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Role of Soft Infrastructure in Fostering Startup Businesses During a Lack of Finance

In: Investment in Startups and Small Business Financing

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  • Yeganeh Eghbalnia

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In emerging and developing countries, the development of soft skills has been less emphasized. Attempts were made to get funding on the seed rounds by the founders, investors care the most to get the desired return on their investment, and employees are interested in securing their job compensation with minimum effort level. As a part of a firm’s culture, there are essential soft factors which can establish a strong drive for succeeding and creating a high-commitment culture between founders, investors, employees, which can shape a vibrant culture of survival, growth, and success in a firm. The present study aimed to evaluate financial toughness, share option, networking, and performance management. In fact, the main hypothesis is whether startups with these attributes rely less on external funding or not. After collecting data from active startups in the Iranian startup ecosystem, no evidence was available regarding a strong association between the existence of these soft factors in the firm and the firm’s survival/success rate.

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  • Yeganeh Eghbalnia, 2021. "Role of Soft Infrastructure in Fostering Startup Businesses During a Lack of Finance," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary & Naoyuki Yoshino & Chul Ju Kim & Peter J Morgan & Daehee Yoon (ed.), Investment in Startups and Small Business Financing, chapter 5, pages 137-162, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811235825_0005
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