Papers by Igor Tasic
The Rapid Innovation Cycle (RIC) is an innovation and market testing process that was developed i... more The Rapid Innovation Cycle (RIC) is an innovation and market testing process that was developed in 2011 out of the need to assess the market potential for new product and service innovations in hopes to improve economic conditions in Spain (Figure 1). The belief is that technology and service innovations represent a strong component of the economic strength of any country (Nothhaft, 2011). The Rapid Innovation Cycle consists of four key phases: Opportunity Recognition, Solution Selection, Market Experimentation and Experimental Results. In each of these four phases, various steps are taken to 1) find a market opportunity 2) define a solution within a given set of constraints (Tasic, 2008), 3) create a market test to assess demand for the proposed solution and 4) use quantitative market test results to make well-informed decisions on a given business venture. Even in its short existence, the Rapid Innovation Cycle has now been used at the high school, undergraduate and graduate level...
This work looks at the decision process of entrepreneurs when they create a new business in an at... more This work looks at the decision process of entrepreneurs when they create a new business in an atmosphere of uncertainty and without clear objectives, using the notion of 'effectuation'. The effectual approach suggests that, when a new company is just beginning, entrepreneurs emphasize how much they can afford to lose and try as many different strategies and combinations of resource as possible, given the resources that are already under their control. The objective of this article, therefore, is to examine if, and to what extent, entrepreneurs build companies in the real world using effectuation.
Conference Presentations by Igor Tasic
The start-up acceleration phenomenon is a recent trend in the field of entrepreneurship, impactin... more The start-up acceleration phenomenon is a recent trend in the field of entrepreneurship, impacting academia, policy makers and practioners, but not yet fully researched or comprehended. The existing literature on business incubators, technology transfer and corporate entrepreneurship provide few cues on how to interpret the acceleration phenomenon, justifying the case for an in-depth analysis on how accelerators (and its accelerated ventures) differentiate from existing initiatives. This work aims to contribute to this discussion by mapping the current research and definitions of the acceleration phenomenon and suggesting a number of potential investigation lines to be deployed in the upcoming years.
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Papers by Igor Tasic
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