...Matteo Cristofaro; Anastassia Zannoni; Michela Mari; Sara Poggesi Purpose This study explores how the founding team heterogeneity affects the time it takes for start-ups to achieve Unicorn status. While media and venture capital often emphasize the importance of diverse founding teams, empirical...

... importance of this kind of study; more attention must be paid to heterogeneity due to the size and age of family businesses as well as the level of owners’ involvement alongside employees. Practical implications Practitioners are encouraged to maintain a higher degree of family ownership combined...

... Evaluation Matching Heterogeneity Contamination Selection Business counselling There are relatively few rigorous studies of the effect of industrial policy instruments on the on the performance of firms. Previous studies of the impact of business counselling on the performance of firms have been...