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2237: Early-Stage New Ventures: Individual Entrepreneurs, Founding Teams, and Founder-Investor Relations (15211)

Organizer(s)

• ML

  Moran Lazar

  Tel Aviv U., Israel

Participant(s)

• LR

  Laura Rosendahl Huber

  Erasmus U. Rotterdam, Netherlands

Presenter(s)

• KC

  Kevin Clark

  UMD, United States

Participant(s)

• ML

  Moran Lazar

  Tel Aviv U., Israel
• GC

  Gilad Chen

  U. of Maryland, United States
• BG

  Brent Goldfarb

  U. of Maryland, United States

Presenter(s)

• DK

  Dana Kanze

  London Business School, United Kingdom

Organizer(s)

• DR

  DEVIKA RAJ

  Bocconi U., Italy

Discussant(s)

• MG

  Martin Ganco

  Wisconsin School of Business, United States

Presenter(s)

• NP

  Naja Pape

  INSEAD, France

Participant(s)

• BV

  Balagopal Vissa

  INSEAD, Singapore

Presenter(s)

• AD

  Ariel De Fauconberg

  Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

• MG

  Matthew Grimes

  Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom

Presenter(s)

• DR

  DEVIKA RAJ

  Bocconi U., Italy

Participant(s)

• LB

  Luca Berchicci

  Erasmus U. Rotterdam, Netherlands

Entrepreneurship is a central economic driver that leads to technological advancements and new business opportunities. However, entrepreneurship is an arena fraught with uncertainty, and entrepreneurs have to make various decisions under these uncertain conditions. In building a new venture, important characteristics that require investigation include the factors affecting entry, the team, the capital, and the idea itself, among other factors. Taken under uncertain conditions, these factors fundamentally impact the outcomes of the new venture and could dictate the potential direction the new ventures may take. Perhaps the highest uncertainty could be attributed to the very early stages of the new venture creation process, where even the idea and the team are still prone to changes. Despite some studies documenting the various stages of the new venture creation process, a dearth of studies zoom into the very early stages of the new venture creation process to shed light on how the decisions made during the pre-entry and early stages affect the new venture outcomes. Studying the very early stages of the venture creation process could provide critical insights that can potentially inform the strategic decisions that shape entrepreneurial journeys. Through the presentations and discussion of the proposed symposium, which involves both qualitative and quantitative studies, we aim to shed light on the factors affecting critical decisions made at the pre-entry and early- stage process of new venture creation as well as the potential outcomes of these decisions for new venture outcomes and success.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2237: Presentation 1 (15211)
  

  Author: Naja Pape – INSEAD

  Author: Balagopal Vissa – INSEAD
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2237: Presentation 2 (15211)
  

  Author: Ariel De Fauconberg – Cambridge Judge Business School

  Author: Matthew Grimes – Cambridge Judge Business School
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2237: Presentation 3 (15211)
  

  Author: DEVIKA RAJ – Bocconi U.

  Author: Luca Berchicci – Erasmus U. Rotterdam

  Author: Laura Rosendahl Huber – Erasmus U. Rotterdam
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2237: Presentation 4 (15211)
  

  Author: Kevin Peter Clark – UMD

  Author: Moran Lazar – Tel Aviv U.

  Author: Gilad Chen – U. of Maryland

  Author: Brent Goldfarb – U. of Maryland
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2237: Presentation 5 (15211)
  

  Author: Dana Kanze – London Business School
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2237: Discussant Remarks (15211)
  

  Author: Martin Ganco – Wisconsin School of Business