Dissertations / Theses: 'Startup accelerator'

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Zheng, Yan S. M. Sloan School of Management. "Analysis on the startup accelerator industry in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122123.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2019 Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-56). Under the Chinese government's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative, startup accelerators have been emerging fast during the past few years. Who are the leading players in China's accelerator industry and what is their background? What service are they providing and what value proposition are they positioning? What are the common characters of the accelerators and what are the difference in strategy? The primary purpose of the study is to study the newly emerged industry of startup accelerator in China and conclude in a summary of the industry landscape. The study analyzes the external environment of the Chinese market impacting the startup accelerator industry and summarizes the favorable and unfavorable factors influencing the industry. The study also researches the internal interaction among major stakeholders involved the accelerator ecosystem, to understand the demand of stakeholders and accordingly the value proposition accelerators could propose to meet the demands, specifically in the Chinese market. Through analysis and comparison among six representative accelerators operating in China, including three local Chinese accelerators and three foreign accelerator, the thesis summarizes the value proposition and business model of the accelerators, and the advantage and disadvantage of different strategies. by Yan Zheng. S.M. in Management Studies S.M.inManagementStudies Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management

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Nipoti, Vladimir. "Podnikatelské akcelerátory. Význam a přínosy." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193365.

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The aim of this thesis is to analyse and compare the contributions of business or startup accelerators. The contributions are compared from the point of view of the managers of accelerators, startups and investors. Business accelerators help new firms accelerate their growth. The aid can be provided in a material form through financial capital and services or in an educational form through workshops and mentoring. The first chapter deals with the definition of the accelerator, its history and differences with incubators. The second chapter engages in the causes of the phenomenon of startups and accelerators, the model of lean startup, the impacts of accelerators on the economy and the current situation of accelerators in the world. The third chapters analyses the oldest and the most famous accelerator in the world Y Combinator. The last part evaluates the contributions of accelerators based on the inquiry among experts.

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Hu, Shanya. "Exploring Strategies for Early-stage Startups in Cooperating with Large Organization through Corporate Accelerators." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279488.

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Startups need various resources to survive and scale, while large corporations have vast resources but search for innovations and take startups as a valuable source (Wymer and Regan, 2005). Corporate accelerators are an emerging trendy phenomenon that large organizations are adopting to collaborate with startups. Corporate accelerators take startups either from a specific industry or from all industries (Cohen and Hochberg, 2014), and achieve economic benefit either by financial returns or innovation integration (Deloitte, 2019). The types of partnerships between startups and large corporations can be classified into exploitation, exploration, or the hybrid. The exploitative partnership focus on utilizing existing capabilities from both parties, the explorative partnership aims at building new competitive advantages for involved companies, and the hybrid focus on both sides (Koza and Lewin, 2000). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore strategies for startups to select suitable corporate accelerators and partner with large organizations. This research used the explorative method and gathered knowledge from the literature review on startups, strategic partnership and corporate accelerator and thoughts from startups via semistructured qualitative interviews. The author compared the startups’ experience and outcome in different corporate accelerators. The findings show that early-stage startups need a framework to guide their process in building partnerships with large corporations. Also, corporate accelerators were found to be a good tool that brings startups with network, corporate resources, and future customers. Moreover, the key success factors in startup-corporation partnerships are trust, clear objectives, and partner compatibility. A partnership framework was developed to facilitate startups to build partnerships with large corporations through corporate accelerators. Startups behöver olika resurser för att överleva och växa, medan stora företag har stora resurser men söker efter innovationer och ser startups som en värdefull källa (Wymer och Regan, 2005). Företagsacceleratorer är ett trendigt fenomen som stora organisationer använder för att samarbeta med startups. Företagens acceleratorer tar startups antingen från en specifik bransch eller från alla branscher (Cohen och Hochberg, 2014) och uppnår ekonomisk fördel antingen genom finansiell avkastning eller innovationsintegration (Deloitte, 2019). De typer av partnerskap mellan nystartade företag och stora företag kan klassificeras i exploatering, utforskning eller en hybrid. Det exploaterande partnerskapet fokuserar på att utnyttja befintliga kapaciteter från båda parter, det efterforskande partnerskapet syfte är att bygga nya konkurrensfördelar för involverade företag och hybridens fokus ligger på båda sidorna (Koza och Lewin, 2000). Därför är syftet med denna studie att utforska strategier för nystartade företag för att välja lämpliga företagsacceleratorer och samarbeta med stora organisationer. Utforskande metoden och samlade in kunskap från litteraturöversikt om startups, strategiska partnerskap och företagens acceleratorer och tankar från startups via semistrukturerade kvalitativa intervjuer. Författaren jämförde startups upplevelser och resultat i olika företagsacceleratorer. Resultaten visar att startups i tidigt skede behöver ett ramverk för att styra deras process för att skapa samarbeten med stora företag. Även företagens acceleratorer visade sig vara ett bra verktyg som ger startups nätverk, företagsresurser och framtida kunder. Vidare så är de viktigaste framgångsfaktorerna i partnerskap mellan startups förtroende, tydliga mål och parternas kompatibilitet. Ett ramverk för partnerskap utvecklades för att underlätta för startups att skapa samarbeten med stora företag genom företagsacceleratorer.

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Hagedorn, Simon, and Robin Thien. "Corporate Accelerator - A study exploring CA program conditions to foster more successful startup and corporate engagement." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Jönköping University, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49067.

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Background: Corporate accelerators (CAs) are a relatively new phenomenon and increasingly used by corporates to increase their level of innovation. However, there are still no best practices on how these CA programs can be structured more efficiently in order to serve the needs of startups and corporates simultaneously. Here, most extant research focuses on the general goals of CA programs and the definition of certain core elements and features which describe a CA (i.e. provision of coworking space; educational programs), while disregarding the objectives of the startups participating. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how current CA programs can be improved, by analyzing the experiences and perspectives of both corporates and startups. It aims to identify, how CA programs can be more successful for corporates and startups. Method: To satisfy the purpose of this qualitative study, an exploratory research approach was selected and a multi-case research strategy applied. Data was gathered through in-depth, semi-structured expert interviews with five managers and three participants of accelerator programs managed by leading multinational corporates. Through a content analysis, we built new theory based on our findings. Conclusion: This study shed light on current difficulties that arise in CA programs such as internal politics and bureaucracy, internal communication, corporate rigidities, and the important tasks of CA managers navigating those issues. Our study contributes to research on CAs by (1) emphasizing current barriers of CAs; (2) presenting suggestions for creating more successful CAs; (3) showing how CA managers can foster interactions between corporate business units and startups: and (4) creating the SET CA model.

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Tsaplin, Evgeny. "Market-Entry Strategies of Startup Owners." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5951.

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Russia's startups fail at high rates. The purpose of this multiple case study was to understand the market-entry strategies used by accelerated startup managers to succeed in business longer than the first 3 years. The target population for this study was 3 startup owners who completed an acceleration program from the Internet Initiatives Development Fund and continued to operate businesses that generated revenue. The participants in the study were located in 3 different cities in Russia: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Tomsk. The conceptual framework for the study was Raheem and Akhuemonkhan's theory of enterprise development and von Bertalanffy's general system theory. Data collection involved semistructured interviews, review and analysis of company documents, reflective journal entries, and direct observation of the management operations and processes. Data were analyzed using Yin's 5-step data analysis process. A thematic analysis of the data revealed 4 themes: evolution of an entrepreneur, sales strategy, acceleration impact, and recommendations for accelerators and incubators. The results of the study may contribute to startup survivability as well as exchanging successful experience among new entrepreneurs. For those people who plan to start a business, this study may contribute understanding the skills for initiating a startup.

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Nelson, Denny, and Erik Henriksson. "Whether and How to Invest in Startups Through Corporate Accelerators." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-36692.

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Background: For the past decade, large companies have discovered the high value andpotential to invest in external startups, not only for the financial returns but also moreoften for strategic benefits. Today's corporations boost their innovation in many differentways, and the most successful companies use several different sources of innovation, suchas open innovation, corporate venture capital, incubators and accelerators. One of theinnovation tools, namely Corporate Accelerator (CA) is a relatively new phenomenonthat has gotten much attention lately. An accelerator distinguish itself from otherinnovation tools partly by its deeper focus on business development, which aims atdeveloping startups by providing education within several relevant topics such as finance,marketing, management, mentoring, training program and networks. Accelerators alsodiffer from other innovation models in the way that they are more focused on individualor angel investors as future investors, and less on venture capitalists, and they also oftenbegin with a pre-seed investment in the exchange of equity. Purpose: Due to the limited research made within this field, most studies have relied onmedia and self-collected data, rather than, already developed and existing scientificliterature. The vast increase of use in these territories makes it relevant to explore to gaindeeper insight regarding how CAs can and should be designed. We aim at finding outmore about how different designs of CAs are related to successful investments andthereby provide further directions for corporations, startups, investors and future research.Our focus lies within if a CA is a successful way of investing in startups, and if so, howshould a corporation invest. Method: Empirical data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with differenttypes of accelerators and startups that have participated in accelerator programs. Theauthors have been using grounded theory with an internal realism and positivismapproach. The collected data was analyzed and compared with previous research, but alsothe foundation to answer the research questions. Conclusion: For now, there is limited knowledge about CAs in terms of how they shouldbe designed to reach a certain goal, adopted to the needs of the participants and what aCA really want to accomplish. We can see how previous research tries to distinguishdifferent types of CA by its characteristics, designs, approaches and objectives. Inconclusion, we provide a suggested model of how to invest in startups through corporateaccelerators in consideration of hosting your own or joining a third party CA. Our modelshows when a corporation initiates the decision of being a part of an accelerator, it canchoose to host their own or join a third party. The choice includes several trade-offs.

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Abu, Zeid Houda, and Tanya Syed. "Key Business Services within Open Innovation Collaboration between Startups and large established Firms : A multiple case study of the value offering of Swedish corporate accelerators and incubators from a startup perspective." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264057.

