Creative industries comprise enterprises focusing on the creation, production, and distribution of creative or cultural goods and services. Following an explorative empirical approach, we analyze start-ups in creative industries regarding three issues along the startup process: (1) personal...

In this paper we investigate the relationship between females among the first hires of start-up companies and business success. Our results show that firms with female first hires have a higher share of female workers at the end of the first year after entry. Further, we find that firms with...

If certain start-up characteristics will indicate a business success, knowing such characteristics could generate more successful start-ups and more efficient start-up counseling. Our study will contribute to this by quantifying individual success determinants of freelance start-ups. The data...

The founder (team)'s human capital is a vital determinant of future firm performance. This is a stylized fact. Less is known about the effect of the human capital of the initial workforce hired by the founder(s). We study the performance consequences of a founder's choice of the initial...

Although comprehensive data from official statistics on new firm formation and entrepreneurs starting a new business are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...

Dieses Buch zeigt in klaren Schritten den Weg, aber auch die Stolpersteine und Risiken zum erfolgreichen Unternehmer. Ob als einzelner Existenzgründer oder als Start-up-Team – an einer gründlichen Vorbereitung des Unternehmenskonzepts führt kein Weg vorbei. Beginnend mit dem Wunsch nach...

Chapter 1: The Startup Common -- Part 1: Exploring the Startup Common -- Chapter 2: Creating Pillar Companies -- Chapter 3: Launching Startups from Universities -- Chapter 4: Deepening the Human Capital Pool -- Chapter 5: Sourcing Investment Capital -- Chapter 6: Building Mentor Networks --...

Wie sieht das Ökosystem Startup zurzeit in Deutschland aus? Was bedeutet das für female founders? -- 2.1 Worum geht es, was bietet der Staat und welche weiteren Unterstützer gibt es? -- Welche privaten Geldgeber spielen mit und worauf legen sie Wert? -- Was bringen Netzwerke und wie nutzt man...

Entrepreneurship, Gründungen, Marktdynamik -- Unternehmerische Selbständigkeit, Gründungsgeschehen und Marktdynamik in Deutschland -- Entrepreneurial Choice: Wer gründet ein Unternehmen? Merkmale von Gründern -- Entrepreneurship als Prozess -- Gründungsfinanzierung --...

Innovate or Die: Efficient Innovation Instead of Inefficient Start-up Thinking -- Efficient Innovation With the 5C Process -- The Innovation Machine: Efficient Innovation in Corporations -- The End Is Not Nigh. .