Research shows that most ventures fail, yet it has devoted limited attention to the consequences of entrepreneurs' past …. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … our predictions using an online experiment where respondents are potential investors in seed stage ventures via equity …

. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … our predictions using an online experiment where respondents are potential investors in seed stage ventures via equity … crowdfunding. Respondents evaluate a realistic investment opportunity in a between-subjects design, where we decompose the effect …

Research shows that most ventures fail, yet it has devoted limited attention to the consequences of entrepreneurs' past …. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … our predictions using an online experiment where respondents are potential investors in seed stage ventures via equity …

Venture capitalists find, fund, and assist high-impact entrepreneurs - individuals whose firms are instruments of … Schumpeter's (1939) “creative destruction” and the “creation of new economic spaces” (Acs, 2008). These entrepreneurs form firms …

captured by the big five personality traits and entrepreneurial orientation, impacts entrepreneurs' seeking of start …

deduction for qualified angel and VC investment in China as a quasi-natural experiment. We find that the tax incentive increases …

VC market. We theorize and empirically document that entrepreneurs' human capital background and venture …

participate, and over 50% of them are entrepreneurs. We then exploit an identification strategy by comparing the entrepreneurial …