… a start-up TMT’s preentry experience and product adaptation. Evolutionary economics
underscores the role of preentry experience … of firms to learn about and adapt to their environment (…

… theoretical development to the firm’s evolution after the initial entry, we argue that the pre-entry …
This study analyzed data obtained from start-up firms—that is, firms that have a relatively …

… variety originating from a founder’s frequent job changes … outcomes, such as product
adaptation or identification of multiple … the lead founder could focus on the product development. …

… ups in influencing the evolution and growth of industries. Within … product categories that
require some degree of adaptation to… a start-up company is indicative of the important role played …

… new evidence for the importance of pre-entry experience and … entrant economic performance
(eg, profit, sales growth) of … (eg, entrepreneurial or start-up), managerial_exp, industry_exp, …

… experience and management education play a crucial role in … capability (LSC) and find that
a higher degree of lean start-up … evidence that the knowledge development efforts pursued by …

… expect that teams with abundant pre-entry start-up experience are … adaptation—the addition,
removal, or alteration of a product or … growth or decline in both the level of pre-entry start-up …

… Despite its importance, very little research exists on pre-entry… novo start-up entrants attempting
to develop their first product, … development projects to bolster firm growth in new markets, …

… By suggesting that pre-entry experience influences the … base for the development of product
innovations and for adapting … by their most recent job previous to the start-up. Although this …

… experience, but decreases with directors’ inherited pre-entry … Given that independent
start-up entrants do not have parent … ’ prior work experience and its impact on venture growth. …