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It’s Not Only What You Say but “How” You Say It: Linguistic Styles and ICOs Success

In: Exploring Innovation in a Digital World

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  • Eleonora Monaco

    (University of Bologna
    Universidade Católica Portuguesa)

  • Gianni Onesti

    (Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara)

  • Diogo Cruz

    (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)

  • Pierangelo Rosati

    (Irish Institute of Digital Business, DCU Business School
    European Capital Markets CRC)

Abstract

Digital technologies have created new alternative sources of entrepreneurial finance that create significant opportunities for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Among them, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have attracted significant attention from the start-up community and from investors. Despite all the hype around ICOs and the growing number of new token offerings being launched on a daily basis, little is known about the characteristics of successful ICOs. This study aims to fill this gap in the literature by exploring whether and how the linguistic styles adopted in the white paper affects the success of an ICO as measured by the actual amount raised by the offering. Our results are based on a primary dataset of 131 ICOs completed between June 2017 and October 2018. Our results suggest that the use of precise language is positively associated with the amount funded while the use of a concrete language and more numerical terms is negatively associated with the amount funded. This study contributes to the growing literature on ICOs by providing novel insights into the role of the communication strategy adopted by token issuers.

Suggested Citation

  • Eleonora Monaco & Gianni Onesti & Diogo Cruz & Pierangelo Rosati, 2021. "It’s Not Only What You Say but “How” You Say It: Linguistic Styles and ICOs Success," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Federica Ceci & Andrea Prencipe & Paolo Spagnoletti (ed.), Exploring Innovation in a Digital World, pages 109-121, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-87842-9_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87842-9_9
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