Challenge accepted - Why some entrepreneurs succeed where others do not: An exploratory study on context and challenge perception and the choice of strategic activities of entrepreneurs in Dutch high-technology and clean-technology start-ups

Wealth, prosperity and sustainable economic growth for future generations are topics which today’s policy makers and society have to deal with on an everyday basis. Radical technologies, disrupting incumbent technological and societal regimes play an important role in realizing these advances. Entrepreneurial innovation has been identified as...

Venture Capitalists’ Human Capital: Investigating the relation between human capital and venture capital strategy

Because of the risks involved in financing in new high-tech, high-growth ventures, one of the few funding sources available is venture capital. Venture Capital firms are businesses that are owned and managed by venture capitalists (VCs). Within these firms the VCs manage Venture Capital funds, one VC or Venture Capital firm can manage multiple...