Table of Contents

Part I: Creating the Venture 1. How Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation are Bound Together 2. Visioning the Future for a New Venture 3. Inventive Problem Solving and Brainstorming 4. Framing the Technological Opportunity Part II: Developing the Venture 5. Developing a Business Model 6. Innovation Systems- CIM 7. Academic Spin-outs 8. Lead Users for Market Entry Part III: Managing the Entrepreneurial Firm 9. What Pattern of Development and Diffusion can Entrepreneurs Expect 10. Entrepreneurship in Context 11. Developing New Products in the New Venture 12. Expectations of Entrepreneurs and Patterns of Growth

About the Author

Paul Trott is Reader in Innovation Management at the University of Portsmouth, UK Dap Hartmann is Assistant Professor of Technology, Strategy & Entrepreneurship at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Victor Scholten is Assistant Professor in Business Administration at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Patrick van der Duin is Assistant Professor of Technology, Strategy & Entrepreneurship at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Reviews

‘This is an interesting, timely, well researched and well presented book. It creatively combines theory and practice, making the material enjoyable, accessible and useful. It underscores the intimate link between innovation and entrepreneurship. I particularly like the attention to the authors have shown to the effect of context on innovation and technological entrepreneurship. The book offers a great foundation for understanding how entrepreneurial activities create value and enhance technological progress.’ - Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota, USA‘Managing Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation provides engineering students, aspiring to become an entrepreneur, a great service by discussing various aspects essential for technology-based start-ups. The level of detail when discussing for instance the technology-based opportunities, the protection of intellectual property and the innovation system in which technology-based start-ups operate, make this book resource worthy for every entrepreneur to support his decision making when managing the tech start-up.’ - Tom Elfring, Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands‘Managing Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the right book at the right time: it is clear, actionable, and shows the way forward in a disciplined way.’ - Ken Morse, Chairman & CEO, Entrepreneurship Ventures Inc.