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  1. 21. The Entrepreneur's Hunt for Smart Money: A qualitative study of the entrepreneur's perspective on the investment process

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Frida Nordenfors; Filippa Wähl; [2020]
    Keywords : entrepreneurial finance; entrepreneurial investment process; entrepreneur-investor relationship; expansion phase; high-growth start-up;

    Abstract : Start-up companies, and subsequently the entrepreneurs, have an increasingly important role in today's global economy. Besides contributing to economic growth, they also have a crucial impact on the society in promoting innovation and productivity since their businesses contribute to technological changes and innovative solutions. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Influence of Investors on Stress – a Blessing or a Curse for New Venture Teams? A Qualitative Study of Private Equity Investors’ Influence on Stress Experienced in New Venture Teams

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Melanie Panorea Kontonikolaou; Maximilian Terstappen; [2020]
    Keywords : new venture teams; entrepreneurial stress; stressor; coping; entrepreneurial finance; private equity investors; leadership; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurs often face high levels of stress (Boyd & Gumpert, 1983; Shepherd, Marchisio, Morrish, Deacon & Miles, 2010) and stress has been found to affect a team’s performance (Driskell, Salas & Johnston, 1999). At the same time, private equity investors are a common source to gain external funding, while being known for their value-added roles as well as potential risks (De Clercq, Vance, Lehtonen & Sapienza, 2006; Politis, 2016). READ MORE

  4. 23. Understanding the Initial Coin Offering Investor

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Royce Wang; Tobias Jung; [2020]
    Keywords : Initial Coin Offering; Utility Token Offering; Security Token Offering; Entrepreneurial Finance; Blockchain; Business and Economics;

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  5. 24. How do startups prevent encountering the funding gap?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Aatu Keränen; Narmin Nasibli; [2020]
    Keywords : Funding gap; Financial gap; Valley of Death; Entrepreneurial finance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose – This paper aims to address the issue with securing finance in the funding gap that has negative effects on the entrepreneurial eco system as a whole since many business ideas never gets commercialized into the market. Furthermore, we seek to contribute to existing research and increase the chances for the entrepreneur to succeed in terms of commercializing their service or product. READ MORE

  6. 25. Impact of Overconfidence Bias on Entrepreneurs Financing Decisions : The Case of Growth-oriented Startups in Sweden and Germany

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    Author : Suci Ariyanti; Hayk Mnatsakanyan; [2020]
    Keywords : Startups; cognitive bias; overconfidence; entrepreneurial cognition; capital financing; institutional comparison; entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Background: Both Authors have many years of finance background and as well as studying entrepreneurship motivated to tackle the less researched area in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs’ behavioural impact on their financial decisions. Such decisions in initial stages of startup formation have a critical impact on company’s future development which raises the importance of understanding the behavioural motives of the entrepreneurs. READ MORE