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The science behind successful start-ups, with Fabian Braesemann and Paul McCarthy

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The OII Podcast (Oxford Internet Institute)
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The impact of founder personalities on startup success, how a predictive model outperforms industry standards to predict company success, and what factors can help us predict which startups will succeed.
In the eighth episode of the OII Podcast, our experts discuss topics such as:

* How founder personalities and early company characteristics significantly predict startup success
* How traits of successful founders differ from traditional employees
* Research implications for the broader startup ecosystem, including venture capital investors, potential buyers, and startup incubators

Dr Fabian Braesemann is a Departmental Research Lecturer in AI & Work at the OII. His research focuses on the Science of Success. He uses data science methods to quantify the determinants of success in different fields of work.

Professor Paul X McCarthy is a CEO, computational social science research leader and author. He founded the League of Scholars, and is also Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, as well as an Industry Fellow at The UTS Data Science Institute and an Honorary Fellow at Western Sydney University.

Veena McCoole is Media and Communications Manager for the Oxford Internet Institute.

The OII Podcast looks at issues and developments in the digital world that matter to us all, and explores them through thought-provoking conversations with experts and practitioners.

To keep up with forthcoming episodes, follow the OII on social media where new episodes will be announced. Our social media links can be found on our website: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/ (see end of page).

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Series
The OII Podcast (Oxford Internet Institute)
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Fabian Braesemann
Paul X McCarthy
Veena McCoole
Keywords
predictive model
startup
founder
venture capital
Department: Oxford Internet Institute
Date Added: 24/04/2025
Duration: 00:06:12

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