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Open innovation is a term that has become popularised over the years, due to changes in how business is done as a result of globalisation and digital transformation. Efforts are being made by incumbent companies to collaborate with external parties to a greater extent, and at the same time, the startup landscape has contributed with new technologies and innovations that in some cases have disrupted markets. A collaboration between large companies and startups can bring about positive synergies since these two types of organisations are different and have the possibility to complement each other. This master thesis looks into the outside-in model of open innovation, specifically examining corporate accelerator programs and incubation hubs from a startup perspective. The following research explores what key services that are offered within these corporate programs and how they can be improved according to startups that have previously partaken in them. This research is a qualitative study with an abductive approach. As part of the research, 10 semi-structured, in-depth interviews were held with representatives from a variety of startups. The major services desired by the interviewees to be included in corporate-run startup programs range from access to internal and external networks to putting more focus on a variety of funding alternatives. Early-stage startups expressed the desire of receiving help with understanding their market and customers. The key improvement areas brought up by the startup companies included the presence of internal champions that can help speed up certain processes and act as a facilitator for important meetings. Many startups point to the importance of having the influence to customize their program experience. In addition, accelerator and incubator employees with previous entrepreneurial experience are considered very helpful by the startups since they can grasp the struggles of the startup in a better way. Furthermore, to have more financing opportunities is desirable. Genom åren har öppen innovation blivit alltmer populariserad,på grund av förändringar i hur affärer görs till följd av globalisering och digital transformation. Stora företag satsar i större utsträckning på att samarbeta med externa parter, och samtidigt har startup ekosystemet bidragit till ny och radikal teknologi och innovationer som har rubbat vissa marknader. Ett öppen innovation-samarbete mellan ett stort företag och en startup kan bidra positiva synergier eftersom dessa två typer av organisationer är olika och har möjlighet att komplettera varandra. Detta examensarbete undersöker den så kallade outside-in modell för öppen innovation, mer specifikt undersöks företagsacceleratorer och företagsinkubatorer från ett startup-perspektiv. Följande forskning undersöker vilka nyckeltjänster som erbjuds inom dessa företagsprogram och hur de kan förbättras enligt startups som tidigare har deltagit i dem. Denna studie är en kvalitativ studie med en abduktiv ansats. Som en del av forskningen hölls 10 semistrukturerade djupintervjuer med representanter från en rad olika startups. De viktigaste tjänsterna som eftertraktas av intervjuobjekten som del av företagsacceleratorer och företagsinkubatorer gäller tillgång till interna och externa nätverk, som i sin tur kan förse tillgång till flera olika finansieringsalternativ. Startups som befinner sig i en tidig utvecklingsfas uttryckte en önskan att få hjälp med att förstå deras marknad och kunder. Förbättringsområden som identifierades av startupföretagen omfattar förekomsten av internal champions, som kan hjälpa till att påskynda vissa processer och som kan facilitera viktiga möten. Många startups pekar på vikten av att ha inflytande över att anpassa sin programupplevelse. Dessutom är accelerator- och inkubatormedarbetare med tidigare entreprenöriell erfarenhet väldigt eftertraktade, eftersom de kan förstå sig på startupföretagen på ett bättre sätt. Vidare, är det önskvärt att ha fler finansieringsmöjligheter.

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Brtník, Adam. "Financování MSP ve fázi Startupů rizikovým kapitálem." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198999.

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Running company is very risky and its beginnings are perhaps the most difficult phase in the life cycle of a company, which in many cases discourages potential entrepreneurs from starting up. Budding entrepreneurs are yet to contend not only with the lack of start-up capital, but also with a lack of knowledge, experience and contacts that support successful business development. One way how to overcome these obstacles is to attend one of the programs of startup accelerators that provide novice entrepreneurs not only with starting capital, but also with experience, knowledge and contacts to entities that may be critical for the successful development of business. This thesis aims to determine the participants' satisfaction with Czech startup accelerator StartupYard and appraise the effectiveness of its functioning.

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Eberhardt, Björn, and Fabian Hörst. "Accelerating from Zero to Global Hero : A Multiple-Case Study of Accelerators promoting Participants to become Born Globals." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-36838.

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In recent years, accelerators have gained increasingly attention due to their numerical growth, geographic dispersion, and growing numbers of participants they have worked with. Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox or Reddit – they have not only been participants of accelerators, but they can also be identified as ‘Born Globals’ according to the definition used throughout this thesis. Considering this fact and the lack of research in theory on the interrelation of both phenomena, accelerators and Born Global, it is interesting to dig deeper into the impact accelerators have on their respective participants’ global development. For this purpose, the authors conducted a multiple-case study to find answers to the question of what elements of accelerators promote participants to become Born Globals. This multiple-case study included semi-structured interviews with managers of four different cases of accelerators and three respective former participants as well as complementarily used secondary data in terms of company documents. Drawing from empirical evidence, it was found that the major elements of the examined accelerators fostering the participants’ development towards Born Globals can be summarized into five major categories: ’Application Process’, ’Interpersonal Connections’, ’Product & Coaching Methodologies’, ’Education’, and ‘Startup Community & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’.

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Gonzalez, Gilbert T. "What Factors during the Genesis of a Startup are Causal to Survival?" Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7029.

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This research presents the results of a qualitative and quantitative investigation into what factors are present at time zero that increase the probability that a startup will achieve long term sustainability. Survival rates for startups in the United States (U.S.) are disappointingly low and economically inefficient. The data shows that the U.S. clearly lags its peer countries in the survival rates of startups. The U.S ranked an unacceptable 11th of 14 among its peer countries in first-year survival rates in recent years. Startup failure does not only impact the entrepreneur; it also impacts creditors, vendors, community stakeholders, and employees. While it is commonly acknowledged that entrepreneurial businesses contribute to economic growth, the influential impact survival can have on economic growth within the community is often understated. The economic impact of startups on the community makes this area of research even more vital. To avoid failure and improve the sustainability of startups requires an in-depth understanding of the factors that are causal and non-causal to sustainability. While there has been significant investment and support by communities, government, and private foundations, startup failure rates remain virtually unchanged in the last two decades. Despite the many years of research in the field of entrepreneurship, U.S. failure rates within the first five years’ average 53%, regardless of the industry membership or economic cycles. Identifying factors that are causal and non-causal to the sustainability of emerging businesses is crucial to the founders and stakeholders. Within this study, both internal and external factors that may be causal to the macro survival rate of U.S. startups were studied. The external factors were studied quantitatively, using data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) and the Brookings Institute. A protocol of regression analysis and visual analytics were applied to evaluate the quantitative data. It demonstrated that external factors such as the change in real gross domestic product (RGDP), interest rates, and expansion of accelerators have had no significant effect on U.S. macro startup survival rates. Further, the findings confirm that neither geographic location nor industry membership impacted U.S. macro startup survival rates. Internal factors were studied qualitatively, using a grounded theory protocol. The qualitative research did uncover three internal factors that were causal to survival of the startups studied. Those internal factors were:  Career Autonomy – The entrepreneurs motivated by career autonomy were significantly more likely to achieve long-term sustainability.  Allies – The entrepreneurs who identify and utilized allies were more likely to survive.  Purposeful Margin of Safety model – Startups whose founders had a rigorous understanding of the margin of safety (MOS) and its underlying elements of pricing and break-even analysis were more likely to survive. This qualitative study provides significant evidence that, when these three causal factors are present, the likelihood of sustainability is high. These findings extend our knowledge on how to improve the probability of sustainability for the firms. This study demonstrates that the U.S. can and should improve its startup survival rates by focusing on the internal factors that are necessary at time zero to ensure sustainability and survival.

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Al, Halabi Danni. "Den Nätverkande Inkubatorn : En kvalitativ studie om företagsinkubation och nätverkande som en väg mot rikt socialt kapital." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41642.

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A great challenge for startup companies is the lack of market knowledge and access to resources. Knowledge and resources can be acquired through networking, however, as many startup companies are young and unknown, they have difficulties establishing themselves in relevant networks. Incubators have for many years been an important instrument for the development of new companies and regional development. One important segment incubators offers startup companies is the access to a network. Networking establishes connections and strengthens relationships, which promotes a richer social capital. The purpose of the study is studying which factors of an incubator that impacts a startup companies’ development of social capital through networking and the challenges associated with networking. The underlying idea in the study is that the association with an incubator can strengthen the startup company’s legitimacy and develop the startup company's social capital by offering access to a network. For a young and unknown company, legitimacy and trust are important elements for network establishment. Young companies that are run by founders without previous qualifications often lack legitimacy and become just one of many others who tries to be heard in the startup business noise. The study uses a qualitative approach and three semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from two incubator firms and one industry organization that specializes in networking. The data was analyzed through a deductive thematic analysis. The theoretical field which the study is based on comes from theories within the business administration field and concerning entrepreneurship, organizational networks, business incubators and the creation of social capital within an organizational environment. The study finds that the association with an incubator can increase the company's legitimacy in the form of competency-based trust, which is based on knowledge or involvement with another actor. However, the study finds trust that is based on the founder’s reputation and past experience has a greater legitimating effect compared to only being associated with an incubator. The study also finds that the network an incubator makes available to startup companies consist of a network within the incubators own ecosystem. Network ties consist of specialized mentors with a recognized good level of knowledge within a certain or several fields, as well as incubator management, which can be interpreted as, the incubator offers a qualitative social capital which startup companies can acquire knowledge and resources from. The study finds that aspiring Born Global founders who wants access to an international network should first review what type of network the incubator can offer. The study identifies the challenges associated with networking through an incubator. Internal networking is challenged by competition between companies, a perception that networking does not add any value, and fear of accidentally sharing technological secrets, which shifts companies from interacting and generating a richer social capital to become isolated or more focused on already established contacts the founder trusts. Challenges linked to networking with mentors includes the lack of truthfulness and complete transparency. Challenges linked to external networking outside the incubator’s ecosystem may include stakeholder recommendations to only network within the incubator's own ecosystem. En stor utmaning för startupbolag är bristen på marknadskunskaper och tillgång till resurser. Kunskaper och resurser kan förvärvas genom nätverkande, men då många startupbolag är unga och okända har de svårt att etablera sig i relevanta nätverk. Inkubatorer har i många år varit ett viktigt instrument för att utveckla nyföretagande och regional utveckling. En viktig del inkubatorn erbjuder startupbolag är tillgången till ett nätverk.Genom nätverkande etableras förbindelser och stärks relationer, vilket leder till ett rikare socialt kapital. Studiens syfte är att studera vilka faktorer hos en inkubator som påverkar utvecklingen av socialt kapital genom nätverkande och de utmaningar som föreligger med nätverkande. Den bakomliggande idén i studien är att associationen med en inkubator kan stärka startupbolagets legitimitet samt utveckla startupbolagets sociala kapital genom att inkubatorn erbjuder tillgång till ett nätverk. För det unga och okända bolaget är legitimitet och tillit viktiga faktorer för etablering i nätverk. Unga bolag som drivs av en entreprenör utan tidigare meriter saknar ofta legitimitet och blir därför en av många andra som försöker höras i bruset. Studien använder en kvalitativ ansats där tre semi-strukturerade intervjuer utförts med representanter från två inkubatorverksamheter och en branschorganisation som specialiserar sig på nätverkande. Data analyserades genom en deduktiv tematisk analys. Det teoretiska fältet som studien baserar sig kommer från teorier inom det företagsekonomiska fältet och rörande entreprenörskap, organisatoriska nätverk, företagsinkubatorer och skapandet av socialt kapital inom en organisatorisk miljö.Studien finner att medlemskapet hos en inkubator kan höja startupbolagets legitimitet i form av kompetensbaserade tillit, vilket grundar sig på kunskaper eller involvering med en annan aktör. Studien finner dock att tillit som grundar sig på bolagsgrundarens tidigare erfarenheter och rykte på marknaden har en större legitimerande effekt jämfört med att endast ingå hos en inkubator. Studien finner även att nätverket inkubatorn gör tillgängligt för startupbolagen består av ett nätverk inom ramen av inkubatorprogrammets egna ekosystem. Nätverksförbindelser inkubatorn erbjuder består av specialiserade mentorer med erkänt goda kunskaper inom ett eller flera områden samt programmets ledning, vilket kan tolkas som att inkubatorn främjar utvecklingen av ett kvalitativt socialt kapital där nödvändiga kunskaper och resurser kan förvärvas. Studien finner även att aspirerande Born Globals grundare som vill ha tillgång till ett internationellt nätverk först bör granska vilket typ av nätverk inkubatorn kan erbjuda. Studien identifierar de utmaningar som finns förknippat med nätverkande genom en inkubator. Det interna nätverkandet utmanas av konkurrens mellan bolag, uppfattningen att nätverkade inte tillför något värde, samt en rädsla för att råka dela med sig av teknologiska hemligheter, vilket skiftar bolagen från att interagera och utveckla ett rikare socialt kapital till att bli isolerade eller mer fokuserade på att endast nätverka med redan etablerade kontakter grundaren har tillit till. Hinder för nätverkande med mentorer omfattar avsaknaden av öppenhet och full transparens. Hinder kopplat till extern nätverkande utanför inkubatorns ekosystem kan innefatta rekommendationer från intressenter att endast nätverka inom inkubatorns egna ekosystem.

