Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Nature of Promising Start-ups -- 1. Endowments and Opportunities -- 2. Planning vs. Opportunistic Adaptation -- 3. Securing Resources -- 4. Distinctive Qualities -- 5. Corporate Initiatives -- 6. VC-Backed Start-ups -- 7. Revolutionary Ventures -- 8. Summary and Generalizations -- Part II. The Evolution of Fledgling Businesses -- 9. Missing Attributes -- 10. Existing Theories and Models -- 11. Critical Tasks -- 12. Exceptional Qualities -- Part III. Societal Implications -- 13. Reexamining Schumpeter -- 14. Facilitating Conditions -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Footnotes -- Preface_Fn-1 -- Intr_Fn-1 -- Intr_Fn-2 -- Intr_Fn-3 -- Part01_Fn-1 -- Ch01_Fn-1 -- Ch01_Fn-2 -- Ch01_Fn-3 -- Ch01_Fn-4 -- Ch03_Fn-1 -- Ch03_Fn-2 -- Ch03_Fn-3 -- Ch03_Fn-4 -- Ch04_Fn-1 -- Ch04_Fn-2 -- Ch05_Fn-1 -- Ch05_Fn-2 -- Ch05_Fn-3 -- Ch05_Fn-4 -- Ch05_Fn-5 -- Ch05_Fn-6 -- Ch05_Fn-7 -- Ch06_Fn-1 -- Ch06_Fn-2 -- Ch06_Fn-3 -- Ch06_Fn-4 -- Ch06_Fn-5 -- Ch06_Fn-6 -- Ch06_Fn-7 -- Ch06_Fn-8 -- Ch07_Fn-1 -- Ch07_Fn-2 -- Ch07_Fn-3 -- Ch07_Fn-4 -- Ch07_Fn-5 -- Ch07_Fn-6 -- Ch07_Fn-7 -- Ch07_Fn-8 -- Ch07_Fn-9 -- Ch07_Fn-10 -- Ch07_Fn-11 -- Ch07_Fn-12 -- Ch07_Fn-13 -- Ch07_Fn-14 -- Ch07_Fn-15 -- Part02_Fn-1 -- Ch09_Fn-1 -- Ch09_Fn-2 -- Ch09_Fn-3 -- Ch09_Fn-4 -- Ch09_Fn-5 -- Ch09_Fn-6 -- Ch10_Fn-1 -- Ch10_Fn-2 -- Ch10_Fn-3 -- Ch10_Fn-4 -- Ch10_Fn-5 -- Ch11_Fn-1 -- Ch11_Fn-2 -- Ch11_Fn-3 -- Ch11_Fn-4 -- Ch11_Fn-5 -- Ch13_Fn-1 -- Ch13_Fn-2 -- Ch13_Fn-3 -- Ch13_Fn-4 -- Ch13_Fn-5 -- Ch13_Fn-6 -- Ch14_Fn-1 -- Ch14_Fn-2 -- Ch14_Fn-3 -- Ch14_Fn-4 -- Ch14_Fn-5 -- Conclusion_Fn-1 -- Conclusion_Fn-2.