Purpose This study aims to analyze the phenomenon of entrepreneurial spawning in the new context of software startups, revisiting theory and identifying patterns within the emergence of startups/spin-offs in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach A study of two cases of startups recognized for...

Purpose - This paper aims to investigate the decision-making on new ventures of eight directors or managers of Brazilian accelerators, aiming to understand if the Einstellung effect - mental rigidity - operates during the judgment of new ventures to accelerate. Design/methodology/approach -...