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Howard Anderson. Gursel, Deren Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management 2013-09-24T19:41:12Z 2013-09-24T19:41:12Z 2013 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81075 857792889 Thesis (S.M. in Management Studies)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2013. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74). As the necessary technology and methodologies become much more accessible every day, barriers to entry to become an entrepreneur keep decreasing. However total investment funds raised by venture capital firms every year stays at the same level, and therefore it is now more critical to use this money wisely and invest in entrepreneurs that are bound to success. This thesis tries to shed light on the entrepreneur evaluation process that can sometimes be equally important to market due diligence. In this research, correlation between entrepreneur characteristics and the level of success of the firms that they founded are explored in detail. Moreover, this research also looks from another point of view by providing interviews with the venture capitalists in the Boston area. From the initial stages, main aim was to conclude this research with practical advises. As a result, a scorecard and an Excel sheet are provided for investors that can be used to determine and track potential entrepreneurs` characteristics. In the end, this thesis also hopes to add a new level of information to the existent literature on the correlation of entrepreneurial characteristics with the success of the startup. by Deren Gursel. S.M. in Management Studies 97 p. eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Sloan School of Management. Entrepreneurial success factor : a systematic approach to entrepreneur evaluation Systematic approach to entrepreneur evaluation Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="7cf8035d-612f-4d7e-8615-b7f4abac1434"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Entrepreneurial success factor : a systematic approach to entrepreneur evaluation</Title> <Subtitle>Systematic approach to entrepreneur evaluation</Subtitle> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2013</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Gursel, Deren</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Sloan School of Management.</Keyword> <Abstract>As the necessary technology and methodologies become much more accessible every day, barriers to entry to become an entrepreneur keep decreasing. However total investment funds raised by venture capital firms every year stays at the same level, and therefore it is now more critical to use this money wisely and invest in entrepreneurs that are bound to success. This thesis tries to shed light on the entrepreneur evaluation process that can sometimes be equally important to market due diligence. In this research, correlation between entrepreneur characteristics and the level of success of the firms that they founded are explored in detail. Moreover, this research also looks from another point of view by providing interviews with the venture capitalists in the Boston area. From the initial stages, main aim was to conclude this research with practical advises. As a result, a scorecard and an Excel sheet are provided for investors that can be used to determine and track potential entrepreneurs` characteristics. In the end, this thesis also hopes to add a new level of information to the existent literature on the correlation of entrepreneurial characteristics with the success of the startup.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>