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DUMAS, AUGUSTIN YANN. "Large scale companies and the challenge of being innovative: the integration of external startups." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-236538.

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During the 20th century, Large Scale Companies (LSCs) mindset was all about minimizing risks and maximizing profits. On top of this, they were heavily relying on intellectual property – culture of secret – and they were shaped to exploit rather than to explore. In this context, open innovation brought a completely new approach. As part of the changing landscape, trends of corporate venturing appeared about five years ago. Among LSCs which have chosen to get on the train of innovation, different strategies have been adopted from one company to another. Only today are people witnessing corporate venturing getting more structured. Yet, LSCs have not focused enough just yet on the development of venture structures with external startups. It is essential to understand how to make incubation and acceleration of external startups successful within LSCs. This study adopts LSCs’ perspective and aims at providing them with the best practices that currently exist in the innovation ecosystem in terms of corporate venturing. In particular, this study focuses on how Large Scale Companies (LSCs) can take advantage of external startups through a corporate incubator and/or corporate accelerator in order to become more innovative. The study suggests the venturing process should be divided into three main stages: the identification of the appropriate venture structure and of the right startups, the follow-up of the integrated startups of the corporate venture structure and finally the exit strategy. Building upon the business model canvas and customer value proposition theories, the suggestion is made for LSCs to step backwards and reflect thoroughly about the corporate venture strategy they want to adopt. LSCs should be aware that they evolve as part of a complex venturing ecosystem, and that each tool, rather than being isolated, should embrace and collaborate with the multitude of existing structures. Under de 20 århundradena var Large Scale Companies (LSCs) tankegangen allt om minimering av risker och maximesring av överskott. Utöver detta var de starkt beroende av immateriella rättigheter - hemlighetskulturen - och de var formade att utnyttja snarare än att utforska. I det här sammanhanget kom öppen innovation till ett helt nytt tillvägagångssätt. Som ett led i det förändrade landskapet uppträdde trenderna för företagsvågningar för ungefär fem år sedan. Blandt LSCs, som har valt att få på toget eller innovation, olika strategier har beslutats från ett företag till ett annat. Endast idag är människors vittnesbörd om företagsvågar att bli mer strukturerad. Ändå har LSCs inte fokuserat tillräckligt på utvecklingen av venturestrukturer med externa startups. Det är viktigt att förstå hur man gör inkubation och acceleration av externa startups framgångsrika inom LSCs. Denna studie antar LSCs perspektiv och syftar till att ge dem de bästa praxis som för närvarande finns i innovationsekosystemet när det gäller företagsledning. I synnerhet fokuserar den här studien på hur Large Scale Companies (LSC) kan dra nytta av externa uppstart genom en företags inkubator och / eller företagsaccelerator för att bli mer innovativ. De studier som antyder vid venturingprocessen bör delas in tre huvudfaser: Identifiering av den aktuella riskstrukturen och rätt uppstart, uppföljning av den integrerade uppstarten av den organisationsstruktur och slutgiltigt slutstrategi. Med utgångspunkt i affärsmodellens kanfas och kundvärdes propositionsteorier, görs förslaget att LSCs ska gå bakåt och reflektera noggrant på företagsledningsstrategin som de vill anta. LSCs borde vara medvetna om att de utvecklas som en del av ett komplext venturerande ekosystem, och att varje verktyg, istället för att isoleras, ska omfamna och samarbeta med de många befintliga strukturerna.

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Chang, Cody. "Portfolio Company Selection Criteria: Accelerators vs Venture Capitalists." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/566.

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The explosive growth of ‘accelerators’ in the United States has given entrepreneurs and their startups the opportunity to pursue seed-stage financing. While the specific economic role of accelerators remains unclear, a study comparing the selection of portfolio companies between accelerators and venture capitalists was performed. A difference of means was performed on the responses per question between the collected 19 accelerators’ response and the 100 venture capitalists’ response, recorded from a prior study. It is found that venture capitalists place significantly more weight, than accelerators, on the potential of the startup’s product or service to be proprietary, to enter a high-growth market with little threat of competition within the first 3 years, and to deliver a high financial return within 5 to 10 years. The results also indicate that both accelerators and venture capitalists emphasize different attributes of the entrepreneur and venture team when considering selection.

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Von, Bueren Konstantin Peter Oliver. "Accelerators, startup performance, and crises." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104509.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2016. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-72). New accelerator programs have developed globally over the last decade. The accelerator concept is widely discussed in the media and receives increasing interest from researchers. However, the performance and impact of accelerators is often debated. This paper's objective is to offer a qualitative overview of different accelerator types and empirical analysis of the performance of two popular accelerators: Y Combinator and Techstars. Based on characteristics of the accelerators and the economic environment, this paper presents a first attempt to understand the influence of economic shocks on accelerated startups in the context of the recent Great Recession (2007-2009). Three core findings were identified in this research. First, the death rate of startups accelerated during the recession is significantly greater than of startups accelerated before or after the recession. This finding questions the added value of attending an accelerator program during a recession and calls for crisis-specific initiatives to increase the resilience of the accelerated startups. Second, the scarce VC funding in a location during the crisis is associated with the increased death rates. Third, the two accelerators seem to have changed their business model, increasing the number of later stage startups (i.e., those with prior funding) accepted in their programs. by Konstantin Peter Oliver Von Bueren. S.M. in Management Studies

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Maruyama, Felipe Massami. "Incubar ou acelerar? análise sobre o valor entregue para as startups pelas incubadoras e aceleradoras de negócios." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3136/tde-12032018-103531/.

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Tanto as incubadoras como as aceleradoras são organizações especializadas no suporte de empreendimentos em fases iniciais, em especial, aqueles intensivos em inovação conhecidos como startups. Apesar da grande disseminação dessas organizações, há poucas informações na literatura que evidenciem as suas diferenças e as contribuições na jornada do empreendedorismo inovador. Assim, o objetivo principal deste estudo é comparar a diferença entre as propostas de valor das aceleradoras e das incubadoras a partir da percepção das startups que tenham sido tanto incubadas como aceleradas. Entre os objetivos específicos temos: discutir possíveis relações entre as aceleradoras e as incubadoras de negócios; apresentar a evolução das incubadoras e os fatores que induziram o surgimento das aceleradoras, descrevendo os diferentes arquétipos e as implicações que essas organizações têm no ecossistema de empreendedorismo; apresentar o cenário nacional do fenômeno de aceleração e de incubação. O levantamento de dados contará com duas etapas: análise documental de fontes de dados secundárias e estudos de caso com uso de técnica de entrevista e questionário semiestruturado. A análise documental foi feita a partir de banco de dados de artigos científicos, dados oficiais de governos, fundações, revistas e páginas web especializadas e editais de chamamento das próprias organizações. A análise documental fornecerá o retrato de como as incubadoras e as aceleradoras se promovem no ecossistema como organizações importantes no apoio às startups. Em seguida, através de abordagem exploratória descritiva e qualitativa, foram realizadas entrevistas com roteiros semiestruturados com fundadores de startups que foram incubadas e aceleradas, para compreender o valor que cada um desses processos forneceu ao desenvolvimento dessas empresas. Concluiu-se que existe uma dissonância entre o valor percebido pelas startups e o que as incubadoras e as aceleradoras promovem. Também foi possível identificar que a busca por recursos pelas startups tende a não seguir um processo linear, capturando as melhores oportunidades que estejam disponíveis no momento. Por fim, esta pesquisa é um passo exploratório para trazer novas evidências do fenômeno das startups e dos diferentes instrumentos que as constroem. Sugerem-se encaminhamentos que possam preencher lacunas na literatura a respeito dos fenômenos citados, indicando a necessidade de estudos futuros que adensem o conhecimento desse fenômeno. Both incubators and acelerators are specialized organizations to support early-stage ventures, especially innovation-intensive ones known as startups. Despite the great spread of these organizations, there is a few information in the literature that show their differences and contributions in the journey of innovative entrepreneurship. The main objective of this study is comparing the difference between value porposition of accelerators and incubators from the perception of startups that have been both incubated and accelerated. The specific objectives are: to discuss possible relationships between accelerators and incubators; to present the evolution of the incubators and the factors that led to the emergence of the accelerators, describing the different accelerators archetypes and the implications in entrepreneurship ecosystem; to present the national scenario of acceleration and incubation. The data collection stage had two stages: documentary analysis of secondary data sources; and the case study using interview technique through semi-structured questionnaire. The documentary analysis was made from a database of scientific articles, official data from governments, foundations, journals and specialized web pages and incubators and accelerators calls for proposals. Documentary analysis provided a picture of how incubators and accelerators are promoted to the ecosystem and startups. Then, through a descriptive and qualitative exploratory approach, interviews were conducted with semistructured scripts with founders of startups that were incubated and accelerated to understand the value that each of these processes provided to the development of these companies. It was concluded that there is a dissonance between what the incubators and the accelerators promote and the value perceived by the startups, they are not being able to identify enough characteristics that distinguish them. The reason for it is the diversity of the needs and demands of the startups, different models of accelerators and incubators are formulated that, in many cases, overlap in the benefits offered. It was also possible to identify that the search for resources by startups, whether radical or disruptive startups, does not follow a linear process, capturing the best opportunities available in the ecosystem through a minimally tactical and selective approach. In order to contribute to the understanding of the growing formation of organizations supporting startups, such as incubators and accelerators, and considering the findings of this research, a tool was suggested to define the types of these organizations, loosely termed \"startup guiders\". This tool analyzes three basic dimensions: business model, value proposition and stage of intervention in the development of early-stages ventures. Finally, this research is an exploratory step in bringing new evidence of the phenomenon of startups and of the different instruments that construct them. It is suggested that there be gaps in the literature regarding the mentioned phenomena, indicating the need for future studies that increase the knowledge of this phenomenon.

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Stone, Tobias. "An examination of startup accelerators using social network theory." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2018. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34731/.

