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Comparison of selected startup ecosystems in Germany and in the USA Explorative analysis of the startup environments

GSTF Journal on Business Review

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Title Comparison of selected startup ecosystems in Germany and in the USA Explorative analysis of the startup environments
 
Creator Geibel, Richard C.
Manickam, Meghana
 
Subject success factors; internal factors; external factors; support from incubator/accelerator; American startups; German startups; scoring mechanism; startup ecosystem; areas for improvement; startup environment
 
Description The startup ecosystems in Germany and in the US aredifferent in several dimensions and they have a huge impact onthe success of startups. In this study the factors that affects thestartup ecosystems are compared. It is analyzed what startupsconsider as critical to their success and how this varies based onthe location of the startups. Using the developed scoringmechanism, the study compares the relative scores of varioussuccess factors between the German and American startups toidentify areas for improvement. The findings suggest thatGermany is successful in implementing co-working spaces andincubators but it lacks on accelerator programs. Further, it needsto develop a better support system for their startups while theGerman startups themselves need to focus on building a strongerinternal team in order to boost the startup ecosystem.
 
Publisher GSTF Journal on Business Review (GBR)
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2016-06-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://dl6.globalstf.org/index.php/gbr/article/view/1608
 
Source GSTF Journal on Business Review (GBR); Vol 4, No 3 (2016): Journal on Business Review
ISSN: 2251-2888
2010-4804
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://dl6.globalstf.org/index.php/gbr/article/view/1608/1635
 
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