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Crowdfunding in Higher Education Institutions : Theory and Best Practices / / edited by Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Karsten Wenzlaff, Sebastian Späth
| Crowdfunding in Higher Education Institutions : Theory and Best Practices / / edited by Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Karsten Wenzlaff, Sebastian Späth |
| Autore | Lenart-Gansiniec Regina |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 pages) |
| Disciplina |
332
658.15 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WenzlaffKarsten
SpäthSebastian |
| Collana | Contributions to Finance and Accounting |
| Soggetto topico |
Financial engineering
New business enterprises—Finance Education, Higher Financial Technology and Innovation Entrepreneurial Finance Higher Education |
| ISBN | 3-031-30069-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I. Theory -- Crowdfunding and Higher Education: beyond raising funds, a new path to outreach? -- Crowdfunding for Science and Teaching in Higher Education: Status Quo and Research Agenda -- Mapping the Knowledge of Scientific Research on Education Crowdfunding -- Teaching Alternative Finance Curriculum to Undergraduates, Graduates, and Executives -- Part II. Practices -- Experiences in Educating Students and Professionals about Crowdfunding -- Alternative Finance Education in Professional Education – The Case of the Cambridge Fintech and Regulatory Innovation Program -- Funding university-born projects and developing research crowdfunding ecosystem: the Case of BiUniCrowd in Italy -- Issues Related to Research Crowdfunding at Australian Universities -- Tokenization and NFTs: A Tokenized Income Sharing Model for Higher Education as a Potential Solution for Student Debt in the USA -- Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding in higher education in Peru. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910736977003321 |
Lenart-Gansiniec Regina
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Investors’ Preferences in Financing New Ventures : A Data Mining Approach to Equity / / by Francesco James Mazzocchini, Caterina Lucarelli
| Investors’ Preferences in Financing New Ventures : A Data Mining Approach to Equity / / by Francesco James Mazzocchini, Caterina Lucarelli |
| Autore | Mazzocchini Francesco James |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 pages) |
| Disciplina | 332.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LucarelliCaterina |
| Soggetto topico |
New business enterprises—Finance
Financial engineering Economics—Psychological aspects Valuation Econometrics Entrepreneurial Finance Financial Technology and Innovation Behavioral Finance Investment Appraisal |
| ISBN | 3-031-30058-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: what is equity crowdfunding and how can the decision-making process of retail investors be outlined? -- Chapter 2. About entrepreneurial finance and factors affecting crowd-investor preferences -- Chapter 3. Definition and description of the analytical process: a data mining approach -- Chapter 4. Sample selection and platform characteristics -- Chapter 5. Data analysis and econometric models -- Chapter 6. Empirical results -- Chapter 7. Conclusions and contributions to theory and practice. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910720080503321 |
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Mazzocchini Francesco James
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Private Equity in Germany : Venture Capital for Digital Platform Start-ups / / by Cordelia Friesendorf, Navid J. Mir Haschemi
| Private Equity in Germany : Venture Capital for Digital Platform Start-ups / / by Cordelia Friesendorf, Navid J. Mir Haschemi |
| Autore | Friesendorf Cordelia |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 pages) |
| Disciplina |
658.421
658.15 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Mir HaschemiNavid J |
| Collana | Business Guides on the Go |
| Soggetto topico |
New business enterprises—Finance
Entrepreneurship New business enterprises Technological innovations Capital market Entrepreneurial Finance Innovation and Technology Management Capital Markets |
| ISBN | 3-031-33708-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 The Imperative of Private Equity in Start-up Financing in Germany -- 1.1 No Equity, No Innovation -- 1.2 The Role of Venture Capital -- 1.3 Research Gap in Start-up Financing -- 1.4 Objectives of the Book -- 1.5 Methodological Approach -- 1.6 Plan of the Book -- 2 The Nature and Characteristics of Start-ups -- 2.1 Start-ups versus Conventional Firms -- 2.2 Start-up Characteristics -- 2.3 Financing Start-ups -- 2.4 Lifecycle and Financing Phases of Start-ups -- 2.4.1 Phase I: Early -- 2.4.1.1 Pre-seed -- 2.4.1.2 Seed -- 2.4.1.3 Start-up -- 2.4.2 Phase II: Expansion -- 2.4.3 Phase III: Late -- 2.4.4 Exit -- 2.5 Challenges Start-ups face in Germany -- 2.6 Germany’s Start-up