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This thesis combines a literature review and a case study in order to examine startup accelerators as social networks. The literature review looks at two distinct bodies of research; the first on Social Network Theory, in order to create a framework within which to describe an accelerator as a social network, the second on startup accelerators in order to understand their structure and evolution as business support programs. The case study uses EyeFocus Accelerator, founded by this researcher, to test some of the ideas formulated from the literature. The literature demonstrates that accelerators are social networks, and the dynamics between the different actors in those networks can be explained and defined using the vocabulary and concepts of Social Network Theory. This describes the structure of the accelerator network, and how such a network is able to reward people with Social Capital, which is observed in this thesis to be the currency of accelerators. Consequently, the unique nature of the research in this thesis is to describe accelerators using the language and concepts of Social Network Theory, providing new insights into how and why accelerators work. This understanding identifies that value in accelerators lies in their ability to facilitate the flow of non-redundant information, and to provide early access to this information. Creating this value also enables accelerators to withdraw access to that value as a threat of sanction against bad actors. Other aspects of the social network structure and behaviour of accelerators are examined, including the tendency of weak ties and non-redundancy of information to decay over time, suggesting that this may explain the typical fixed term of most accelerators. Combined, this theory leads to an accelerator being described as a dynamic social network with a high level of closure at the core, set within a weak network architecture, with many weak ties, and consequently many bridging ties. It is policed using link reciprocity, and its currency is Social Capital. The skill used to operate in this network involves having complex role and status sets.

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Toganel, Alina-Raluca-Maria, and Mengyao Zhu. "Success factors of accelerator backed ventures : Insights from the case of TechStars Accelerator Program." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-36925.

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Different types of business incubators have been established worldwide in the last decade. As the latest generation of incubation models, the accelerator provides a mix of services including mentorship, office space, access to the latest technology and a network of investors, with an aim to help ventures survive in the market. Meanwhile, startups are important to the society because they help balance the labor market and make contributions to the economic growth. The aim of this paper is to find the factors which best predict the success of new ventures based on characteristics of entrepreneurs and ventures. This research utilizes a case study of TechStars Accelerator and includes 640 startups from all industries and geographical regions which participated in the programs between 2007 and 2015. The analysis employs two statistical models, namely the Logit Model and the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Model. This study finds that technology intensive ventures founded by a team of entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed. Also, other variables such as the amount of funding, previous industry experience and location have a positive effect on the success of accelerator backed startups.

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Zortea, Carla Giovana Ceron. "Programas de aceleração de startups: análise comparativa dos mecanismos de aceleração dos programas Start-Up Brasil e Start-Up Chile." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2016. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/5589.

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Pinto, Felipe de Matos Sardinha. "A construção de um modelo de acompanhamento da evolução de startups digitais em contexto de aceleração: o caso Start-Up Brasil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12142/tde-21022018-110337/.

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Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo apresentar um modelo metodológico para o acompanhamento da evolução de startups digitais em contexto de aceleração, a partir do estudo de caso do programa governamental de fomento a startups denominado Start-Up Brasil, construído no período compreendido entre 2013 e 2014. Para tanto, descreve o modelo e seu processo de desenvolvimento, bem como os principais elementos presentes na literatura que o embasaram, tais como as abordagens customer development (BLANK, 2003) e lean startup (RIES, 2011), dentre outras. A pesquisa contextualiza os principais conceitos relacionados à temática abordada, tais como startup, aceleradora, ecossistema de empreendedorismo e habitats de inovação. Sendo assim, através de um levantamento teórico e do acompanhamento direto do autor no processo de desenvolvimento e implementação deste modelo, enquanto diretor de operações do programa no período estudado, o trabalho baseia-se em metodologia que combina relato técnico, pesquisa descritiva e revisão bibliográfica a partir de relato técnico para então apresentar o modelo. Considerando a importância das startups para o desenvolvimento de inovações com alto potencial de crescimento, especialmente aquelas ligadas ao setor de tecnologia de informação e comunicação (TIC), espera-se que esta pesquisa possa contribuir para o desenvolvimento do setor, uma vez que metodologias de acompanhamento bem implementadas podem levar a uma melhor qualidade na seleção e aceleração de startups, e por consequência, seu desenvolvimento e o incremento dos ecossistemas em que estão inseridas. This research aims to present a methodological model to monitor the evolution of digital startups in acceleration context, based on the case study of the Brazilian public program Start-Up Brasil, that supports digital startups, specifically in the period between years 2013 and 2014. Thus, it describes the model developed by the program and its development process, as well as the main elements present in the literature that have supported it, such as the customer development (BLANK, 2003) and lean startup (RIES, 2011) approaches, among others. The research also contextualized the main concepts related to the thematic, such as startup, accelerator, entrepreneurship ecosystem and innovation habitats. By utilizing both theoretical references and the professional report of the author, who held the position of Operations Director of the program during that period, this work is based on a combination of technical report, descriptive research and bibliographic review methods to then introduce the model. Considering the importance of startups to the development of high impact innovations, especially those related with the Information Technology and Communications (ITC) sector, it is expected that this work can contribute to the development of this area, once that monitoring methods, when well applied, can lead to a better quality of the selection and acceleration of startups, and as a consequence, to the development of the ecosystems in which they are present.

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Augonnet, Cédric. "Scheduling Tasks over Multicore machines enhanced with Accelerators : a Runtime System’s Perspective." Thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011BOR14460/document.

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Bien que les accélérateurs fassent désormais partie intégrante du calcul haute performance, les gains observés ont un impact direct sur la programmabilité, de telle sorte qu'un support proposant des abstractions portables est indispensable pour tirer pleinement partie de toute la puissance de calcul disponible de manière portable, malgré la complexité de la machine sous-jacente. Dans cette thèse, nous proposons un modèle de support exécutif offrant une interface expressive permettant notamment de répondre aux défis soulevés en termes d'ordonnancement et de gestion de données. Nous montrons la pertinence de notre approche à l'aide de la plateforme StarPU conçue à l'occasion de cette thèse Multicore machines equipped with accelerators are becoming increasingly popular in the HighPerformance Computing ecosystem. Hybrid architectures provide significantly improved energyefficiency, so that they are likely to generalize in the Manycore era. However, the complexity introducedby these architectures has a direct impact on programmability, so that it is crucial toprovide portable abstractions in order to fully tap into the potential of these machines. Pure offloadingapproaches, that consist in running an application on regular processors while offloadingpredetermined parts of the code on accelerators, are not sufficient. The real challenge is to buildsystems where the application would be spread across the entire machine, that is, where computationwould be dynamically scheduled over the full set of available processing units.In this thesis, we thus propose a new task-based model of runtime system specifically designedto address the numerous challenges introduced by hybrid architectures, especially in terms of taskscheduling and of data management. In order to demonstrate the relevance of this model, we designedthe StarPU platform. It provides an expressive interface along with flexible task schedulingcapabilities tightly coupled to an efficient data management. Using these facilities, together witha database of auto-tuned per-task performance models, it for instance becomes straightforward todevelop efficient scheduling policies that take into account both computation and communicationcosts. We show that our task-based model is not only powerful enough to provide support forclusters, but also to scale on hybrid manycore architectures.We analyze the performance of our approach on both synthetic and real-life workloads, andshow that we obtain significant speedups and a very high efficiency on various types of multicoreplatforms enhanced with accelerators

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Herman, Rodríguez Julián Andrés. "Start-up development in Latin America : the role of venture accelerators." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99034.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 80-82). Venture accelerators are entrepreneurial development instruments that help startups grow in their earliest stages. Accelerators have proliferated in the United States and other developed countries despite the debate regarding their real value to entrepreneurs and ecosystems. New entrepreneurial development instruments are key to Latin America's economic growth. Accelerators have gained traction in the region, and more Latin American countries are implementing them to boost the success of local entrepreneurs. Through a series of interviews with scholars, accelerator executives, venture capital investors, and entrepreneurs, I explore the key strategies and characteristics of successful accelerators and propose a set of design drivers to better adapt the model to Latin American realities. by Julián Andrés Herman Rodríguez. S.M. in Management of Technology

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Affolter, Riccardo. "Analisi start-up settore digitale. Il ruolo del management." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016.

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Questo lavoro di ricerca studia il mercato digitale delle Start-Up italiane, valutando i passi del management nei vari cicli di vita aziendale. Dopo uno studio teorico sull'ecosistema italiano startup e il cambiamento dell'approccio scelto dal manager all'interno dell'azienda per arrivare al successo, è stato fatto un studio empirico con questionari e interviste. L'intento è capire in un team aziendale quali sono le figure da seguire e con che importanza. Quanto è fondamentale la figura di colui che organizza, media e detiene la responsabilità del lavoro finito nei tempi prestabiliti?

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Merchán, Higuera Francisca. "Design of a best-practice start-up accelerator for the Granada Health Technology Park." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90222.

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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 64). Accelerators are ecosystem catalyzers introduced in 2005 by Y-Combinator. They are time-bounded programs to facilitate core resources for entrepreneurs (mentors, capital, training), with the goal of making the trial-and-error innovation process faster and more efficient. Accelerators are schools of entrepreneurship and, often, a certificate of quality. The province of Granada generates more than 3.46% of Spain's scientific production; however, it contributes with only 1.4% to the domestic GDP (year 2011). A well-designed startup accelerator can help close the gap between the innovation capacity and the economic impact on the region by fostering a vibrant ecosystem of innovation-driven entrepreneurs. Our research examines the idiosyncratic needs of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Granada, because this understanding is crucial to address the local limitations. In parallel, we studied a diverse typology of accelerators (e.g., selected Health based accelerators in the US and Spanish accelerators) and created an exhaustive benchmark analysis across them. Finally, we proposed a "best-practice" accelerator for the PTS Granada, including choices such as the value proposition, the intake process, the program duration, the amount of seed capital, the role of mentors, and the nature of sponsors. We determined that an accelerator may be non sufficient for emergent entrepreneurial ecosystems. For those cases, we offer additional recommendations to improve the pre- and post-acceleration phases. by Francisca Merchán Higuera. M.B.A.

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Jorge, João Maria Apolinário. "Start-up’s financial capital and the probability of being accepted into an accelerator program." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16753.

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Mestrado em Finanças O objetivo desta dissertação é avaliar o impacto da estrutura de capital de uma start-up na probabilidade de esta ser aceite em programas de aceleração de empresas. Em virtude de se tratar de um tema recente, não existe literatura anterior sobre as preferências dos responsáveis pelos programas de aceleração relativamente à estrutura de financiamento das start-ups. Depois de selecionada uma amostra de empresas que se candidataram a aceleradoras entre 2016 e 2017, de uma base de dados fornecida pela Universidade Emory em Atlanta, Estados Unidos da América, utilizamos modelos de Tobit e Probit para avaliar a relação existente entre a estrutura de capital de uma empresa e a probabilidade de esta ser aceite em aceleradoras. Os resultados sugerem que start-ups com níveis mais altos de capitais dos fundadores, capitais próprios externos e dívida, têm maior probabilidade ser aceites em aceleradoras. Analisando as proporções relativas de cada fonte de financiamento, as aceleradoras preferem start-ups cuja maioria do capital seja proveniente de capitais próprios externos. The aim of this dissertation is to evaluate the impact of the capital structure of a start-up on the probability of being accepted into an accelerator program. Due the fact that it is a recent topic, there is a lack of research on the preferences of accelerator's directors in terms of the financing structure of start-ups. After building a sample of firms which applied to accelerators between 2016 and 2017, from a novel database provided by the Emory University in Atlanta, United States of America, we conducted Tobit and Probit analyses to assess the relationship between the capital structure of a start-up and the probability of being accepted in an accelerator program. Our results suggest that start-ups with higher levels of own equity, external equity and debt have higher chances of being accepted in accelerators. In terms of sources of funding, accelerator's directors prefer start-ups with higher proportion of external equity in their capital structure. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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Jessop, David. "Computer simulation of the sprint start." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2011. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/8360.

