Search Results - "Shafi, Kourosh"

Investors’ evaluation criteria in equity crowdfunding by Shafi, Kourosh

“…Equity crowdfunding can provide significant resources to new ventures. However, it is not clear how crowd investors decide which ventures to invest in…”
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Gender differences in the contribution patterns of equity-crowdfunding investors by Mohammadi, Ali, Shafi, Kourosh

“…This paper is an exploratory attempt to understand gender-related differences in the behavior of investors in firms seeking equity financing. Using data from…”
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Crowdfunding scientific research: Descriptive insights and correlates of funding success by Sauermann, Henry, Franzoni, Chiara, Shafi, Kourosh

“…Crowdfunding has gained traction as a mechanism to raise resources for entrepreneurial and artistic projects, yet there is little systematic evidence on the…”
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Receiving external equity following successfully crowdfunded technological projects: an informational mechanism by Colombo, Massimo G., Shafi, Kourosh

“…Reward-based crowdfunding not only provides finance to entrepreneurs but also generates valuable information on their products’ potential demand, their…”
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Dancing with Strangers? Initial Trust and the Formation of Initial Ties Between New Ventures and Corporate Venture Capitalists by Colombo, Massimo G., Montanaro, Benedetta, Shafi, Kourosh

“…This study proposes a hybrid model of initial trust formation that highlights the role of social categorization and its interplay with both institutional trust…”
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Distrust in Banks and Fintech Participation: The Case of Peer-to-Peer Lending by Saiedi, Ed, Mohammadi, Ali, Broström, Anders, Shafi, Kourosh

“…What has boosted crowdfunding’s growth? In the case of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, we highlight the role of consumers’ distrust in banks. We offer evidence…”
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Too gloomy to invest: Weather-induced mood and crowdfunding by Shafi, Kourosh, Mohammadi, Ali

“…Do investors' moods influence their contributions to risky investments in equity crowdfunding? Yes. We use cloud cover as a proxy for mood because besides…”
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Crowdfunding as gambling: Evidence from repeated natural experiments by Demir, Tolga, Mohammadi, Ali, Shafi, Kourosh

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Swimming with sharks in Europe: When are they dangerous and what can new ventures do to defend themselves? by Colombo, Massimo G., Shafi, Kourosh

“…Research summary: This study replicates Dushnitsky and Shaver (2009) in an institutional setting different from the United States, that is, the European…”
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The effects of pre-IPO corporate activity on newly-public firms' growth by Ragozzino, Roberto, Shafi, Kourosh, Blevins, Dane P.

“…We investigate firms' pre-IPO corporate activity. We find that firms involved in extraordinary – i.e., beyond momentum – amounts of acquisitions, JVs, and…”
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The impact of patenting on the size of high-tech firms: the role of venture capital and product market regulation by Colombo, Massimo G., Shafi, Kourosh

“…We investigate how public policies related to product market regulation (PMR) influence the ability of European young venture-capital (VC) backed firms…”
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