Financing Environment -- 2.7 Germany’s Off-market Equity Financing Environment -- 3 Digital Platform Start-ups -- 3.1 Going Digital: An Undeniable Reality -- 3.2 Qualifying Characteristics of Digital Platform Start-ups -- 3.3 Drivers of Digital Platform Start-ups -- 3.4 Digital Platform Trends -- 3.5 Digital Platform Start-ups: Four Cases -- 3.5.1 Wimdu: at the mercy of a strong competitor -- 3.5.2 Monoqi: stagnation and investor strife -- 3.5.3 Omio: Exponential growth as a financing magnet -- 3.5.4 Medwing: the indispensability of innovativeness -- 3.6 Criterion for Digital Platform Start-up Success in Germany -- 3.7 Distinction between Start-ups and Digital Platform Start-ups -- 4 The Emergence of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems -- 4.1 Status Quo of Germany’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem -- 4.2 Agglomeration as a Necessary Condition -- 4.3 Transformation via Start-up Networks -- 4.4 Inadequacies and Upcoming Challenges -- 5 Private-Equity as Start-up Financing Source -- 5.1 Features of Private Equity -- 5.2 Status Quo of Private Equity in Germany -- 5.3 Impending and Upcoming Challenges -- 5.4 The Debate on Regulation -- 5.5 Private Equity Volume in Germany -- 6 Venture Capital as Start-up Financing Source -- 6.1 The Beginnings of Venture Capital -- 6.2 Venture Capital Characteristics -- 6.3 Status Quo of Venture Capital in Germany -- 6.4 Expected Venture Capital Growth in Germany -- 6.5 Venture Capital Volume in Germany -- 7 Venture Capital as a Subset of Private Equity -- 7.1 Structural Differences between Private Equity and Venture Capital7.2 Decision-Making Criteria in Private Equity -- 7.2.1 Stereotypical target company approach -- 7.2.2 Non-stereotypical basic targeting approach -- 7.2.3 Target criteria before acquisition -- 7.2.4 Private Equity Investment Criteria -- 7.2.4.1 Finance -- 7.2.4.2 Strategy -- 7.2.4.3 Management -- 7.2.4.4 Product and service -- 7.2.4.5 Additional aspects -- 7.2.5 Venture Capital Investment Criteria -- 7.2.6 Financial Resource Crunch may hamper Start-up growth -- 8 Research Design -- 8.1 Helferrich’s (2014) Guided Expert Interview -- 8.2 Research Ethics -- 8.3 Research Questions and Hypotheses -- 8.4 Choice and Appraisal of Method -- 8.5 Methodological Approach -- 8.6 Selection of Experts -- 8.7 Interviewee Details -- 8.8 Guideline-based Expert Interview -- 8.9 Data preparation based on Mayring’s (2010) Content Analysis Method -- 8.10 Limitations of Employed Research Method -- 9 Research Analyses and Results -- 9.1 Founding and -- or Managing Team -- 9.1.1 Diversity of Team Skills, Tech-world Knowhow and Marketing -- 9.1.2 Conviction of Idea and Founder -- Team Drive -- 9.1.3 Sales Force and Process-Orientation -- 9.1.4 Multiple Founders, Clarity of Goal, and Ambition -- 9.1.5 Pitching Quality and Argumentative Efficiency as vital to Seed Investors -- 9.1.6 Conclusion -- 9.2 Innovativeness -- 9.2.1 Uniqueness and Market Differentiation -- 9.2.2 Functionality of Business Idea -- 9.2.3 Business Model as a Solution -- 9.2.4 Patents and Buyer Power -- 9.2.5 Conclusion -- 9.3 Market Attractiveness -- 9.3.1 Value of the Online Market -- 9.3.2 Size of the Identified Market -- 9.3.3 Minimum Viable Product and Uncontested Markets -- 9.3.4 Potential Market Monopoly and Niche-Building -- 9.3.5 Conclusion -- 9.4 Financial Metrics -- 9.4.1 Business Plan as Nice-to-Have -- 9.4.2 Customer Acquisition as Key Metric -- 9.4.3 Customer Retention Rate and Key Account Management -- 9.4.4 Conclusion -- 9.5 Scalability -- 9.5.1 Scalability enhances Valuation -- 9.5.2 Pace of Critical Mass -- 9.5.3 Exponential User Growth -- 9.5.4 Scalability as Founders’ Attribute -- 9.5.5 Conclusion -- 9.6 Prominent Investor -- 9.6.1 Investors as Endorsers -- 9.6.2 Tier-1 Investors enhance Start-up Competitiveness -- 9.6.3 Conclusion -- 9.7 Revenue Growth -- 9.8 Location -- 10 Summary and Recommendations -- 10.1 Research Design Summary -- 10.2 Discussion of Results -- 10.2.1 Primary Criteria -- 10.2.2 Secondary Criteria -- 10.2.3 Tertiary Criteria -- 10.2.4 Non-Criteria -- 10.2.5 Conclusion -- 10.3 Implications for Venture Capital Strategy -- 10.3.1 Skillset and Team Structure -- 10.3.2 Sales Mapping -- 10.3.3 Team Dynamics in Hardships -- 10.3.4 Dynamic Capabilities -- 10.3.5 Drive for Innovativeness -- 10.3.6 Elucidation of Unique Selling Proposition -- 10.3.7 Problem-Solving Approach -- 10.3.8 Indispensability of Online Market -- 10.3.9 Niche-Market Value -- 10.3.10 Expected Customer Growth, Retention and Churn Rate -- 10.3.11 Clarification of Scalability Potential -- 10.3.12 Track Record of Venture Capital Investor -- 10.3.13 Team-Building and Long-Term Skill-Planning -- 10.4 Implications for Research. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734831703321 |
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Friesendorf Cordelia
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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