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The aim of this project was to investigate the mechanics of the sprint start through the use of computer simulation. Experimental data was collected on one male athlete in accordance with a procedure agreed by Loughborough University Ethical Advisory Committee. The data provided subject specific data for the creation of a four and fourteen segment, angle and torque driven models of the sprint start. The models simulated the start from the moment of onset of force production until takeoff from the starting block. The four segment model comprised a head and trunk, thigh, shank and foot whilst the fourteen segment model also included a lower spine and pelvis, upper arms, forearms and hands, as well as the other leg including two segment feet. Subject specific torque data was combined with EMG data to provide input to the torque models Results from the four segment angle driven model demonstrated that the participant will benefit from using smaller joint angles than usual in the set position as this resulted in increased velocity on takeoff with minimal increase in movement time. The model also showed large joint torques during such starts and so suggested that this is likely to limit start performance. The four segment torque driven model also revealed that optimal joint angles exist for the hip and knee but such a result was not clear for the ankle. For this model the optimum angle at the hip was 73 (the smallest tested) and 108 at the knee which was the athlete's usual angle. Increasing the athlete's strength parameters resulted in a small increase in horizontal velocity on takeoff for some simulations and all simulations had enhanced acceleration. Increasing initial muscle activations didn't increase horizontal takeoff velocity but did also increase horizontal acceleration. The fourteen segment angle driven model was used to optimise spring parameters for input into a torque driven model. The fourteen segment torque driven model simulated movements and forces realistically but an adequate match was not found to the sprint start performance of the participant due to long simulation times and lack of computing power.

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Shabbir, Ali M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Scale-up of a high-technology manufacturing startup : improving product reliability through systematic failure analysis and accelerated life testing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101334.

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Thesis: M. Eng. in Manufacturing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-115). Ensuring product reliability is a key driver of success during the scale-up of a high-technology manufacturing startup. Reliability impacts the company image and its financial health, however most manufacturing startups do not have a solid understanding of their product's reliability. The purpose of this thesis is to introduce systematic failure analysis to the engineering design process and to establish a framework for testing and analyzing product life so that imperative business decisions and design improvements could be made with regards to reliability. A detailed study and implementation of these process improvements to address reliability issues was conducted at New Valence Robotics Corporation (NVBOTS) in Boston, Massachusetts. Systematic failure analysis was achieved through the creation and implementation of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) procedures. A single FMEA iteration was performed on the NVPro printer to identify the top risk component-linear ball bushings-for detailed life analysis. Following an in-depth investigation of potential failure modes of the linear bushings, an Accelerated Life Test (ALT) was designed using Design of Experiments (DOE) principles. An accompanying test apparatus with mechatronic control was also designed. The ALT was not actually executed but representative data was analyzed for illustrative purposes using the General Log-Linear (GLL) life-stress relationship and a 2-parameter Weibull distribution for the accelerating stresses of mechanical load and lubrication. The work performed provides NVBOTS and similar high-technology manufacturing startups a complete starting point for systematically analyzing their product's reliability and quantitatively evaluating its life in a resource efficient way. by Ali Shabbir. M. Eng. in Manufacturing

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Padilla, Gálvez Diana Ivet, and Franco Diego Alonso Pinto. "Principales factores que facilitan la internacionalización de las Start-Ups en Perú." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626447.

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La presente tesis desarrolla la investigación enfocada en el fenómeno conocido como start-ups, donde Perú ha sido escenario del rápido crecimiento de este tipo de innovaciones y cómo algunos de ellos ya están alcanzando mercados internacionales. Precisamente, el foco de esta investigación es conocer de manera más profunda aquellos factores que han logrado facilitar a estos emprendedores el ingreso a mercados extranjeros. Es en este punto que se busca conocer el nivel de importancia que representa para las start-ups cada uno de estos factores. La investigación se desarrolla considerando distintos puntos de vista. Por un lado, se encuentran los expertos del ecosistema emprendedor, representantes de instituciones públicas y privadas que están directamente relacionadas con las start-ups y el desarrollo de su ecosistema. Por otro lado, se tiene a los mismos emprendedores que son los usuarios de todas estas herramientas generadas en dicho ecosistema y cómo eso llevó a que algunos pudieran lograr la internacionalización. A partir de este enfoque, se logró identificar una serie de factores claves que necesitaban ser validados por la población de start-ups peruanas a través de una encuesta de opinión. Esto con el objetivo de identificar a los principales factores y tener un aporte que sirva de guía para aquellos que pertenecen al ecosistema. Conocer si existen relaciones o patrones entre los factores y las características de las start-ups, a través de metodologías cuantitativas. Finalmente, la tesis expone todos los resultados obtenidos, las conclusiones, recomendaciones e incluso las limitaciones bajo las que se desarrolló la investigación, contribuyendo de esta manera con el ecosistema emprendedor para que este documento sirva como guía para investigaciones más profundas acerca de este fenómeno que cada vez tiene mayor importancia en el Perú. This thesis develops research focused on the phenomenon known as start-ups, where Peru has been the scenario of the rapid growth of this type of innovation and how some of them are already reaching international markets. Precisely, the focus of this research is to know more deeply those factors that have managed to facilitate these entrepreneurs entering foreign markets. It is at this point that we seek to know the level of importance that each of these factors represents for start-ups. The research was developed considering different points of view. On one hand, there are experts from the entrepreneurial ecosystem, representatives of public and private institutions that are directly related to start-ups and the development of their ecosystem. On the other hand, we have the entrepreneurs who are the users of all these tools generated in this ecosystem and how that led some of them to achieve internationalization. Based on this approach, it was possible to identify a series of key factors that needed to be validated by the Peruvian start-up population through an opinion poll. This with the objective of identifying the main factors and having a contribution that serves as a guide for those who belong to the ecosystem. To know if there are relations or patterns between the factors and the characteristics of the start-ups, through quantitative methodologies. Finally, the thesis exposes all the obtained results, conclusions, recommendations and even limitations under which the research was developed, contributing in this way with the entrepreneurial ecosystem so that this document serves as a guide for deeper investigations about this phenomenon that it is increasingly important in Peru. Tesis

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Johansson, Sofia. "Scaling Frugal Innovation Based Startups to Accelerate Sustainable Development : A Minor Field Study in Cape Town, South Africa." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-276737.

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With the rise of a global economy and the growing importance of emerging markets, socioeconomic and environmental issues are becoming the main driving forces for many innovation practitioners. As a result of the recognition that traditional ways of managing innovation are not sustainable and that more inclusive and accessible efforts are needed, the exploration of frugal approaches to innovation has emerged. Startups that apply frugal innovation have the potential to stimulate sustainable growth and reduce development gaps between less developed and developed countries. Yet, given their specific context, many startups face difficulties to commercialize technologies and scale to new markets. There is a need to understand how to support startups and entrepreneurs to scale up in their early stages as a means to drive sustainable growth in emergent economies. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate what factors influence frugal innovation-based startups’ potential to accelerate (economic, environmental, and social) sustainable development. To understand the influencing factors, an investigation of the barriers and enablers to scale up as well as the entrepreneurial behaviors in relation to their social settings, is necessary. Literature within frugal innovation was reviewed and a study was performed in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africa is a relevant research area for frugal innovation since startups have the potential to leverage resources of the high-income market to solve large problems in lowincome communities (i.e. informal settings or townships). In-depth interviews were conducted with startup representatives and stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The study revealed that due to the entrepreneurs’ background, they have the ability to understand customer needs and influence mindset change. Meanwhile, the entrepreneurs are dependent on social support, because they often lack self-advocacy, skills, and resources required to scale up. The importance of democratizing digital technologies as well as leverage entrepreneurial ecosystems was highlighted. The author also suggests further discussions on how sustainable impact is assessed as well as the role of power dynamics within entrepreneurial ecosystems. I linje med utvecklingen av att den globala ekonomin och den ökade vikten av tillväxtmarknader har socioekonomiska och miljörelaterade faktorer blivit en central drivkraft för många innovationsutövare. Från vetskapen att de traditionella sätten att hantera innovation inte är hållbara och att mer inkluderande och tillgängliga processer krävs, har appliceringen av frugala tillvägagångssätt av innovation uppkommit. Startups som tillämpar frugal innovation har potential att stimulera hållbar tillväxt och minska utvecklingsgapen mellan mindre utvecklade och utvecklade länder. Dock, givet deras unika kontext, har många startups svårt att kommersialisera teknik och skala upp till nya marknader. Följaktligen, finns det behov att förstå hur man kan stödja entreprenörer och startups att skala upp i tidigt skede för att driva hållbar utveckling i tillväxtmarknader. Därför är syftet med denna studie att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar frugala innovationsbaserade startups möjligheter att accelerera (ekonomisk, ekologisk och social) hållbar utveckling. För att förstå de influerande faktorerna är det nödvändigt att undersöka hinder och möjliggörare till att skala upp samt entreprenörernas beteende i förhållande till deras sociala kontext. Litteratur inom Frugal innovation granskades och en fältstudie utfördes i Kapstaden, Sydafrika. Sydafrika är ett relevant forskningsområde för frugal innovation eftersom startups har möjlighet att utnyttja höginkomstmarknadens resurser för att lösa stora problem inom låginkomstmarknaden. Fördjupade intervjuer genomfördes med startups representanter och intressenter inom entreprenöriella ekosystem. Studien avslöjade att på grund av entreprenörernas bakgrund har de en unik förmåga att förstå den informella marknadens behov och möjlighet att influera nya tänkesätt. Samtidigt är entreprenörerna beroende av socialt stöd på grund av brist på kompetenser, kunskaper och resurser nödvändiga för att skala upp. Därav belystes vikten av att demokratisera digital teknik samt utnyttja entreprenöriella ekosystem. Författaren föreslår också ytterligare diskussioner om hur hållbarhetskrav mäts samt maktdynamikens roll inom entreprenöriella ekosystem.

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Zedková, Daniela. "Analýza podpory a financování start-up projektů v Izraeli mezi lety 2003 – 2015." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-360706.

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This thesis analyzes the support and financing of start-up projects in Israel, especially in the period of years 2003 - 2015. Main goalof the thesis is to analyze the developmnet of of the Israeli startup environment, facts and the institutions that influence it. The thesis furthermore compares the development of the startup ecosystem in Israel and the USA during the period mentioned above. To achieve these goals the method of analysis has been chosen, especially causal, cestoral and system analysis. The thesis shows that the mains causes of the dynamic development of the startup ecosystem in Israel is in particular the government initiative together with the creation of the Office of the Chief Scientist, constantly rising spending on R&D and the associated support for venture capital funds. In comparison with the US, in Israel, the government sector plays a significant role in all types of support, whether financial or institutional, thus motivating foreign investors to enter the Israeli financial market. The success of the Israeli state lies also in its historical events, cultural habits and the features of the population. The main benefit of the thesis, except the analysis of the Israeli startup environment and its comparison with the US is a comprehensive analysis of the insignificant facts that influenced its current development.

