Fundraising for venture capital investments have continued to increase in recent years. One crucial step in the investment process is the valuation of the target company. Investors are faced with the great challenge of valuing a young venture without a corporate or financial history, a firm...

The Power of Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Mindset -- The Entrepreneurial Mindset -- Pitching to Investors: Conveying the Essential Aspects of Technology Startups -- Go-to-Market Strategies, Investor Options and Tracking Value -- Scaling Technology Startups: Machinery and...

We study how informal buyer-supplier relationships in the German automotive industry affect procurement. Using unique data from a survey focusing on these, we show that more trust, the belief that the trading partner acts to maintain the mutual relationship, is associated with both higher...