Playing the Business Angel: The Impact of Well-Known Business Angels on Venture Performance
People well known to the general public are increasingly acting as business angels (BAs) for young and innovative ventures worldwide. These BAs are less known for their venture evaluation skills and often do not have a professional reputation as investors.
Daniel Blaseg, Lars Hornuf
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Investing Human Capital: Business Angel Cognition and Active Involvement in Business Angel Groups [PDF]
The present research sets out to reach a better understanding of the determinants of business angels’ active involvement within business angel groups, as well as the building of cognitive resources and the sharing of skills. We develop a conceptual framework in which business angels’ decision-making style and professional experience are key in ...
Wirtz, Peter +3 more
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O que os Investidores procuram no Plano de Negócios de uma startup?
Objetivo: Sintetizar a informação que os investidores privados privilegiam no plano de negócios de uma startup. Discutir as preferências que diferentes tipos de investidores têm quanto aos elementos que devem compor um plano de negócios e compararam-se ...
João Vasco Geraldo, Paulo Miguel Gama
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MODERN TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VENTURE INVESTMENT IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Currently, the venture investment market, despite changes in the economy, is in a stage of transformation. The development of startups and their implementation in various sectors of the economy dictates its own rules in the development of venture ...
Oksana Yu. Trunina
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The role of government co-investment funds in the supply of entrepreneurial finance: An assessment of the early operation of the UK Angel Co-investment Fund [PDF]
Co-investment funds – which invest alongside private investors, especially business angels – thereby leveraging their networks and experience and minimizing public sector transaction costs – are a recent approach by governments in various countries to ...
Axelson U +17 more
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Patient capital in entrepreneurial finance: a reassessment of the role of business angel investors [PDF]
The debate on patient capital, particularly in the varieties of capitalism literature, concentrates on institutions and public markets. In this paper we take an entrepreneurial finance perspective to examine the investment attitudes and behaviours of ...
Botelho, Tiago +2 more
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A Strong Start-up Scene Flourishes in the Life Sciences Capital Basel
Basel is known for its successful global players in Pharma, Agro and Chemicals. The wealth of top-tier companies, universities and academic institutions in such a small region is unparalleled.
Peter Burckhardt
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Specifics of Startup Financing at Different Stages of the Life Cycle [PDF]
Given the limited bank lending instruments, there is an active expansion of the financial intermediary market and financial instruments for startups, which are the main subjects of development for any country’s innovative economy.
Marina B. Trachenko +1 more
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The Portuguese and British business angel "reality": heroes and villains [PDF]
This paper looks at the ways in which this link defines how business and investment opportunities and expected profitability are viewed by them. How business angels construct "self" and their environment are concepts inextricably linked in this research.
Abdo, H, Gouveia, R
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A personality perspective on business angel syndication✰ [PDF]
The decision to syndicate investments in entrepreneurial finance has been explained through financial, networking, and resource-based perspectives. We posit that a personality perspective exists next to these three perspectives and hypothesize that the personality of business angels influences syndication behavior.
Jörn H. Block +3 more
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