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Table 2

Activities of the entrepreneur (Muller et al., 2012)

Activity	Definition	Examples
Exchanges information and opinion	General exchange of information to keep up to date, or inform others about current tasks, issues, project status	Reading incoming e-mails, sending e-mails, talking about a customer interaction with cofounder
Directs	Actions related to directing and giving orders to employees	Asking secretary to copy a certain document, telling external service provider what needs to be done, delegating a task
Consults and sells	Actions related to consulting or selling to (potential) customers, partners or investors	Calls a (potential) customer; sends an e-mail to a potential customer
Works analytically and conceptually	Actions related to conceptual or analytical work (alone or with others) and actions related to the executing of a task	Updating the business plan, writing an offer, conducting Internet research, writing a protocol, placing an order in the system
Networks and maintains relationships	Actions related to the development and nurturing of relationships with colleagues and business partners	Having a coffee with employees, having lunch with other entrepreneurs, socializing via Facebook or Skype
Monitors and controls	Activities related to monitoring and controlling work processes and results	Asking employees about status of their work, testing the functionality of the company's website, checking prices in a product catalog
Organizes and coordinates	Organization and coordination of meetings, tasks and own work	Updating to-do list, organizing folders and documents; scheduling a meeting with employees; printing a document; capacity planning

Activity	Definition	Examples
Exchanges information and opinion	General exchange of information to keep up to date, or inform others about current tasks, issues, project status	Reading incoming e-mails, sending e-mails, talking about a customer interaction with cofounder
Directs	Actions related to directing and giving orders to employees	Asking secretary to copy a certain document, telling external service provider what needs to be done, delegating a task
Consults and sells	Actions related to consulting or selling to (potential) customers, partners or investors	Calls a (potential) customer; sends an e-mail to a potential customer
Works analytically and conceptually	Actions related to conceptual or analytical work (alone or with others) and actions related to the executing of a task	Updating the business plan, writing an offer, conducting Internet research, writing a protocol, placing an order in the system
Networks and maintains relationships	Actions related to the development and nurturing of relationships with colleagues and business partners	Having a coffee with employees, having lunch with other entrepreneurs, socializing via Facebook or Skype
Monitors and controls	Activities related to monitoring and controlling work processes and results	Asking employees about status of their work, testing the functionality of the company's website, checking prices in a product catalog
Organizes and coordinates	Organization and coordination of meetings, tasks and own work	Updating to-do list, organizing folders and documents; scheduling a meeting with employees; printing a document; capacity planning