The development of venture-capital-backed internet companies: An ecosystem perspective

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-231

  Zacharakis, Andrew L ^a   Shepherd, Dean A ^b   Coombs, Joseph E ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem Perspective; Internet; Venture Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037356254     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00084-8     Document Type: Article

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