Research & Thought Leadership

Stanford faculty conduct research on a wide set of entrepreneurial topics from the valuation of unicorn firms, to the impact of experienced entrepreneurs, to the unique challenges facing Latino and Black entrepreneurs in the United States.

CES Entrepreneurial Research Projects

Search Funds

Entrepreneurship by Acquisition

Rather than founding a new company, some entrepreneurs choose to purchase an existing business, often in partnership with investors, with an eye toward expanding its growth and profitability. This model of “entrepreneurship by acquisition” gives young entrepreneurs an opportunity to lead a company relatively early in their careers.

Stanford GSB offers a popular course called Entrepreneurial Acquisition and publishes a biennial review of the search fund industry, which represents a unique and robust part of the entrepreneurial acquisition landscape.

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Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative

SLEI explores and expands knowledge of the Latino entrepreneurial segment of the U.S. economy through research, knowledge dissemination, and facilitated collaboration.

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The Policy and Innovation Initiative

PII focuses a lens on the intersection of government policy, disruptive innovation, and business strategy.

Research on Entrepreneurship

Explore entrepreneurial research produced by Stanford GSB faculty.

Publication Search

2022 State of Latino Entrepreneurship

Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga, Jonathan Furszyfer, Paul Oyer, Jerry I. Porras

Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative February2023

California Latina-Owned Businesses: 2022 State of Latino Entrepreneurship

Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga, Jonathan Furszyfer, Jerry I. Porras, Paul Oyer

State of Latino Entrepreneurship Regional Insights Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative 2023

Gate Fees: The Pervasive Effect of IPO Restrictions on Chinese Equity Markets

Charles M. C. Lee, Yuanyu Qu, Tao Shen

Review of Finance July2022

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Entrepreneurial Insights

Stay connected to the latest Stanford GSB insights on entrepreneurship, including talks from entrepreneurial leaders, summaries of the latest faculty research, and profiles of alumni entrepreneurs and the companies they have founded.

May 01, 2023

Written

Latino-Owned Businesses Are Key to a Stronger U.S. Economy

With better access to loans, investment, and contracts, this rapidly growing sector could benefit even more Americans.

Opinion & Analysis

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February 16, 2023

Written

Latino Entrepreneurs Are Thriving, But Access to Contracts and Capital Remains Challenging

Latino-owned businesses have weathered the pandemic and the Great Resignation. Now they’re looking for new ways to grow and innovate.

Entrepreneurship

October 04, 2022

Video

Class Takeaways — Angel and Venture Capital Financing for Entrepreneurs and Investors

Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Ilya Strebulaev demonstrates how success in startup investing is not just due to luck, but to skills, sweat, perseverance.

Finance

Class Takeaways — Angel and Venture Capital Financing

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