Startup Ecosystems: Components for an Interpretative Model and International Benchmarks (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics)

✍ Scribed by Fabio Greco

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 125
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book analyzes the components of the startup ecosystem, including the characteristics that can favor or disadvantage the development of new innovative ventures. The author believes it is essential to identify crucial variables of start-up ecosystems that have a context-specific influence on the well-being and development of startups. In this regard, the book analyzes the concept of the start-up ecosystem both from the point of view of scholars and professionals. The author then deals with the diverse approaches to studying startup ecosystems, which have over the years become increasingly complex, and less linear, making systematization indispensable. The author provides therefore a classification with a transversal logic with respect to this diversity of contributions in the literature. The main theoretical contributions to start-up ecosystems are grouped according to the attention they place on three different variables: territorial contexts, resources, and actors. The author alsopresents qualitative, interview-based, research using narrative analysis mode to understand the three variables.
The work provides, on the one hand, the proposal of a framework as a theoretical interpretative model useful both for the description of the fundamental components of the start-up ecosystem, and also useful for giving a boost to future research. On the other hand, the book also presents evidence of a practical nature useful to support and guide the choices of startup founders and of managers of companies and institutions that orbit within start-up ecosystems.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
Contents
Part I: The Components of the Start-up Ecosystem
A Research Design on Start-up Ecosystems
1 An Overview of Start-up Ecosystems
2 Impact of COVID-19 and Postpandemic International Scenario: Insight from Global Report Start-Up Genome
3 Main Start-up Ecosystem Conceptualizations
3.1 Start-Up Ecosystem and the Resources
3.2 The Importance of Geographic Variables
3.3 The Influence of Market Actors
4 The Gaps of the Studies and the Purpose of the Book
5 Research Methodology
5.1 Research Process
References
Studies on Entrepreneurship and the Phenomenon of Start-Ups
1 Introduction
2 The Entrepreneur in the Management Literature
2.1 The Four Approaches for a Multidimensional Study of Entrepreneurship
2.1.1 Historical Approach
2.1.2 Functional Approach
2.1.3 Psychological Approach
2.1.4 Multivocal Strategic Approach
3 The New Entrepreneurship: Start-Up Companies
3.1 Start-Up Definition with a Focus on Future Intention´´ 3.2 Start-Up Definition with a Focus onResources´´
3.3 Start-Up Definition with a Focus on Relations between the Environment and High Risk´´ 4 The Legislative Framework in Italy:Start-Up Innovativa´´
5 Discussion
References
The Support Mechanisms for Innovative Entrepreneurship: Start-up Accelerators and Incubators
1 The Origins of Support Programs for New Businesses
2 Current Scenario: UBI Global World Rankings of Business Incubators and Accelerators
3 Systematization of the Literature Review on Business Incubators and Accelerators
4 How Accelerators Work?
4.1 Analyzing the Differences between Start-Up Incubator and Start-Up Accelerator
5 Start-Up Valuation
5.1 Fundraising: Stages of Start-Up Financing
5.1.1 Idea: Co-Founder Stage
5.1.2 Family and Friends Stage
5.1.3 Seed Financing Stage
5.1.4 Rounds (Series A-B) Stage
References
Start-Up Ecosystems and Institutions: The Role of Universities and Academic Entrepreneurship
1 Key Players in the Start-Up Ecosystem: The Innomediary´´ 2 Entrepreneurship Education 3 The Role of Universities in the Start-Up Ecosystem 3.1 The Contribution of Universities in Early Entrepreneurship: Resource Network, Opportunity Network, and Legitimation Network 3.1.1 Legitimation Networks 3.1.2 Opportunity and Resource Network 3.1.3 Extracurricular Activators 4 University-Based Accelerators and Incubators, a Literature Review 4.1 The Distinctive Characteristics of UBI (University Business Incubator) 5 Academic Spin-Offs References Access to New Technologies as a Lever for Start-Up Scalability 1 Introduction 2 Start-Up and Digital Transformation 2.1 New Technologies and the Concept of Start-Up Scalability and Start-Up Replicability 3Accessibility´´ to New Technologies in Italy
4 Artificial Intelligence-Based Start-Ups: Insight and Outlooks in Italy
4.1 Case Studies of Italian Start-Ups that Exploit Artificial Intelligence
4.1.1 Travel Appeal
4.1.2 Cynny
4.1.3 Musixmatch
5 Start-Up and Big Data Analytics. International Outlook
5.1 Data Enricher
5.2 Data Management System
5.2.1 General Analytics System
5.2.2 Vertical Analytics System
References
Part II: Benchmarking for Start-up Ecosystems
International Benchmark for Italian Start-Up Ecosystems
1 Introduction
2 Drivers for Analysis: Actors, Contexts, and Resources
2.1 Actors of Start-up Ecosystems
2.2 Context of Start-up Ecosystems
2.3 Resources of Start-up Ecosystems
3 Rome´s Start-Up Ecosystem
3.1 Metrics
3.2 Supporting Players: Accelerator and Incubator in Rome
3.3 The Commitment of the University and Public Support
3.4 The Main Start-Ups in Rome
4 The Start-Up Ecosystem of Naples: Numbers and an Overview
4.1 The University Federico II in the Start-Up Ecosystem of Naples
4.1.1 Campania NewSteel
4.1.2 Start Cup Campania
4.1.3 Federico II University Spin-off Commission
4.1.4 Italian Scouts in Silicon Valley
4.1.5 Start N´up
4.2 Event and Community
4.2.1 Smau
4.2.2 NA Start Up
4.2.3 TIM W Cap
4.2.4 Napoli Start-Up Weekend
4.3 Main Start-Ups in Naples Start-Up Ecosystem
5 The Silicon Valley a Benchmark for Excellence
5.1 The Three Strengths of Silicon Valley
5.1.1 Technology
5.1.2 Culture
5.1.3 Capitals
5.2 Main Berkley University Program for ``connect student entrepreneur with UC Berkeley´s start-up ecosystem´´
5.2.1 Incubators
5.2.2 Student Groups
5.2.3 Entrepreneurship Associations
5.2.4 Competitions
5.2.5 Fellowships and Fraternities
5.3 The Main Start-Ups of the Moment in Silicon
6 Evidence from Interviews
6.1 Main Evidence from the Interviews with the Directors of Certified Italian Incubators (Rome and Naples)
6.1.1 Actors
6.1.2 Geographical Context
6.1.3 Resources
6.2 Main Evidence from the Interviews with Start-up Founders (Rome and Naples)
6.3 Main Evidence from the Interviews with University Professors and Assistant Professors (Rome and Naples)
6.4 Evidence from the Interviews with Representatives of Silicon Valley
6.4.1 Technology
6.4.2 Culture
6.4.3 Capital
7 Conclusion
References