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Naulin, Tamara [Verfasser], Eva [Gutachter] Lutz, and Stefan [Gutachter] Süß. "New Venture Financing and Business Support: Three Papers on Accelerators’ Impact on Startups’ Development / Tamara Naulin ; Gutachter: Eva Lutz, Stefan Süß." Düsseldorf : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1227706812/34.

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Eiras, Guilherme Oliveira de. "Caracterização de estratégias de crescimento acelerado em Startups: três casos no agronegócio." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/19941.

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Ahn, Kyoungho. "Modeling Light Duty Vehicle Emissions Based on Instantaneous Speed and Acceleration Levels." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28246.

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This dissertation develops a framework for modeling vehicle emissions microscopically. In addition, the framework is utilized to develop the VT-Micro model using a number of data sources. Key input variables to the VT-Micro model include instantaneous vehicle speed and acceleration levels. Estimating accurate mobile source emissions is becoming more and more critical as a result of increasing environmental problems in large metropolitan urban areas. Current emission inventory models, such as MOBILE and EMPAC, are designed for developing large scale inventories, but are unable to estimate emissions from specific corridors and intersections. Alternatively, microscopic emission models are capable of assessing the impact of transportation scenarios and performing project-level analyses. The VT-Micro model was developed using data collected at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that included fuel consumption and emission rate measurements (CO, HC, and NOx) for five light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and three light-duty trucks (LDTs) as a function of the vehicle's instantaneous speed and acceleration levels. The hybrid regression models predict hot stabilized vehicle fuel consumption and emission rates for LDVs and LDTs. The model is found to be highly accurate compared to the ORNL data with coefficients of determination ranging from 0.92 to 0.99. The study compares fuel consumption and emission results from MOBILE5a, VT-Micro, and CMEM models. The dissertation presents that the proposed VT-Micro model appears to be good enough in terms of absolute light-duty hot stabilized normal vehicle tailpipe emissions. Specifically, the emission estimates were found to be within the 95 percent confidence limits of field data and within the same level of magnitude as the MOBILE5a model estimates. Furthermore, the proposed VT-Micro model was found to reflect differences in drive cycles in a fashion that was consistent with field observations. Specifically, the model accurately captures the increase in emissions for aggressive acceleration drive cycles in comparison with other drive cycles. The dissertation also presents a framework for developing microscopic emission models. The framework develops emission models by aggregating data using vehicle and operational variables. Specifically, statistical techniques for aggregating vehicles into homogenous categories are utilized as part of the framework. In addition, the framework accounts for temporal lags between vehicle operational variables and vehicle emissions. Finally, the framework is utilized to develop the VT-Micro model version 2.0 utilizing second-by-second chassis dynamometer emission data for a total of 60 light duty vehicles and trucks. Also, the dissertation introduces a procedure for estimating second-by-second high emitter emissions. This research initially investigates high emitter emission cut-points to verify clear definitions of high emitter vehicles (HEVs) and derives multiplicative factors for newly developed EPA driving cycles. Same model structure with the VT-Micro model is utilized to estimate instantaneous emissions for a total of 36 light duty vehicles and trucks. Finally, the dissertation develops a microscopic framework for estimating instantaneous vehicle start emissions for LDVs and LDTs. The framework assumes a linear decay in instantaneous start emissions over a 200-second time horizon. The initial vehicle start emission rate is computed based on MOBILE6's soak time function assuming a 200-second decay time interval. The validity of the model was demonstrated using independent trips that involved cold start and hot start impacts with vehicle emissions estimated to within 10 percent of the field data. The ultimate expansion of this model is its implementation within a microscopic traffic simulation environment in order to evaluate the environmental impacts of alternative ITS and non-ITS strategies. Also, the model can be applied to estimate vehicle emissions using instantaneous GPS speed measurements. Currently, the VT-Micro model has been implemented in the INTEGRATION software for the environmental assessment of operational-level transportation projects. Ph. D.

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Sénécal, Julia, and Ismaila A. Jallow. "Open Innovation Strategies : A new pivot for OEM and Start-up Coopetition." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160740.

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“[A]s much as any other product, the car has shaped not only the global economy but how billions of people live”1,whilethe digital area is nowshapingthe car.Coopetition, a strategy presenting firms with the opportunity to collaborate and compete at the same time,is becoming a prevalent phenomenonamong large OEMs and start-ups in the automotive industry.Respectively, considering that coopetition, in the context of open innovation and new technologies, has been identified as a successful strategy, this thesis will therefore analyse the relationship between OEMs and external start-ups in the context of coopetition and corporate open innovation strategies. Several typesof corporate incubators, accelerators and corporate innovation labs emerged within the last years, howeveran integration of all three of these has not yet been widely explored. Accordingly, while these open innovation streamsare used by large corporationsto get access to the start-upecosystemand increase their innovation capabilities, the relationship between OEMs and external start-ups will further lead to CIIAs (a combined approach of corporate incubators, corporate innovation labs and corporate accelerators),demonstratedin the context of coopetition. This exploratory study therebycontributes to the relationship between external start-ups and OEMsthrough aCIIA approach,answering the two following researchquestions;•What are the main drivers of the OEM and external start-uprelationship?•How do OEMs and external start-ups coopete in the context of corporate open innovation strategies?To dulyanswer these research questions, we choseaqualitative researchmethodcombined with an interpretivist and inductiveapproachas well asempirical findings generated from 6semi-structured interviews. We furthercontributed tothe illustrationof the key aspects of CIIAsas well asthe motives, management and implications behind the relationshipsbetween OEMs and external start-upsbyaconceptual framework. Our analysishence showsthe significanceof the access to complementary resources, the co-creation and co-development of value as well as the systematic implementation of a proof of conceptin the light of thesecoopetitive relationshipsbetween CIIAs and external start-ups.However, consideringthat thisresearch has been based on the German automotive industry only, it will require further research in other contexts, sectors or countries. To conclude, thisthesis contributes tothe management literature ofcoopetition, corporate innovation and entrepreneurship. We proposeda finalframeworkto highlightthekey motives, the management and the implications behind thecoopetitive relationshipsbetween OEMsand external start-upsthrough the CIIA platform.This willexpectedly help managers and entrepreneurs develop efficientmanagement techniques as well asfurther recognize and understand the influential dynamicspresent in these relationships

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Wittig, Georg [Verfasser], and Brian [Akademischer Betreuer] Foster. "Start-to-end simulations of hybrid laser-and beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration and free electron lasers / Georg Wittig ; Betreuer: Brian Foster." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1150183586/34.

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Wang, Ke. "Design study of a Laser Plasma Wakefield Accelerator with an externally injected 10-MeV electron beam coming from a photoinjector." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLS179/document.

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Nous étudions l’accélération d’un faisceau d’électrons provenant d’un photoinjecteur RF lorsque celui-ci est injecté dans le champ électrique à très fort gradient crée par un laser de forte puissance dans un plasma. Dans cette thèse la configuration d’une telle expérience est étudiée et des simulations du début à la fin sont présentées. Étant donné qu’un faisceau ultra-court d’électrons (quelques femto secondes) est nécessaire pour atteindre une faible dispersion en énergie dans le plasma, le faisceau d’électrons de 10 MeV provenant du photoinjecteur est comprimé en deux étapes. Le premier étage utilise une chicane coudée qui comprime le paquet d’électrons jusqu’à une durée de 69 fs, puis un deuxième étage qui utilise la méthode de regroupement par différence de célérité dans le plasma et qui comprime le paquet jusqu’à 4 fs avant qu’il ne soit accéléré. Le paquet d’électrons est comprimé transversalement avant d’être injecté dans le plasma. Le paquet d’électrons est focalisé transversalement avant d’être injecté dans le plasma. Une longue cellule plasma est utilisée pour créer le plasma en commençant plusieurs longueurs de Rayleigh avant le plan focal du laser, ce qui permet un regroupement par différence de célérité dans la première partie du plasma avec des contraintes relâchées sur la taille transverse du paquet d’électrons. La cellule plasma s’étend plusieurs longueurs de Rayleigh après le plan focal du laser pour supprimer la divergence angulaire du paquet d’électrons. Nous démontrons que le paquet d’électrons à la sortie du plasma a une énergie de plus d’une centaine de MeV avec une émittance plus petite que 1 µm, une charge plus grande que 7pC et une dispersion en énergie plus petite que 1,5% (largeur à mi-hauteur). Pour étendre la longueur d’accélération nous avons étudié le guidage du laser par un capillaire diélectrique creux et les résultats montrent que même dans le cas optimal le profile Gaussien usuel d’un laser n’est pas optimal, principalement à cause de la diffraction du laser sur les bords à l’entrée du capillaire. Un profile Gaussien aplatit est donc suggéré pour supprimer cette diffraction et il est montré que dans ce cas les électrons peuvent être accélérés sur plus de 10 longueurs de Rayleigh The acceleration of an externally injected 10MeV electron bunch coming from a RF photoinjector in a high gradient electric ﬁeld excited in a plasma by a high power laser is studied. In this thesis, the conﬁguration of such an experiment is studied and start to end simulations are presented. As an ultrashort electron bunch (several femtoseconds) is required to maintain a low energy spread beam in the plasma, the 10MeV electron bunch coming from the photoinjector is compressed in two stages. The ﬁrst stage is realized using a dogleg chicane which compresses the electron bunch to 69fs, the second stage is realized with velocity bunching in the plasma that further compresses the electron bunch to 3fs before eﬃcient acceleration. The electron bunch is transversely focused with a solenoid before being injected into the plasma. A long cell is used to create a plasma starting several Rayleigh lengths before the laser focal plane, allowing the velocity bunching in the ﬁrst part of the plasma and relaxing constraints on the transverse bunch size. The cell extends several Rayleigh lengths after the laser focal plane to suppress the angular divergence of the electron bunch. We demonstrate that the electron bunch at the exit of the plasma has an energy of more than one hundred MeV, with an emittance smaller than 1 µm, a charge greater than 7pC and a FWHM energy spread smaller than 1.5%. To extend the acceleration section, the guiding of the laser beam with a hollow dielectric capillary is studied, the results show that even in the best matching conditions, the usual laser Gaussian transverse proﬁle is not optimum, mainly because of the diﬀraction of the laser on the edges at the entrance of the capillary, a ﬂattened Gaussian laser proﬁle is then suggested to suppress this diﬀraction and the electrons can be accelerated over more than ten Rayleigh lengths

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Kazlova, Ala, and Bettina Ullmann. "When Wind Goes Vertical: : Can a start-up company make use of its born global potential to revolutionize the wind turbine industry?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-6605.

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The 21st century would be a nightmare for Don Quijote: thousands of windmills are installed all over the globe and the number will increase tremendously over the next years. If climate change was an issue in the early 17th century, Don Quijote might have specialized in fighting nuclear or fossil fuel power plants. The change in power production is clearly pronounced, and it inspires the market to respond immediately. Numerous wind turbine manufacturers emerge, developing one technological innovation after another. The trend clearly goes in one direction: horizontal axis wind turbines in all possible variations. However, there are a few companies that do not follow the mainstream – they swim against the current and introduce new concepts, with the potential to set new standards in the industry. Nevertheless, the question whether these companies can establish operations and survive in an industry dominated by large multinational corporations arises. If these companies want to become recognized, they need to compete on an international scale from the outset – they become born globals. This master’s thesis investigates the preconditions under which an innovative start-up company can become born global in the wind turbine industry. For that, distinctive resources and capabilities of such companies, as well as key success factors for the industry are defined. Furthermore, enhancing or restricting parameters lying within company’s environment – in particular, within its networks – are discovered. These findings are based on and supported by the case study of an innovative vertical axis wind turbine manufacturer. In addition, the influence of this company’s university spin-off origin is investigated.

