Table 2

Summary of categories

ConstructDefinitionCategoriesSubcategoriesReferences
KnowledgePrior technological knowledge is particularly valuable for expanding the pool of knowledge to identify a wider variety of opportunities (Marvel et al., 2020)EducationGraduation and post-graduationMarvel et al. (2016) 
ExperienceICT work experience
BricolageMaking combinations of available resources applied to new problems and opportunities (Baker & Nelson, 2005)Improvise with what is availableReuseBaker and Nelson (2005), Fisher (2012) 
Create something from nothing through improvisation, combining features in new purposes and using available resourcesImprovise
Frugal innovationProducts, services, technologies and business models that are financially accessible, ecologically responsible and continue to provide technological excellence (Herstatt & Tiwari, 2020)Cost reductiongood and cheap products/servicesTiwari and Herstatt (2012), Weyrauch and Herstatt (2016), Rossetto et al. (2023) 
Resource optimization in the operational process
Focus on main functionalitiesCentral functionalityWeyrauch and Herstatt (2016), Rossetto et al. (2023) 
Ease of use
Durability
Sustainable co-creationSocialHerstatt and Tiwari (2020), Rossetto et al. (2023) 
Environmental
Local partnership
Startup performance Relative performanceSales increasingWiklund and Shepherd (2003), Wiklund and Shepherd (2011) 
Customer satisfaction
Product/Service quality
Product/Service innovation
Process innovation
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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