@article {1072, title = {Is There a Lean Future for Global Startups?}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {7}, year = {2017}, month = {05/2017}, pages = {6-15}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {This article integrates insights from the latest research on the lean startup entrepreneurial method, born-global firms, and global startups. It contributes to the clarification of terminology referring to the global aspects of startups, summarizes insights from previous literature focusing on global startups, and further substantiates the articulation of the need for considering the lean global startup as a new type of firm. The main message is that the lessons learned from the emergence of lean startup entrepreneurship offer a basis for promoting a similar lean phase in technology-based global startup research and practice. The analysis should benefit both researchers and practitioners in technology entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship, and global innovation management. }, keywords = {born global, global startup, international entrepreneurship, international new venture, lean global startup, lean startup, technology startup}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1072}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/1072}, author = {Stoyan Tanev} }