Tech Start-Up Internationalization Process

Abstract

Objectives The main objectives of this study were to find information relating to start-up internationalisation process and qualities required from start-up founders in order to achieve this.

Summary The research on this thesis was conducted using a qualitative survey, where start-up entrepreneurs and people associated with start-up founders were asked to define qualities related to start-up entrepreneurs and rank them in order to find out which are the most common ones among start-up founders. Based on previous studies conducted, it was hypothesised that start-up founders would share some common qualities that they all agreed on to be the most efficient ones in order to make their start-ups grow.

Conclusions In conclusion this study found that start-ups and start-up founder do indeed have qualities that are more sought after and regarded as better than others. People believe that the most important quality in a start-up entrepreneur is that they believe in what they are doing. However, most of the surveyed people still agreed that most start-ups still end up failing. While this is not any sort of breaking news for certain, it helps to clarify start-ups and start-up founder mindset and therefore aids in future research.