Technology Entrepreneurship Lecture 2: Venture Teams & Effectuation
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What is the focus of Lecture 2 in the Introduction to Technology Entrepreneurship?

  • Effectuation Theory
  • Venture Teams (correct)
  • Role of Enterprising Individuals
  • Opportunity Activation

According to Shane & Venkataraman, what do entrepreneurs do?

  • Discover, evaluate, and exploit opportunities (correct)
  • Analyze market trends
  • Implement marketing strategies
  • Establish businesses

What type of founding teams are more likely to identify varied market opportunities according to Gruber, MacMillan, and Thompson?

  • Teams with diverse industry experience and external knowledge sourcing relationships (correct)
  • Teams with a narrow focus on one industry
  • Teams with limited external networking
  • Teams with high financial resources

What is the date of the briefing workshop on effectuation mentioned in the text?

<p>November 14, 2023 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of opportunity discovery, what is the role of founding teams with a more diverse background according to the text?

<p>They identify more varied (distant) market opportunities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What area of research does the promise of entrepreneurship refer to according to Shane & Venkataraman?

<p>The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the concept of flow, as described in the text, involve?

<p>Complete involvement and satisfaction in an activity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, where are new opportunities found?

<p>External changes in the environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the human-centered design process mentioned in the text?

<p>Understanding people's needs and desires (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of venture teams and effectuation, how are new opportunities created?

<p>From stakeholders' resources and goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of diversity in a team, as mentioned in the text?

<p>It helps in identifying more diverse market opportunities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the concept of 'flow' involve, as described in the text?

<p>Intrinsic motivation and clear proximal goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are new opportunities identified before market entry for technology start-ups?

<p>Through external search and joint action possibilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What shapes the number and variety of market opportunities identified before market entry for technology start-ups?

<p>Team diversity and joint action possibilities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of venture teams and effectuation, how are new opportunities created?

<p>From stakeholders' resources and goals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the human-centered design process mentioned in the text?

<p>Understanding people's needs and desires (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does diversity in a team help with, as mentioned in the text?

<p>It helps in identifying more diverse market opportunities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are new opportunities found, according to the text?

<p>External changes in the environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of clan culture according to the Competing Values Framework?

<p>Mentoring, nurturing, and 'doing things together' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a new venture team?

<p>A group of individuals with a common goal that can only be achieved by appropriate combinations of individual entrepreneurial actions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which culture is most often employed by new venture teams in tech startups, according to the provided information?

<p>Adhocracy culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 3H Model referred to in the text?

<p>Hacker, Hipster, Hustler (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Sarah Sarasvathy's study of entrepreneurial expertise, what percentage of the respondents used effectual logic most of the time when solving problems?

<p>75% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is considered one of the most important success factors in a venture by Dutch venture capitalists?

<p>The team (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of distribution requires estimation techniques, as per Sarah Sarasvathy?

<p>Unknown distribution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 8 Characteristics of the Perfect Startup Team emphasize as an important characteristic?

<p>Working hours (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the inverse of 'causal' reasoning, as mentioned in the text?

<p>'Effectual' reasoning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Competing Values Framework according to the text?

<p>To guide behaviors in an organization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Sarasvathy, what categories of means do all entrepreneurs begin with?

<p>'Who they are', 'What they know', and 'Whom they know' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Industry-Specific characteristic mentioned in the text?

<p>Technical focus for certain industries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which scenario is causal reasoning exemplified, according to the text?

<p>A chef given a specific menu in advance and cooking the meal in their own well-equipped kitchen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'The inverted causal triangle at the top' captures which process, as per Sarasvathy?

<p>'Causal' marketing process (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are considered the 3 most important characteristics in the 3H Model according to the text?

<p>Hacker, Hipster, Hustler (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is NOT emphasized as important in the 8 Characteristics of the Perfect Startup Team?

<p>Number of social media followers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Sarasvathy, what does effectuation focus on in an unpredictable future?

<p>Controllable aspects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'solo-founder' refer to according to the text?

<p>The founder who works alone without any team members (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of adhocracy culture, based on the Competing Values Framework?

<p>'Doing things first' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a group need to be considered a team according to the text?

<p>Close connection and standing up for one another among members (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Clan culture is structured and controlled' - True or False?

<p>False (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a human capital perspective on entrepreneurial teams focused on according to the text?

<p>Industry-specific skills and experiences of group members (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which scenario does effectual reasoning apply?

<p>A chef exploring unspecified ingredients and cooking a meal in a strange kitchen without a menu (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a new venture team defined by according to the text?

<p>A group with a common goal that can only be achieved by appropriate combinations of individual entrepreneurial actions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of team flow?

<p>Sense of joint progress (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is essential for experiencing task flow in a team?

<p>Clear proximal goals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a prerequisite for experiencing team flow?

<p>Mutual trust (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is characteristic of an 'optimized' team dynamic, as per the text?

<p>Aligned personal goals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an element of team flow that can be more readily influenced and needs to be created?

<p>Open communication (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes the most exciting ventures, according to expert entrepreneurs?

<p>A space in which the future is unknown and unknowable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes experiences of team flow?

<p>A sense of unity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Safe climate' is a prerequisite for experiencing which type of flow?

<p>'Team' flow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Open communication' is an element contributing to which type of flow?

<p>'Team' flow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for achieving 'mutual trust' within a team dynamic?

<p>Clear proximal goals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to creating an 'optimized' team dynamic?

<p>Collective ambition (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what characterizes the 'shared experience' in team flow?

<p>Sense of unity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do effectuation processes focus on?

<p>Selecting between possible effects with a given set of means (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do expert entrepreneurs view the future?

<p>Creative (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the predisposition toward risk and resources in effectual logic?

<p>Affordable loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'effectuator' imply about an entrepreneur's stance toward the world?

<p>The world is open and still in the making (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for taking action in causal logic?

<p>Goal-oriented (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do effectuators seek to make happen?

<p>Success (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do expert entrepreneurs minimize the use of?

<p>Prediction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do effectuators view opportunities according to the text?

<p>Open and still in the making (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what do effectuators recognize as an integral part of venturing?

<p>Failure as well as success (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is indicative of elements of team flow that are hard to create or promote?

<p>Challenging skill balance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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