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Venture debt can help startups extend their cash runway without giving up more equity. Marshall Hawks explains how it works, who qualifies, and when founders should consider it. EDITOR'S NOTE: Most Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Peter Birkeland and Marshall Hawks
Entrepreneurial ambition is still strong, but access to startup capital is not. For many young founders, student debt, high rent, and tighter funding markets make launching a business far harder than Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Johnny Smith
Franchising can be an alternative to private equity or self-financing to help companies scale, and a win-win for both franchisors and franchisees if done right. If you’re a startup thinking about Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Peter Birkeland and John Francis
As the authors' experiences and interviews with three academics-turned-innovators show, academia can provide the preparation needed to launch a business. Entrepreneurs are typically depicted as Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Alexis Peña, Ph.D. and Dira Delpech
Not everyone has time to keep up with the best thinking on founding, funding, or growing a startup, especially if they have just launched a business or if they have a day job . That is why EIX has Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: John Buday
Changing demographics, economic upheavals, and other factors have led to a big increase in people who choose to start their own businesses late in life. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation reported Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
Whether in the science parks of Shenzhen in China or the coffee shops of Silicon Valley in the United States, vibrant communities of investors, entrepreneurs, and experts drive progress by fostering Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Xiaoteng Wu , Arzi Adbi and Pasha Mahmood
The venture capital industry has witnessed a surge in investments by micro venture capital (or “micro VC”) firms, which have emerged as a crucial player in the startup ecosystem. These are Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Mario Daniele Amore , Annamaria Conti and Valerio Pelucco
Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange (EIX) aspires to be the #1 peer-reviewed resource for thought leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation for students, practitioners, and professors. To Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jon Eckhardt
Back in the depths of the Great Recession, two World Wide Web pioneers set up shop on Menlo Park, Calif.’s venture capital enclave, Sand Hill Road. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz of early Web Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Robert Buday , Charles Eesley and James C Wetherbe