captured by the big five personality traits and entrepreneurial orientation, impacts entrepreneurs' seeking of start …

We study how entrepreneurs evaluate the ability of different U.S. venture capitalists (VCs) to add value to start …-up companies. Analyzing a large dataset on entrepreneurs' stated preferences on VCs, we show that entrepreneurs view independent … entrepreneurs are able to correctly identify the VCs with better track record, they do not believe that such VCs have a higher …

VC market. We theorize and empirically document that entrepreneurs' human capital background and venture …

entrepreneurs' interactions with different categories of private equity investors, namely business angels (BAs) and formal venture … that growth paths depend strongly on the entrepreneurs being more or less able to simultaneously leverage BAs' and VCs …' financial as well as cognitive resources. The entrepreneurs ‘capability to do so, is shown to be dependent on their specific …

. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure …

Research shows that most ventures fail, yet it has devoted limited attention to the consequences of entrepreneurs' past …. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure …

policymakers in promoting innovation. VC investors are better informed. However, Angel investors offer entrepreneurs a better … avenue to capture entrepreneurs' motivational factors. We show that policy measures to enhance entrepreneurial activity …