01605nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245008200055210006900137260004200206300001000248490000600258520080400264653002101068653004001089653002101129653002201150653003501172653003001207653002701237653004101264100002101305856003701326       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aLean Internationalization: How to Globalize Early and Fast in a Small Economy0 aLean Internationalization How to Globalize Early and Fast in a S  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2017  a16-220 v73 aThis study examines the early market internationalization of 32 high-tech startups that operate internationally from small and open economies. It uses a comparative cross-national multiple case study research design to explore how such startups may differ in their speed of internationalization. Based on interviews with the founders, the speed of early market internationalization in these startups increases significantly due to the application of lean market development processes. The findings provide a basis for developing propositions for further comparative studies focusing on the early and fast internationalization of high-tech startups based in emerging and developed markets. The study contributes to the literature on networks, internationalization, and international entrepreneurship.10aborn-global firm10aearly and fast internationalization10aglobal marketing10ahigh-tech startup10ainternational entrepreneurship10alean internationalization10asmall and open economy10aUppsala internationalization process1 aNeubert, Michael  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1073