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Articles on Technology start-ups

October 17, 2023

Elon Musk is an ‘engineer’ but Bill Gates is a ‘leader’ – new research shows founder personality can dictate startup success

Fabian Braesemann, University of Oxford; Paul X. McCarthy, UNSW Sydney, and Peggy Kern, The University of Melbourne

Start-up success isn’t just about finding the right product or underserved market, personalities matter too.

March 20, 2023

Monomita Nandy, Brunel University London and Suman Lodh, Kingston University

Small companies should think hard about their finances and how to make them more secure, particular in uncertain times.

August 22, 2021

Mercy Muendo, Daystar University

Kenya’s digital service taxes could end up punishing struggling start-ups that shifted into the digital space for survival.

Mercy Muendo
Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Daystar University
Monomita Nandy
Reader in Accounting and Finance; Director of Internationalisation, Brunel University London
Suman Lodh
Associate Professor in Finance, Kingston University
Fabian Braesemann
Departmental Research Lecturer in AI & Work, University of Oxford
Paul X. McCarthy
Adjunct Professor and Industry Fellow, UNSW Sydney
Peggy Kern
Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Psychology, The University of Melbourne