@article {1472,
	title = {Technology Project Summaries as a Predictor of Crowdfunding Success},
	journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2021},
	month = {12/2021},
	pages = {33-44},
	publisher = {Talent First Network},
	chapter = {33},
	address = {Ottawa},
	abstract = {Crowdfunding has emerged in recent years as an important alternative means for technology entrepreneurs to raise funds for their products and business ideas. While the success rate of crowdfunding projects is somewhat low, scholarly understanding of what distinguishes projects that reach their fundraising goals from those that fail remains incomplete. Further, studies on crowdfunding success often examine a number of variables that make predicting success a challenge for entrepreneurs wiling to use crowdfunding. This study uses topic modelling on a data set of over 21,000 technology projects from Kickstarter to investigate if short-text project summaries can reveal predictors of fundraising success on crowdfunding platforms. The results indicate that compared to those that fail in fundraising, project summaries of successfully funded technology projects put forward more trendy topics, use wording that reflects novelty, and focus on solving a social problem. Our results contribute to theory and practice by suggesting the importance of summarizing project content for crowdfunding success.},
	keywords = {backers, crowdfunding, failure, funding, fundraising, Kickstarter, prediction, project, success, topic modelling},
	issn = {1927-0321},
	doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1472},
	url = {timreview.ca/article/1472},
	author = {Mika Westerlund and Ishdeep Singh and Mervi Rajahonka and Seppo Leminen}
}
@article {693,
	title = {Leveraging Old Intellectual Property to Accelerate Technology Entrepreneurship},
	journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2013},
	month = {06/2013},
	pages = {21-27},
	publisher = {Talent First Network},
	address = {Ottawa},
	abstract = {Acquiring or licensing assets to older technologies, including surviving intellectual property rights, is an often-overlooked viable strategy for accelerating technology entrepreneurship. This strategy can help entrepreneurs short-cut the growth of a customer base, reduce development effort, and shorten the time to market with a minimum viable product. However, this strategy is not without risk; entrepreneurs need to be careful that the acquired intellectual property rights are not fraught with issues that could severely outweigh any perceived value. Proper investigation is required to ensure success because the current literature fails to provide tools that an entrepreneur can apply when considering the acquisition of intellectual property. 

This article includes a case study of a technology company {\textendash} Piranha Games {\textendash} that indirectly acquired sole and exclusive access to a substantial historical customer base by acquiring and licensing older technology and surviving intellectual property assets. The founders then leveraged the existing product brand and its historical customers to acquire significant funding and went global with a minimum viable product in three years. The copyright and trademark assets provided value on day one to Piranha Games by making it difficult and risky for others to exploit the technology. Based on this case study, this article offers recommendations to entrepreneurs who may benefit from acquiring old intellectual property to accelerate the growth of their startups.},
	keywords = {accelerated startup, business models, copyright, crowdfunding, due diligence, entrepreneurs, funding, intellectual property, old technology, product development clearance, trademark},
	issn = {1927-0321},
	doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/693},
	url = {http://timreview.ca/article/693},
	author = {Derek Smith}
}
@article {498,
	title = {The Impact of External Relationships on the Growth of Young Technology Companies},
	journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2011},
	month = {11/2011},
	pages = {26-30},
	publisher = {Talent First Network},
	address = {Ottawa},
	abstract = {Most management teams in young technology companies are aware that their success may depend on strong relationships with external organizations. However, it may not be clear to them which types of relationships are most likely to impact their growth. This article describes the author{\textquoteright}s recent research to examine the relationship between the number and diversity of business relationships and the revenue growth of young companies. By examining data collected from 80 technology firms, and the 1943 relationships they established over a two-year period, certain types of relationships were found to have measurable impacts on growth. The article focuses on the managerial implications of these findings, which include the importance of early funding, niche identification, and building relationships with large firms.},
	keywords = {funding, networks, partnerships, relationships, startups, young companies},
	issn = {1927-0321},
	doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/498},
	url = {http://timreview.ca/article/498},
	author = {Chris Justus}
}
