This collection of expert articles explores the development drivers of new technology-based firms and projects. It provides perspectives for an in-depth understanding of how technological inventions lead to the creation of new and sustainable companies or business units. The authors address methods and concepts that help technology-based start-ups and entrepreneurial projects successfully develop innovative products and services.

Section 1: Business models, business architecture and business planning of NTBFs

Evaluating NTBFs' entrepreneurial progress using content analysis of business plans
ARCHITECTURE OF TECHNOLOGY VENTURES: A BUSINESS MODEL PERSPECTIVE
The Role of Business Models in Development of New Technology-Based Firms
Section 2: Managing NTBFs
IDENTIFYING AND CATEGORIZING RISKS OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN A SMALL TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN COMPANY
The application of the Effective Innovation Leadership Model in ICT practice
A Unified Model of the Technology Push Process and Its Application in a Workshop Setting
Section 3: Factors Influencing NTBFs
Women-led startups and their contribution to job creation
What drives the intellectual property output of high-tech firms? Regional- and firm-level factors
How do public grants contribute to the financing path of New Technology-Based Firms ?
The development of ICT industry in Belarus: impact of educational and state-support policies
Section 4: Academic Entrepreneurship
Defining academic spinoffs and Entrepreneurial University
The impact of Entrepreneurship Governance and institutional framework on knowledge-based spin- offs
Bridging the gap between invention and innovation - the role of university-based start-up programs and private cooperation
Section 5: Interaction between established firms & NTBFs
How technology travels from old to new firms: the role of employees' entrepreneurship in technology ventures
Cooperating with start-ups as a strategy towards corporate entrepreneurship & innovation..