Survival analysis is a subfield of statistics where the goal is to analyze and model data
where the outcome is the time until an event of interest occurs. One of the main challenges …

P2P lending is an emerging Internet-based application where individuals can directly
borrow money from each other. The past decade has witnessed the rapid development and …

This paper introduces a neural network and natural language processing approach to
predict the outcome of crowdfunding startup pitches using text, speech, and video metadata …

Recent studies in project management have shown the important role of entrepreneurship
orientation of the individuals in project performance. Although identifying the role of …

Predicting the occurrence of a particular event of interest at future time points is the primary
goal of survival analysis. The presence of incomplete observations due to time limitations or …

Crowdlending platforms are becoming increasingly important as a collective financing
mechanism for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially …

How do venture capitalists (VCs) incorporate weak and strong signals in the valuation of
technology-based startups? Based on a sociocognitive perspective of signaling theory, we …

Kickstarter is a popular crowd-funding platform used by individuals and groups to obtain the
seed amount to implement their business ideas. It is essential for the campaign owners to …

In this study, we pay special attention to the effects of social capital in crowdfunding
performance. Previous researches already investigate the influencing factors of …

Social media (SM) data provides a vast record of humanity's everyday thoughts, feelings,
and actions at a resolution previously unimaginable. Because user behavior on SM is a …