A master thesis from Aalborg University
Assessing the performance of startups which have participated in acceleration programs against non-accelerated startups
Author(s)
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-08-10
Pages
114 pages
Abstract
In an increasingly entrepreneurial world, the number of entrepreneurs and consequentially, the number of startups are exponentially increasing. Therefore, it is natural that side business which relate to this wave are created. Such is the for startup support programs such as accelerators, which provide young companies and its founders relevant resources to help grow the business to the next-level. However, the question of whether or not these accelerators as support programs can actually have a long-term positive impact on these startups arises. This thesis has the ultimate objective of investigating and answer the research question of if whether or not startup which are accelerated present higher performances against those companies which have not been involved with acceleration programs. This is achieved by presenting and using a performance measurement framework to analyze real companies’ data of over 400 startups in order to answer a series of hypotheses and ultimately be able to answer the research question.
Keywords
Documents
Colophon: This page is part of the AAU Student Projects portal, which is run by Aalborg University. Here, you can find and download publicly available bachelor's theses and master's projects from across the university dating from 2008 onwards. Student projects from before 2008 are available in printed form at Aalborg University Library.
If you have any questions about AAU Student Projects or the research registration, dissemination and analysis at Aalborg University, please feel free to contact the VBN team. You can also find more information in the AAU Student Projects FAQs.