Deal or no deal? Understanding entrepreneurs’ criteria and deal breaker in investor selection processes
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Entrepreneurial decision-making; Selection criteria; Venture capital; Deal breakers; Entrepreneurship; Startup financing;All these keywords.
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- G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
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