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Startups Can Attract Employees and Financing Through 'Borrowed' Reputations

New firms must attract two kinds of resources: talent and money. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Daniel Forbes

Media Attention Helps Private Equity Firms Attract Resources

New firms can attract resources by sending out signals about their quality. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Tom Vanacker

Investing in Capabilities and Reputation Pays Off for VC Firms

August 2004 finds that many startups are willing to accept lower valuation terms for the reputation, resources Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Hsu

We Talk with Wes Schroll, CEO of Fetch Rewards, Softbank's latest Unicorn

On April 1, Madison, Wisconsin-based company Fetch Rewards became a unicorn, with a  $210 million  investment round lead by SoftBank VisionFund 2. EIX Editor in Chief Jon Eckhardt Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt

Technical Specialized Knowledge and Founder Leadership at Initial Public Offering

We find that firms that have successfully completed more rounds of financing are less likely to have Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Jon Eckhardt , Marc Junkunc and Mingxiang Li

Is Structure Good or Bad for Startups?

After the emergence of the Lean Startup, many entrepreneurs choose to test the market for their product and run a lot of experiments before scaling their businesses. At the same time, some take a Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Andrea Contigiani

Research Insight: Proven Entrepreneurs May Benefit Less from Partnering With Experienced VCs

lesser-known VCs, Gompers et. al suggest a precise mechanism for why novice entrepreneurs face higher financing Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Author: Jon Eckhardt

a16z Brings Thought Leadership to the Valley

supporting firms in its portfolio, scaling up the supply of valuable expertise in business development, finance Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Robert Buday , Charles Eesley and James C Wetherbe