Purpose The primary goal of a startup is to find a viable business model that can generate
value for its customers while being effectively captured by the startup itself. This business …

Purpose Startups have attracted increased attention over the past years. While
entrepreneurs develop startups to capture new business opportunities, also large …

This study analyzes the interplay of conditions in the form of entrepreneurial orientation (EO)
in startups and cooperation partnerships with other startups and established firms leading to …

Context Agile UX methods such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Lean User
Experience have been employed to deliver customer value and improve organizational …

Purpose Lean Startup (LS) has gained considerable traction in the startup scene, especially
within digital firms where the concept finds the concept's genesis. However, there are more …

Purpose Customer value is the key to successful innovation management. This task is
considered complex and abstract. For this reason, several models have been proposed to …

In this article, we address the complex implementation of Stage-Gate hybrid models in new
product development (NPD) processes. The existing literature provides fragmented insights …

Purpose: Several scholars have pointed out that absorptive capacity (AC) is critical for the
innovation process in large firms. However, many other authors consider startups as key …

Lean philosophy has been one of the most prominent methodologies of process
improvement. Positive results from lean implementations have motivated managers to carry …

The challenge of failure is a well-known issue for many founders of digital start-ups during
market entry. Unfortunately, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a particularly high rate of …