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Koppitz, David. "Využití rizikového a rozvojového kapitálu pro podporu začínajících inovativních podniků v ČR." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223659.

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Innovation entrepreneurship is built not only on a quality idea, but also on the availability of start-up capital and management skills of the idea owner. The insufficient finance often limits the success and growth potential of start-ups. When seeking support to individual business plans, allowing for entry of a business angel could be an option. Business angels are private, mostly experienced investors who invest in SMEs with high growth potential not only financial capital, but also business know-how, contacts and management experience. Thesis evaluates possibilities to use venture capital offered by business angels to support innovative start-ups and on several case studies assesses readiness of innovation and business environment from the investors’ point of view.

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Soares, Ana Gagean. "Startup corporate accelerator: Vodafone power lab." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/18251.

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Startups have been drastically changing the way business is done. Big corporates are aware that startups are a source of disruptive products and services and are developing corporate acceleration programs to have first hand access to the solutions they are developing. The aim of this report is to analyze Vodafone’s corporate accelerator – Vodafone Power Lab – comparing it with two of best corporates accelerators in the market and to provide a recommendation proposal on how to effectively run the acceleration program.

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Barba, Maria Joana Geraldes. "Startup accelerators models: the Nova SBE recommendation." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/18248.

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With an each time more globalized and technological world, opportunities are most of the times around the corner. The courage to take the chance is the first step that should be firmed. To help, there are Startup Acceleration Programs that mentor and support companie’s throughout the beginning of the journey. With a study on worldwide acceleration programs and it’s main future trends, this thesis will build some recommendations on a Pre-acceleration and an Acceleration Program to be developed for the growing entrepreneurial community at NovaSBE.

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Wu, Chi-Chen, and 吳其蓁. "Participating in the Startup Accelerator: The Resource Orchestration View." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24252047010539078287.

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碩士 國立臺灣科技大學 科技管理所 102 While the concept of entrepreneurship has received much attention, the startup accelerator programs have emerged in both Taiwan and the globe. Accelerators aim to speed up the success of participating startups, yet few discussed on how an accelerator offers support and how startups access or manage the resources. By Applying resource orchestration theory (Sirmon, 2011) in case study, this paper shows the resource orchestration process of the firm and the effect of participating in the startup accelerator. The results in this paper indicate that by participating in the activities of the accelerator program, the startup gets access to resources with lower costs. Furthermore, by developing the network resources of the accelerator, the firm is able to orchestrate the resource and provide value to customers. However, the accelerator program doesn’t support in all the components in resource orchestration process due to environmental uncertainty and the stage of the startup.

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Ostertag, Vanessa Beatrice. "Corporate accelerator programs : supporting startup success by Fostering Entrepreneurial Networking." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/22746.

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Recent years have seen the rapid emergence of a new format of corporate-startup engagement: the corporate accelerator program. This format aims to support early-stage ventures to overcome their initial challenges, while fostering corporate innovation within established firms. Extant literature has emphasized the importance of networking for entrepreneurs to increase their chances of survival. Accordingly, networking opportunities constitute a major reason for startups to join an accelerator. To date, research on corporate accelerators has remained scarce and left it unclear how networking happens in this context. This thesis sheds light upon why and how startups network within corresponding programs and explores the implications of corporate accelerators on entrepreneurial networking. An inductive, multiple case study of six startups that graduated from different programs in Germany was performed. The results revealed four mechanisms that corporate accelerators provide to foster networking: large-scale idea presentation, expert advice, referrals and physical proximity. These mechanisms were used differently given the participants’ stage of product development and prior network support. Interestingly, an initial exploratory study unveiled two distinct types of corporate accelerators: “innovation vehicle” and “investment vehicle” programs. The type of program appeared to shape the configuration of the four mechanisms and thus the opportunities and possible networking outcomes for participating startups. In general, corporate accelerator programs seem to increase intensity, efficiency and successfulness of startups’ network tie formation. This study enhances the theoretical understanding of corporate accelerators and contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial networking. It further provides valuable insights for program operators and potential startup participants. Os últimos anos trouxeram um novo formato de interação entre empresas e startups: o programa de aceleração corporativa. Este visa o apoio de startups, superarando as suas fraquezas, relacionadas com a sua recente implementação e tamanho, ao mesmo tempo que fomenta a inovação de empresas já estabelecidas. A literatura existente enfatiza a importância do networking no aumento das hipóteses de sobrevivência do empreendedor. Assim, as oportunidades de networking constituem um importante motivo para participação num acelerador. Os estudos atuais relativos a aceleradores corporativos são escassos, sendo pouco claro como se procede o networking neste cenário. Esta tese clarifica os motivos e formas como as startups iniciam novos contactos nestes programas e explora a maneira como os aceleradores corporativos afetam o networking de empreendedores. Foi realizado um estudo de caso com seis startups graduadas de diferentes programas que operam na Alemanha. Os resultados revelaram quatro mecanismos de networking fomentados pelos aceleradores, utilizados de forma diferente consoante o nível de desenvolvimento das startups participantes. Através de um estudo exploratório inicial, foram identificados dois tipos de aceleradores corporativos, com influência na forma como as oportunidades de networking surgiam: “veículos de inovação" e "veículos de investimento". No geral, os programas de aceleração corporativa mostraram aumentar a intensidade, eficiência e sucesso de networking das startups. Este estudo permite uma compreensão teórica de aceleradores corporativos, contribuindo para a literatura dentro do tema de networking de empreendedores. Além disso, fornece informação de relevo para operadores de programas e para potenciais participantes.

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Miziolek, Tomasz. "Startup failures: the research on the major factors causing the startup failures." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/120105.

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The research is focused on finding out what are the major reasons for start up failures. To accomplish that, the survey on the founders of start ups that failed was conducted. The results were split into the general presentation and divided by the characteristics of companies such as a stage of development, number of founders, industry, type of financing, and business model. The critical factors of start up failures turned out to be Poor sales and marketing, Business model not viable, Not the right team, Other market problems (not enough traction, too niche market), Lack of financing. The results differ in the start ups with different characteristics.

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Yang, Chu-Han, and 楊筑涵. "A Comparative Study on Business Models of Startup Accelerator and Crowdfunding Platform." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/mdt35s.

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碩士 國立臺中科技大學 企業管理系碩士班 104 Using the business model theory proposed by Osterwalder & Pigneur, this study explores how similarly and how differently startup accelerators and crowdfunding platforms operate, as well as why they have become the major funding sources for entrepreneurs. Ten leading companies are chosen as the cases to be studied, which include Y Combinator、Techstars、500 Startups、AppWorks、TMI、NTU Garage、Kickstarter、Indiegogo、Flying V、Zeczec. The results show that they both function successfully as an intermediary platform in serving two complementary customer segments, entrepreneurs and investors. They differ in their networking instruments and target industries. Accelerates rely majorly on human networks to nurture new ventures in the internet industry. Crowdfunding platforms rely majorly on internet networks to promote new ventures in the art & entertainment industry.

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Huang, Qian-Yu, and 黃芊瑜. "A study on the Accelerator to Startup teams - The case study of I company." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57n5qn.

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碩士 國立中山大學 人力資源管理研究所 107 Starting a business is considered the momentum of economic growth and encouraging starting one is regarded an effective approach to boost the economy. The earliest concept of setting up a business stems from the economist Cantillon (1755). He defines it as a measure to obtain economic profits through an individual’s undertaking potential risk and engaging in arbitrage. Starting a business is about the combined operations of capitalist, capital, labor and resources so that it can demonstrate its functions to generate economic value and stimulate the market. All governments are motivated to attract talent to their countries so as to boost their domestic industry and economy through start-ups. In recent years, Taiwan is surrounded by the ambience to set up a business of one’s own, ranging from schools, businesses and the whole social aspects. Although the environment in Taiwan is not yet mature, the government is planning relative policies to better the economic situations and encourage people to found their own companies. The motive of this study originates from an interest to engage in counseling people desiring to start their own businesses as well as an enthusiasm in “ the effects of accelerators on teams of startup.” I, therefore, would like to delve into the studies of start-ups having been counseled. This paper adopts qualitative research analysis on a case study, choosing “Plan A accelerator” that executes government policies. I aim to analyze it through data collections and thorough interviews with the business founders. The outcomes are as the following: the most valued assessments of Plan A Accelerator are the willingness to set up a business, the value of products and marketing strategies.

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Freitas, Inês Vizela de. "Design of an accelerator to make portuguese parishes smarter." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/68459.

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Dissertação apresentada como requisito parcial para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Gestão de Informação, especialização em Gestão de Sistemas e Tecnologias de informação The key problem for performing this study was the need to get citizens and parish councils closer. As it was known, the lack of communication between these two is real. So, a main objective was set, to make an innovation accelerator to bring some smartness to parishes. To get all insights needed to achieve this objective, there was the need to learn more about public administration and Portuguese specificities compared to other realities, which was done related to smart cities as well as understand what such a broad concept involves and to get to know a bit more on innovation and creativity in general and case studies of previous of innovation accelerators. As the main objective was to make parishes smarter, there was a need for a clear definition of it, so it was defined that smartness inside a parish must include an improvement on the relationship with citizens, citizens who feel that their opinions count, training for citizens to promote digital inclusion and also for parish employees to make sure that their processes are more citizen centered, and, last but not the least, an improvement of citizens quality of living inside the parish. It was concluded at the focus group meeting, used to validate the proposed framework, that it is possible to get all this smartness through the implementation of the proposed framework in a parish inside Portugal as it is aligned with what parishes want for them in the near future.

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Lin, Ming-Hsin, and 林茗歆. "From Plug and Play, the startup accelerator in Silicon Valley, talking about the future development of Taiwan Tech Arena." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/944wd9.

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碩士 國立臺灣大學 臺大-復旦EMBA境外專班 107 Silicon Valley is a very special place. In the past decades, it has been able to successfully lead the world to every technology and market change due to its unique "innovation" ability. People can''t help but explore the real reasons behind it. The Startup Accelerator is the product of Silicon Valley’s startup ecosystem. Through special environments and business models, startups can enter commercial trials quickly and obtain investment, ultimately improving their survival rate. In the past ten years, the startup Accelerators in Silicon Valley have successfully cultivated many international "unicorns". Thus, it has become the learning object from countries and enterprises. It is hoped that by learning its business model, they will drive an endless stream of innovation-driven energy. Through literately discussions, close observations and in-depth interviews, this study analyzes the “Silicon Valley startup ecosystem” and “Startup Accelerator” from the historical context and composition framework to find out the key factors behind the success of Silicon Valley. Furthermore, through actual case analysis, this study compares the two accelerators of “Plug and Play” in Silicon Valley and “Taiwan Tech Arena” in Taiwan to explore their differences in environment and business model, and then propose the environmental and organizational challenges that the “Taiwan Tech Arena” may face. Finally, I made recommendations on the Taiwan Tech Arena, hoping that it will become a successful hub for Taiwan''s startup ecosystem and cultivate an international "unicorn" belonging to Taiwan

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Carocha, Cláudia Sofia Costa. "Building global innovators marketing plan: A startups accelerator in the Portuguese market." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/18754.

