Startup founders and their LinkedIn connections: Are well-connected entrepreneurs more successful?

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Highlights：

• Startup founder information was mined from social networking site LinkedIn.

• Founder connections is positively correlated with annual funds raised by a company.

• Social connectedness of founders is the best predictor of funds raised.

• The predictive validity or accuracy of founder social connectedness cue is 69%.

• A 69% accuracy is substantial compared to other investment decision-making models.

摘要

•Startup founder information was mined from social networking site LinkedIn.•Founder connections is positively correlated with annual funds raised by a company.•Social connectedness of founders is the best predictor of funds raised.•The predictive validity or accuracy of founder social connectedness cue is 69%.•A 69% accuracy is substantial compared to other investment decision-making models.

论文关键词：Social networks,LinkedIn networks,Entrepreneur connections,Startup enterprises

论文评审过程：Received 14 July 2017, Revised 18 June 2018, Accepted 18 August 2018, Available online 20 August 2018, Version of Record 29 August 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.08.033