mind is an oversimplified picture of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, i.e, stereotypes about successful … entrepreneurs. Using French administrative data on 48,767 new firms, we show that some characteristics are stereotypical of success … biased assessments, we report the discrepancies between the implied fraction of successful entrepreneurs under Bayesian vs …

entrepreneurs' interactions with different categories of private equity investors, namely business angels (BAs) and formal venture … that growth paths depend strongly on the entrepreneurs being more or less able to simultaneously leverage BAs' and VCs …' financial as well as cognitive resources. The entrepreneurs ‘capability to do so, is shown to be dependent on their specific …

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

We study how entrepreneurs evaluate the ability of different U.S. venture capitalists (VCs) to add value to start …-up companies. Analyzing a large dataset on entrepreneurs' stated preferences on VCs, we show that entrepreneurs view independent … entrepreneurs are able to correctly identify the VCs with better track record, they do not believe that such VCs have a higher …

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 … of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure …

. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure …

Women entrepreneurs are known not only to reimburse loans swifter than men, but also to receive smaller loans. However …

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