The purpose of this paper is to examine the essential characteristics of the financial statements of FinTech start-ups and to investigate which figures of balance sheets are suitable indicators of failure for this still rising group of start-ups. We conduct a quantitative analysis of 595 annual...

Attracting investors and generating funding is a key issue for all start-ups. The information asymmetries between investor and start-up need to be reduced. Despite the overwhelming literature on venture capital financing and different signals reflecting venture quality, pinpointing the signals...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Part I Strategy -- Chapter 1 Management Challenges in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry -- 1.1 Introducing the Chemical Industry as a Source of Innovation and Prosperity -- 1.2...