We investigate the operational and economic ramifications of a Venture Capitalist (VC) funding a technology superstar (abbr. techstar) who manages a startup. The VC, who can be a generalist or a specialist, receives the techstar’s equity in return for the funding and market expansion advice to...

We investigate the operational and economic ramifications of a Venture Capitalist (VC) funding a technology superstar (abbr. techstar) who manages a startup. The VC, who can be a generalist or a Supply Chain (SC) specialist, receives equity from the techstar in return for the funding and market...

Infrastructure networks to transport material, energy, and information are critical for today's interconnected economies and communities, and network disruptions and failures can have serious economic and even catastrophic consequences. Since these networks require enormous investments, network...