Angel Financing and the Performance of High-Tech Start-Ups

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 208-228

  Croce, Annalisa ^a   Guerini, Massimiliano ^a   Ughetto, Elisa ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 84968531473     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12250     Document Type: Article

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