Success drivers of online equity crowdfunding campaigns

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 26-38

  Lukkarinen, Anna ^a   Teich, Jeffrey E ^b   Wallenius, Hannele ^c   Wallenius, Jyrki ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial finance; Equity crowdfunding; New ventures; Online platforms; Start ups; Success drivers

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIGITAL STORAGE; FINANCE;

BUSINESS ANGELS; EQUITY CROWDFUNDING; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; NEW VENTURES; ONLINE PLATFORMS; PUBLIC NETWORKS; VENTURE CAPITAL;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84969217892     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2016.04.006     Document Type: Article

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