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In the last years, the entrepreneurship ecosystem has been experiencing a constant growth in Portugal, as a higher number of startups are created every year. However, these new ventures have a high rate of failure in the first years, due to the high risk characteristic of an early stage venture. In order to help new ventures to overcome early stage obstacles, the number of incubators and accelerator has been growing every year in Portugal, being increasing the number of startups benefiting from it. In relation to this, there is a clear opportunity for accelerators to catch the beginning phase of this phenomenon in Portugal in order to build a strong and solid position in the Portuguese market in the long term. The present project presents a marketing plan for BGI Acceleration Program, with the objective of increasing brand awareness in the target market. In this marketing strategy plan we elaborate an internal and external analysis, characterizing the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem, the company, BGI’s competition and the respective consumer - the Portuguese deep technology startups. In the Operational Marketing Plan, we develop a one-year plan to, defining the marketing-mix of the company and the implementation plan to follow. Ao longo dos últimos anos, o ecossistema empreendedor em Portugal tem experienciado um crescimento constante, observado através do número elevado de startups criadas todos os anos. No entanto, é importante verificar a elevada taxa de insucesso de startups, devido ao elevado risco característico da criação de uma nova empresa. De forma a ajudar estas novas empresas a superarem os seus obstáculos iniciais, é visível o crescimento do número de incubadoras e aceleradoras em cada ano em Portugal, estando a crescer o número de startups a beneficiarem destas entidades. Desta forma, existe uma oportunidade evidente para as aceleradoras aproveitarem a fase inicial deste fenómeno em Portugal, de forma a construírem uma marca forte e sólida no mercado português a longo prazo. O presente projeto apresenta um plano de marketing para o Programa de Aceleração BGI, com o objetivo de aumentar a sua notoriedade de marca no mercado alvo. De forma a elaborar um plano estratégico de marketing, elaborámos uma análise interna e externa, caracterizando o ecossistema empreendedor português, a empresa, os seus concorrentes atuais no Mercado e o respetivo consumidor – startups tecnológicas portuguesas. No Plano de Marketing Operacional, desenvolvemos um plano com a duração de um ano de forma a definir todos os fatores de marketing da empresa e um plano de implementação a seguir.

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Kummle, Tobias. "On which success factors should corporate accelerator programs focus to achieve sustained competitive advantage for its incumbent company?" Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26978.

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Corporate accelerator programs (CAPs) are company-supported, cohort-based programs for a limited period of time, that support startups through manifold types of resources. They are operated by corporations to achieve competitive advantage in a fast-changing economic environment and are a relatively recent phenomenon. As a result, the research on the efficacy and key success criteria of CAPs is highly important. Past research has identified nine success factors (implementation capability, networking, selection criteria, value proposition, target definition, top management support, mentor selection, mutual value, prior knowledge) on a nominal scale. However, it remains unclear if one is more or less important than the other. To close this gap in research a multiple case-study was performed interviewing eight top managers of corporate accelerator programs, four for each category, (strategic & investment) to rank the success factors according to their expert opinion on an ordinal scale. In this process two additional success factors (reputation and local proximity) were identified. Subsequently all eleven factors were examined to determine whether they would give the incumbent company a sustainable competitive advantage or not, through a resource-based view. The study finds that three of eleven success factors under study (selection criteria, networking and implementation capability) are able to create a sustained competitive advantage for the incumbent company for both types of programs although in different order. Lastly, recommendations were given on how a general program could be optimized both on a high level as well as through tangible examples (e.g. divesting target definition in favour of mentor selection). Os programas aceleradores corporativos (CAPs) são programas apoiados por empresas, baseados em coortes por um período limitado de tempo, que dão suporte a startups através de vários tipos de recursos. Eles são operados por empresas para alcançar vantagem competitiva em um ambiente econômico em rápida mudança e são um fenômeno relativamente recente. Como resultado, a pesquisa sobre a eficácia e os principais critérios de sucesso dos CAPs é muito importante. Estudos anteriores identificaram nove factores de sucesso (capacidade de implementação, ligação em rede, critérios de selecção, proposta de valor, definição de objectivos, apoio à gestão de topo, selecção de mentores, valor mútuo, conhecimentos prévios) numa escala nominal. No entanto, continua a não ser claro se um é mais ou menos importante do que o outro. Para preencher essa lacuna na pesquisa, um estudo de caso múltiplo foi realizado entrevistando oito gestores de topo de programas aceleradores corporativos, quatro para cada categoria (estratégica e de investimento) para classificar os fatores de sucesso de acordo com sua opinião especializada em uma escala ordinal. Nesse processo, dois fatores de sucesso adicionais (reputação e proximidade local) foram identificados. Posteriormente, todos os onze fatores foram examinados para determinar se dariam à empresa incumbente uma vantagem competitiva sustentável ou não, através de uma visão baseada em recursos. O estudo conclui que três dos onze factores de sucesso em estudo (critérios de selecção, rede e capacidade de implementação) são capazes de criar uma vantagem competitiva sustentada para a empresa incumbente em ambos os tipos de programas, embora em ordem diferente. Por último, foram dadas recomendações sobre como um programa geral poderia ser optimizado tanto a um nível elevado como através de exemplos tangíveis (por exemplo, desinvestir na definição de objectivos em favor da selecção de mentores).

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Garcia, Duarte João Machado. "Do cohorts accelerate? : startups accelerators and unentrepreneurial learning." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/21811.

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Startups are responsible for bringing ideas to life, disrupting industries. They shape our future, from the way life is lived, to the way economy is organized. To help startups through the early stages, accelerators were created offering cohorts education, mentorship and funds during a short acceleration program, that culminates with a pitch to an audience of investors. Prior research has defined what differs accelerators from other incubator mechanisms, but little is known about which factors accelerate startups. It seems obvious that working in cohorts allow accelerators to save resources. What is less obvious is that working in cohorts may in fact accelerate startups learning process. We inductively investigate the effect of working in cohorts on the acceleration process. Literature defines cohort as startups that enter, participate and exit the same Acceleration Program at the same time. After this thesis, we define cohort as groups of startups that not only improve self-performance through knowledge sharing, but also support each other throughout the program. We interviewed twelve accelerated startups. Data showed two cohorts characteristics which contribute to the acceleration process. First, the competitive environment strengthens time and peer pressure and the need to compete for limited resources. Second, we found evidence of a community spirit among cohort peers: teams trusted and supported each other. This friendly environment facilitates information sharing between teams: benchmarking best practices, avoid mistakes and develop solutions to common problems. Finally, we found evidence that accelerator’s managers are responsible for fostering both competitive and cooperative environment within the program. As startups são responsáveis por tornar ideias em realidades. São elas quem desenham o futuro, desde a maneira como as pessoas vivem, até à maneira como a economia é estruturada. Para ajudar as startups, nas primeiras etapas, foram criadas aceleradoras que oferecem a cohorts de startups formação, orientação e investimento. Este programa culmina com um pitch para uma audiência de empreendedores e investidores. A teoria é clara sobre o que diferencia aceleradoras de outros mecanismos de incubação, no entanto pouco se sabe sobre os fatores que realmente aceleram a aprendizagem das startups. O interesse de organizar o programa em cohorts parece claro para as aceleradoras. Contudo o efeito de trabalhar em cohorts na aprendizagem das startups não foi ainda estudado. Autores definem cohorts como startups que entram, participam e saem do mesmo programa de aceleração. Depois desta dissertação, definimos cohorts como grupos de startups que melhoram o seu desempenho através da partilha de conhecimentos e apoiam-se mutuamente ao longo do programa. Entrevistámos doze startups que participaram num programa de aceleração. A análise destas entrevistas leva-nos a concluir que a aceleração da aprendizagem foi feita através de duas características presentes no programa. Primeiro, observámos um ambiente competitivo, criado pela pressão do tempo, dos peers e pelo combate por recursos limitados. No entanto, também encontrámos evidências de um sentimento de comunidade dentro dos cohorts: havia confiança no grupo, as startups apoiavam-se mutuamente e havia partilha de conhecimento. Finalmente, encontrámos evidências que os aceleradores são os responsáveis pela criação deste ambiente competitivo-cooperativo.

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Kramer, Marius. "Do German corporate accelerators accelerate? : examining the learning experience and success of startups participating incorporate accelerator programs in Germany." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/22747.

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Startups gain importance in job creation and developing disruptive and highly innovative products and services. Despite the fact that startups are able to threaten business models of large companies, they often lack certain resources to further develop their business model. In this context, large corporations use the possibility to engage with highly innovative startups by setting up corporate accelerator programs. Through these programs, startups receive resources and in exchange, the corporate accelerator gains access to external innovations. The present dissertation is based on a survey conducted with alumni startups of corporate accelerator programs in Germany and measures the impact of expectations on learning throughout the program. Further, possible downsides for participating startups are considered and the subjective as well as objective outcomes are analyzed. The literature review covering corporate accelerators, learning, and investors’ decision-making theory incorporates the dissertation into the existing research landscape. Results show that expectations towards the program lead to higher learning. Hence, high expectations guarantee high learning. A negative impact of possible downsides of corporate accelerator programs on startups was not found. However, the positive and significant relation between learning and the subjective outcome, measured directly at the end of the program, was quantified. It reflected satisfaction and overall learning. Further, the programs significantly increased participants’ long-term success measures. The present dissertation adds value in this field of study, since the research landscape lacks quantitative studies focusing on the impact of corporate accelerators on alumni startups. As Startups ganham importância na criação de emprego e no desenvolvimento de productos e serviços disruptivos, altamente inovadores. Apesar de ameaçarem os modelos de negócios das grandes empresas, muitas vezes não possuem os recursos para desenvolver os seus próprios modelos de negócios. Neste contexto, as grandes empresascriam programas corporativos de aceleração, de modo a interagirem com elas. Através destes programas, as Startups recebem recursos e, em troca, o patrocinador do programa de aceleração ganha acesso a inovações externas. Esta dissertação é baseada em questionários feitos a alumni de programas de aceleração Alemães, e mede o impacto das expectativas de aprendizagem no programa na aprendizagem real. Além disso, consequências negativas são consideradas e o seu resultado, quer objectivo quer subjectivo, é analisado. A revisão de literatura que cobre programas de aceleração, aprendizagem e o processo de decisão da teoria do investidor incorpora a dissertação na investigação existente. Os resultados demonstram que as expectativas em relação ao programa induzem uma maior aprendizagem. Assim, maiores expectativas levam a uma maior aprendizagem. O impacto negativo de eventuais consequências adversas dos programas nas Startups não foi provado. Contudo, a relação positiva e significante entre a aprendizagem e o resultado directo subjectivo, que mede a satisfação, e a aprendizagem geral foi quantificada. Além disso, os programas aumentam significamente as medidas de sucesso a longo-prazo dos participantes. Esta dissertação acrescenta valor neste campo de estudo dado que, neste campo, existe uma ausência de estudos quantitativos focados no impacto dos programas de aceleração nas Startups participantes.

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