Dr. Jimmy Schwarzkopf

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  • How entrepreneurs-in-residence increase seed investment rates

    Venture Capital, Volume 12, Issue 1 January 2010 , pages 65 - 81

    by: Jimmy Schwarzkopfa; Moren Lvesqueb; Andrew Maxwell
    This article investigates the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIRs) in closing the equity gap born by a lack of venture capital investment in early stage businesses. We conducted interviews with 10 Israeli-based venture capitalists and four EIRs to identify the mechanisms and actions used by EIRs when operating in venture capital firms, and subsequently in funded ventures, that lead to a greater proportion of funds targeted to seed…

    by: Jimmy Schwarzkopfa; Moren Lvesqueb; Andrew Maxwell
    This article investigates the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIRs) in closing the equity gap born by a lack of venture capital investment in early stage businesses. We conducted interviews with 10 Israeli-based venture capitalists and four EIRs to identify the mechanisms and actions used by EIRs when operating in venture capital firms, and subsequently in funded ventures, that lead to a greater proportion of funds targeted to seed investments. The findings of our exploratory study suggest that EIRs facilitate investment decisions by acting as catalysts in the development of the relationship between the venture capitalist and the fund-seeking entrepreneur. EIRs can thus prevent some of the problems that preclude venture success through the nurturing of trusted relationships with both fund-seeking entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Furthermore, ex-ante, during and ex-post investment, through building these trusted relationships, EIRs act as transaction-cost reducers, thus increasing expected return on investments from early stage ventures. In an attempt to help reduce the equity gap by developing a better understanding of this key phenomenon, these findings provide guidance to rising entrepreneurs as they develop their early stage businesses, to venture capitalists as they look for investment opportunities, and to governments eager to increase the rate of seed funding.

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  • INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR IN GENESIS/PRE-SEED ICT VENTURES IN ISRAE

    Case Western Reserve University


    The study of entrepreneurship over the last decade has contributed significantly to
    understanding the processes involved in assessment of ventures. Limited research has been
    conducted on the subject of genesis/pre-seed entrepreneurs and how investors assess them in
    order to predict post-investment performance. This study is an initial attempt to advance the
    study toward understanding this special case of genesis/ pre-seed stage ventures with a focus
    of inquiry on the…


    The study of entrepreneurship over the last decade has contributed significantly to
    understanding the processes involved in assessment of ventures. Limited research has been
    conducted on the subject of genesis/pre-seed entrepreneurs and how investors assess them in
    order to predict post-investment performance. This study is an initial attempt to advance the
    study toward understanding this special case of genesis/ pre-seed stage ventures with a focus
    of inquiry on the interaction between investors and entrepreneurs in the context of organizing
    a new venture mainly as a source of new value.
    The study results suggest that factors such as forecasted social control, forecasted
    output control and forecasted behavior control often lead investors to predict higher postinvestment performance. It also finds that the investor’s entrepreneurial background as well
    as the type of investment firm affects the venture’s post-investment performance. These
    findings provide tentative insight as to how VCs assess and predict performance of
    genesis/pre-seed ICT ventures in Israel

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  • CLOSING THE 'EQUITY GAP'IN STARTUP/SEED INVESTMENT FOR ICT VENTURES: THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE

    Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems,

    This article seeks to explain how EIR programs help Israeli VC firms maintain high levels of investment in startup firms in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, effectively overcoming the equity gap that favors established entrepreneurial ventures. The equity gap arises from the perception among VCs that the higher transaction and monitoring costs associated with startup/seed ventures makes investment in them uneconomic. The research investigated how participants view…

    This article seeks to explain how EIR programs help Israeli VC firms maintain high levels of investment in startup firms in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, effectively overcoming the equity gap that favors established entrepreneurial ventures. The equity gap arises from the perception among VCs that the higher transaction and monitoring costs associated with startup/seed ventures makes investment in them uneconomic. The research investigated how participants view the value of EIR programs and how trust and control influence the VC decision to invest. Data were collected from qualitative research interviews conducted with VC entrepreneurs and executives who participate in EIR programs in the ICT industry, primarily in the Dan Area in central Israel (considered to be that country’s equivalent of Silicon Valley). The findings indicated that EIR programs promote the likelihood of VC investment because they raise what we call the "confidence coefficient" the VC’s confidence in the entrepreneur’s intention and ability to deliver the deal’s return on investment?by increasing various types of trust (goodwill trust and competence trust) and control (most importantly social control), thereby mitigating the perceived risks that comprise the equity gap

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  • STARTUP/SEED STAGE INVESTMENT BY VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS (IN ISRAEL): ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCY AND EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCY …

    Case Western Reserve University

    The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the characteristics of and
    relationships between: “VC partners” and the “Entrepreneurs” who received
    financing in the startup/seed phases. This will allow comparison between many types of
    VC-Entrepreneur relationships in startup/seed stage ventures and shed light on the
    nascent entrepreneurs and the EIR programs in particular. We believe that knowledge
    concerning this type of program will help VCs in other countries by either…

    The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the characteristics of and
    relationships between: “VC partners” and the “Entrepreneurs” who received
    financing in the startup/seed phases. This will allow comparison between many types of
    VC-Entrepreneur relationships in startup/seed stage ventures and shed light on the
    nascent entrepreneurs and the EIR programs in particular. We believe that knowledge
    concerning this type of program will help VCs in other countries by either encouraging
    them to adopt this practice or to abandon it. The question of how VC equity financing will
    evolve over the next decade and how it will work with startup/seed ventures is a
    particularly critical one

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  • Distributed computing systems:--an overview/

    H Schwarzkopf - 1977 - en.scientificcommons.org

    Distributed computing systems: an overview

    Haim Schwarzkopf
    Florida Technological University, 1977
    Associative processors, parallel processors, content addressable parallel processors, networks, and other architectures have been around the computing scene as" Distributed Processing", for some time now. Several hundred papers have been written discussing their use and design but so far no academic work has tried to summarize the field called" Distributed Processing" using a systems…

    Distributed computing systems: an overview

    Haim Schwarzkopf
    Florida Technological University, 1977
    Associative processors, parallel processors, content addressable parallel processors, networks, and other architectures have been around the computing scene as" Distributed Processing", for some time now. Several hundred papers have been written discussing their use and design but so far no academic work has tried to summarize the field called" Distributed Processing" using a systems approach. This research report attempts to remedy this lack. It attempts to gather into one place information that existed as of late 1976 in a format easily understandable by managers and systems engineers. The report deals also with certain issues of centralization and decentralization of EDP (Electronic Data Processing) facilities, created by the introduction of distributed computing systems into industries and businesses.

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