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Author |
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| Name |
Batool, Syeda Nimra
syeda.batool@rub.de |
| Research field | Entrepreneurship |
| Career stage | postdoc |
| Home university/institution | Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) |
| Department/Research unit at home university/institution | Economics |
| Chair/Working group at home institution | Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models |
International activity |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Boston |
| University | Academy of Management Conference |
| Fund Research School | Int.Mo.P |
| Type of activity | conference visit |
| Period |
starts 04-08-2023 ends 08-08-2023 |
| Keywords | Entrepreneurial teams, accelerator programs, tech startups, experimentation |
| Report | Over the past decade, lean startup methods have fundamentally shaped the approach to coaching and mentoring in entrepreneurial support programs around the globe. More recently, the scholarly debate has voiced concerned about the uniform application of this method across all venture types, especially deep tech ventures. In this paper, we are using a longitudinal multi-case study on 13 deep tech projects in a university-based entrepreneurial support program to offer novel insight into the micro-level dynamics around the lean startup focused training and business coaching. We find a number of contingencies and progress catalysts that facilitate the productive convergence on the venture’s business case as well as contribute to the build-up of entrepreneurial capital. A major intake contingency is technology readiness, which impacts to what extent lean principles can be beneficially applied in their original prescriptions. We find that specific creative method adaptations and judgement-supporting coaching interventions are furthermore key to increase program engagement and learning. Our insights contribute to practical concerns of accelerator program design but also offer new insights for the theorising on lean startup and entrepreneurial experimentation. |