high-tech industries like electronic commerce, biotechnology, software and others. From an investigation of their corporate histories, the authors derive the major success factors in the management of fast growing companies.
Download or read book E Service New Directions in Theory and Practice written by Roland T. Rust and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of the era of "e-Service," the provision of services over electronic networks like the internet, is one of the dominant business themes of the new millennium. It reflects the fundamental shift in the economy from goods to services and the explosive expansion of information technology. This book provides a collection of different perspectives on e-Service and a unified framework to understand it, even as the business community grapples with the concept. It features contributions from key researchers and practitioners from both the private and public sectors, as well leading scholars from the fields of marketing, information systems, and computer science. They focus on three key areas: the customer-technology interface; e-Service business opportunities and strategies; and public sector e-Service opportunities. The insights they offer will be equally useful to students, scholars, and practitioners.
Download or read book The Employer Brand written by Simon Barrow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Levels of 'employer brand awareness' are rising fast across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, as leading companies realise that skilled, motivated employees are as vital to their commercial success as profitable customers and apply the principles of branding to their own organization. Starting with a review of the pressures which have generated current interest in employer branding, this definitive book goes on to look at the historical roots of brand management and the practical steps necessary to achieve employer brand management success - including the business case, research, positioning, implementation, management and measurement. Case studies of big-name employer brand stories include Tesco, Wal-Mart, British Airways and Prêt a Manger.
Download or read book The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses written by Amar V. Bhide and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is this mysterious activity we call entrepreneurship? Does success require special traits and skills or just luck? Can large companies follow their example? What role does venture capital play? In a field dominated by anecdote and folklore, this landmark study integrates more than ten years of intensive research and modern theories of business and economics. The result is a comprehensive framework for understanding entrepreneurship that provides new and penetrating insights. Examining hundreds of successful ventures, the author finds that the typical business has humble, improvised origins. Well-planned start-ups, backed by substantial venture capital, are exceptional. Entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Sam Walton initially pursue small, uncertain opportunities, without much capital, market research, or breakthrough technologies. Coping with ambiguity and surprises, face-to-face selling, and making do with second-tier employees is more important than foresight, deal-making, or recruiting top-notch teams. Transforming improvised start-ups into noteworthy enterprises requires a radical shift, from "opportunistic adaptation" in niche markets to the pursuit of ambitious strategies. This requires traits such as ambition and risk-taking that are initially unimportant. Mature corporations have to pursue entrepreneurial activity in a much more disciplined way. Companies like Intel and Merck focus their resources on large-scale initiatives that scrappy entrepreneurs cannot undertake. Their success requires carefully chosen bets, meticulous planning, and the smooth coordination of many employees rather than the talents of a driven few. This clearly and concisely written book is essential for anyone who wants to start a business, for the entrepreneur or executive who wants to grow a company, and for the scholar who wants to understand this crucial economic activity.
Download or read book The Lean Startup written by Eric Ries and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on “validated learning,” rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs—in companies of all sizes—a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it’s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.
Download or read book Digital and Social Media Marketing written by Nripendra P. Rana and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines issues and implications of digital and social media marketing for emerging markets. These markets necessitate substantial adaptations of developed theories and approaches employed in the Western world. The book investigates problems specific to emerging markets, while identifying new theoretical constructs and practical applications of digital marketing. It addresses topics such as electronic word of mouth (eWOM), demographic differences in digital marketing, mobile marketing, search engine advertising, among others. A radical increase in both temporal and geographical reach is empowering consumers to exert influence on brands, products, and services. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital media are having a significant impact on the way people communicate and fulfil their socio-economic, emotional and material needs. These technologies are also being harnessed by businesses for various purposes including distribution and selling of goods, retailing of consumer services, customer relationship management, and influencing consumer behaviour by employing digital marketing practices. This book considers this, as it examines the practice and research related to digital and social media marketing.
Download or read book MANAGING NEW VENTURES written by ANJAN RAICHAUDHURI and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book not only introduces the fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship but also presents the critical issues that an entrepreneur needs to be familiar with for launching, nurturing, managing and harvesting new ventures. The book explains sequentially the life-cycle of a venture, and discusses topics such as opportunity identification, planning, start-up issues, managing growth and harvesting. Case studies are presented featuring real-life dilemmas faced by Indian entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and the service industries, to make the readers familiar with the eco-system confronting Indian entrepreneurs. The book is ideally suited for students who wish to venture into entrepreneurship as well as for professionals with interest in policy making, investing or consulting. Key Features : A list of learning objectives for each chapter and a set of questions at the end are given to assist students. Profiles of two leading entrepreneurs are given after each chapter to examine the relevance of the concepts discussed in the book. India-centred approach of this text makes it unique and interesting.
Download or read book Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs written by Sari Pekkala Kerr and published by Foundations and Trends (R) in Entrepreneurship. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects and organize the latest findings on the prevalence of various personality traits among the entrepreneurial population and their impact on venture performance covering academic work ranging from economics to psychology to management studies.
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Download or read book Entrepreneurial Action written by Andrew C. Corbett and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 14 addresses the central issue of entrepreneurial action: while many factors are important to the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship does not happen until someone takes action!
Download or read book The Dynamic Firm written by Alfred D. Chandler and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1999-09-23 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Strategy is becoming increasingly 'pluralist', drawing on the insights of different disciplines, and business practice in different parts of the world. This book brings together the work and ideas of leading international scholars working in the field under three main headings Technology, Strategy and Organization, and Regions. The purpose of the book is to explore from different perspectives the dynamic interplay between the technology of a firm; its strategies; organizational choices; and issues of place, region, and location. The contributors are Peter Hagström, Alfred Chandler, Takahiro Fujimoto, Richard Nelson, Nathan Rosenberg, Erik von Hippel, Cristiano Antonelli, Giovanni Dosi, Benjamin Coriat, David Teece, Gunnar Hedlund, Pari Patel, Keith Pavitt, Ikujiro Nonaka, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Lars-Gunnar Mattsson, John Cantwell, John Dunning, Michael Enright, Masahisa Fujita, Ryoichi Ishii, Allen Scott, Orjan Solvell, Ivo Zander, J-C Spender, and Michael Porter. Together they address the challenge of explaining the long-run competitiveness of firms in an ever more global world. This book will be a benchmark for anybody wanting to keep abreast of leading edge strategic thinking.
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