Overview
- First book that goes beyond anecdotes and case studies and looks at the successful development of the innovation ecosystems in the State of São Paulo
- Presents an integrative and comprehensive approach to explain the blooming of startups and innovation ecosystems in the region
- Discusses challenges in the venture capital industry
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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High-Tech Startups
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Innovation Ecosystems
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the behavior of high-tech startups and important aspects of innovation ecosystems in Brazil. It discusses how the local business environment boosts startups and high-tech entrepreneurship, leading to the most successful implementation of technology parks and incubation movements in Latin America. In the first part, the chapters explore the experience of Brazilian high-tech startups with regard to innovation, funding, background of the entrepreneur and their efforts entering international markets. The second part is dedicated to innovation ecosystems and explains the role of business incubators, acceleration programs, and university entrepreneurship in the country.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Moacir de Miranda Oliveira, Jr. is Full Professor and Head of the Business Administration Department at University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen is Visiting Researcher at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, USA - and Assistant Professor of Management at Centro Universitario FEI, Brazil.
Felipe Mendes Borini is Associate Professor at University of São Paulo, Brazil and at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), Brazil.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Startups and Innovation Ecosystems in Emerging Markets
Book Subtitle: A Brazilian Perspective
Editors: Moacir de Miranda Oliveira, Jr., Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen, Felipe Mendes Borini
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10865-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10864-9Published: 18 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10865-6Published: 04 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 231
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Entrepreneurship, Innovation/Technology Management, Emerging Markets/Globalization