What do entrepreneurs create? : Understanding four types of ventures

Contents: Preface -- 1. The entrepreneurial journey: intention versus emergence -- 2. Venture types: what entrepreneurs actually create -- 3. Survival ventures: just getting by -- 4. Lifestyle ventures: seeking stability -- 5. Managed growth ventures: learning to fly -- 6. Aggressive growth ventures: changing the world -- 7. A resource-based perspective on venture types -- 8. How ventures develop unique identities -- 9. The fit between type of venture and entrepreneur -- 10. Types within types -- 11. Why all ventures matter: toward a portfolio perspective -- 12. Venture types, public policy and ecosystem support -- Index.