Using a large multi-country multi-industry sample of over 158,000 companies, the early-stage company sector is documented to have sizable destruction of revenues and jobs and as well as sizable gross creation of revenues and jobs. The creation aspect has captured the dominant attention of...

Growth strategies of startups are examined based onthe role of rounds of venture capital financing. Three aspects of venturecapital financing are investigated: (1) whether financial resources constrainthe growth of startups and whether rounds of funding unbind this constraint;(2) what the role...

Startup firms face a significant managerial challenge when they grow beyond the boundaries of informal interactions. This transition point has often been identified with a significant crisis in the growth path of these firms. An important aspect of this transition is the adoption of management...