Recent literature suggests entrepreneurs struggle to pivot—or fundamentally change
aspects of their venture—due to identity-based resistance to change. Yet, when …

Success as an entrepreneur requires boldness, creativity, and action in the face of uncertain
opportunities and idiosyncratic setbacks. Our recent research elevated and defined the …

Having secured venture capital for their startups, digital entrepreneurs face a critical
transition to the postinvestment phase. They must evolve new organizational models and …

Despite a growing literature on open innovation in new product development (NPD), little is
known about when openness is most beneficial during the innovation process. This study …

Persisting with a losing project (ie, a new product development project facing superior
competition) is a social endeavor that can increase the costs of failure to the entrepreneur …

Multisided marketplaces have become fixtures in many contemporary industries. From
Amazon to Google, platforms dominate entire markets and have become some of the world's …

Drawing on human capital theory and the knowledge-based view, our meta-analysis
integrates the results from 85 independent samples spanning 2009–2020 (572,888 total …

Currently, the global mood is one of anxiety and fear over “looming megacatastrophes”(
LMCs) such as climate change, pandemics, or nuclear war. The important implications of …

The term 'pivot'first appeared in the practical literature, demonstrating its role in the Lean
Startup, and immediately emerged in the academic literature. However, it suffered from …

Abstract 'Pivot'is an appealing idea for dealing with uncertainty. As established in the lean
startup methodology, it is prescriptive, atheoretical, lacking evidence but boosted with vivid …