The fields of venture capital and private equity are rooted in financing research on capital
budgeting and initial public offering (IPO). Both fields have grown considerably in recent …

Equity financing in entrepreneurship primarily includes venture capital, corporate venture
capital, angel investment, crowdfunding, and accelerators. We take stock of venture …

Venture capital is associated with some of the most high-growth and influential firms in the
world. Academics and practitioners have effectively articulated the strengths of the venture …

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have emerged as a new mechanism for entrepreneurial finance,
with parallels to initial public offerings, venture capital, and presale crowdfunding. In a …

We extend the entrepreneurship literature to include positive psychological capital—an
individual or organization's level of psychological resources consisting of hope, optimism …

Abstract Research Summary Most theories of strategic change focus on how large,
established firms recognize or fail to recognize the need for strategic change. Little research …

We examine a crowdfunding platform that connects artists with funders. Although the Internet
reduces many distance‐related frictions, local and distant funders exhibit different funding …

The paper proposes a framework for measuring and testing the causal effects of a set of
entrepreneurial ecosystems factors (eco-factors) on productive entrepreneurship (eco …

To acquire resources, new ventures need to be perceived as legitimate. For this to occur, a
venture must meet the expectations of various audiences with differing norms, standards …

This paper develops a theory of financing of entrepreneurial ventures via crypto tokens,
which is not limited to platform-based ventures. We compare token financing with traditional …