Financing Risk and Innovation

Ramana Nanda
Ramana Nanda
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Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02163
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Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
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Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02163
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Ramana Nanda

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Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02163

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Matthew Rhodes-Kropf

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Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02163

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Published Online:28 Mar 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2350

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