Why do some entrepreneurs thrive while others fail? We explore whether the advice
entrepreneurs receive about managing their employees influences their startup's …

Recent field experiments demonstrate that advice, mentorship, and feedback from randomly
assigned peers improve entrepreneurial performance. These results raise a natural …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine small business owners' informal advice-
seeking from peers, with a focus on the opportunities afforded by the internet for owners to …

Although many studies have assessed the effects of networking and government assistance
programs on small business success, little attention has been paid to the opportunities …

This study investigates the impact of entrepreneurial teams' external networks on their
ventures' performance. We first argue that ventures whose entrepreneurial teams span many …

Entrepreneurs must choose between alternative strategies for bringing their idea to market.
They face uncertainty regarding both the quality of their idea as well as the efficacy of each …

Locke et al.(1981) report that 99 of 110 studies found that specific or difficult goals lead to
better work performance than medium, easy, do-your-best, or no goals. In this vein, Frese et …

This paper seeks to measure the extent to which entrepreneurs adjust their beliefs in the
light of new information, instead of relying on past experience to guide their decision …

Research Summary We conduct a field experiment at an entrepreneurship bootcamp to
investigate whether interaction with proximate peers shapes a nascent startup team's …

Mentorship from other experienced individuals has become essential to entrepreneurs and
their fledgling ventures, particularly in today's accelerators. However, even with the …