NDLI: Network brokers or hit makers? Analyzing the influence of incubation on start-up investments

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Author	Van Rijnsoever, Frank J. Van Weele, Marijn A. Eveleens, Chris P.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Incubators are a prominent way to support technology based start-ups. Yet, it remains unclear to what extent these incubators enhance start-up performance, nor is it known through which mechanisms this would occur. In this paper we test two mechanisms to explain the relationship between incubation and the amount of investments raised by early stage start-ups as performance measure. The ‘hit maker’ mechanism refers to beneficial effects of the direct transfer of resources and organizational or business knowledge from the incubator to the start-up. The ‘network broker’ mechanism refers to the benefits that start-ups enjoy from being connected to external funding sources through the incubator’s networks. We test which of these mechanisms contribute to the performance of early stage start-ups. Our data comes from a unique survey from 935 entrepreneurs with early-stage technology based start-ups in Western Europe and North America. We find that incubators have a positive effect on (1) the amount of funding that start-ups attract and (2) the ability of start-ups to attract funding from formal investors and banks. Moreover, our results provide evidence for the network broker mechanism, but not for the hit maker mechanism.
Starting Page	605
Ending Page	629
Page Count	25
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15547191
Journal	International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15551938
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-10-24
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Entrepreneurship Incubators Networks Direct support Investments Management Emerging Markets/Globalization
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Management Information Systems Management of Technology and Innovation

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