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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"venture capitalist"”.
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THE INFLUENCE OF ANGEL INVESTOR CHARACTERISTICS ON VENTURE CAPITALIST DECISION MAKING
… can assist in shaping the perception of that venture (Gulati and Higgins, 2003; Pollock et al., 2010). By extension, this dissertation focuses on how organizational affiliations influence the process of venture capital investment decision making. Specifically, given that angel investors often …
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The Effects of Management's Forecast Strategy on Venture Capitalist Investment Screening Judgment
… form of management's forecast disclosure affect venture capitalists' (VCs) investment screening judgments. In an experiment, 53 experienced VCs indicate whether they would recommend conducting due diligence on a new venture. I manipulate the completeness (inclusion vs. omission of quantitative …
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The use of effectuation in venture capitalist early-stage investment decision making in China.
This study investigates how venture capitalists in China make early-stage investment decisions under uncertainty. Within this context, it examines why early-stage venture capitalists use effectuation (involving emergent strategy) in contrast to prediction (concerned with planned strategy) and how …
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The Determinants of Success in Venture Capital Finance
The determinants of success in venture capital financing are explored in this manuscript. 1247 venture capital funds formed over a twenty-year time period are empirically analyzed with results that support theoretical research from extant finance and economics literature. Venture capitalists' …
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The Politics of Scale and Scaling in Chinese Governance and Venture Capitalism
… conducted in China with start-up entrepreneurs, venture capital investors (VCs), and local government officials, this dissertation investigates the intersection between Chinese governance, venture capitalism, and "big data"-driven technologies. Through a parallel study of how scale and scaling …
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Artificial intelligence in venture capital industry : opportunities and risks
… tasks (external or internal) in an organization. Venture capital industry - traditional sub-segment of financial services industry - works heavily on human interactions and relationships. Venture capital investments are considered high-risk, high-return asset class. Venture investment …
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Essays in macroeconomics and political economy
… offered by an existing firm and a competitive venture capitalist.
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Venture Capital Financing with Staged Investment, Agency Conflicts and Asymmetric Beliefs
… averse entrepreneur who approaches a diversified venture capitalist (VC) for financing of a project with positive potential return. We develop several models that capture key features of the venture financing, including staged investment, VC oversight costs and agency conflicts. The contract …
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Intangibles in a venture capital setting
… often find it difficult to obtain funding. Venture capital firms attempt to fill this funding gap by providing finance in exchange for equity. This research considers intangibles from the point of view of the venture capitalist. Specific emphasis is made on patenting, as a formal way of …
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Resource Deployment Strategies Following Initial Public Offering: Connecting Resource -Based, Upper Echelons, and Agency Perspectives
… of agency theory, this dissertation finds that venture capitalist ownership and board membership lead to an increase in the intensity of R&D investments. Fifth, the positive moderating effect of institutional owners' board tenure on returns from marketing deployments suggests that as …
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Kannustinongelma vaiheistetussa venture capital -rahoituksessa
Työssäni tarkastelen vaiheistettua venture capital -rahoitusta. Venture capital -rahoituksella tuetaan innovaatioiden kehittymistä. Rahoittajat osallistuvat aktiivisesti yrityksen toimintaan pelkän rahoittamisen lisäksi. Vastineeksi toiminnastaan ne saavat omistusosuuden yrityksestä. Rahoitettavan …
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Venture capital y su valor añadido a los emprendedores: modelo de análisis
… ecosystem. One of the distinguishing features of venture capital investors is the possibility of contributing, along with money, with value added services. Thus, we have developed a statistical model that allows evaluating what kind of added value by venture capital to startups has more impact on …
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Digital Spaza-shops and the Digitalisation of SMMEs' in South Africa
… potential of SMMEs using a sample of Tech SMME, venture capitalist (VC), angel investors, and business incubators' public domain (websites). The study found that tech SMMEs embodied significant potential to digitalise other SMMEs. This potential resides in a network of business incubators with …
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Das Multi-Task-Prinzipal-Agenten-Problem zwischen Venture-Capital-Gesellschaft und Management-Dienstleister (Inkubator) in Start-Up-Unternehmen
… over to Europe from the US, with headlines like"Venture Capital - Boost for Return","A new era for founders" or"Money as much as you want". Venture capital (vc) has contributed significantly to this trend. This form of financing allows to boost the development of a company without the negative …
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Exploring the Influence of Startup Companies’ Social Networks on Funding with Machine Learning
<p>The significance of social networks facilitating startup success is undeniable in the modern startup landscape, characterized by rapid digitalization and an increasing emphasis on connectivity. This dissertation study assumes that a startup company's social network is critical in acquiring …