A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 2 Descriptive summary of the interviewed tenant firms
From: Business incubation and the network resources of start-ups
Firm number (year established) | Product type | Target sector | Origin of venture idea | Founders’ age | Relevant work experience | Previous entrepreneurial experience | Entrepreneurial stage | Network orientation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (2007) | Software | Oil and gas | R&D institution | Middle aged | Some | None | Early growth | Calculative |
2 (2007) | Software | Oil and gas | Previous work experience | Middle aged | Limited | None | Early growth | Identity |
3 (2009) | Hardware | Oil and gas | R&D institution | Young | Limited | None | Early growth | Calculative |
4 (2011) | Hardware | Oil and gas | R&D institution | Middle aged | Extensive | None | Emergence | Calculative |
5 (2007) | Software | Media | Previous work experience | Middle aged | Extensive | None | Early growth | Calculative |
6 (2010) | Software | Media | Previous work experience | Middle aged | Extensive | Limited | Emergence | Identity |
7 (2011) | Software | Restaurant | Start-up community | Young | Limited | None | Emergence | Identity |
8 (2011) | Software | Media | Previous work experience | Young | Limited | None | Emergence | Identity |
9 (2011) | Software | Finance | Previous work experience | Young | Some | None | Emergence | Identity |
10 (2010) | Software | Media | Start-up community | Young | Limited | None | Emergence | Identity |