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PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN DRIVEN NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
Petersen, S. I.
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Year:
2016
Editor:
Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad, Skec Stanko
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Series:
DESIGN
Section:
DESIGN INNOVATION
Page(s):
1105-1114
Abstract:
The investment potential of startups is notoriously difficult to assess and there are no assessments addressing Market, Technology, Design Execution Risk and Design Quality. We examine this issue and offer a risk and design valuation process. Partnering with the INDEX Award, we analyzed 250 applicants, finding 3 key performance indicators. Our analysis shows that investors’ assessment of design quality co-varied positively with combined risk. Applying this and other insights and assessments from entrepreneurs, experts and investors can provide a predictor for investment worthiness.
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