Success or failure of Iranian startups in the field of IT
Subject Areas : EntrepreneurshipMohammadsajed Keramatifard 1 , Soheila Sardar 2 , Reza Radfar 3
1 - Department of Industrial Management, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Industrial Management, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Industrial Management, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Startup, startup businesses, success and failure factors, strategy.,
Abstract :
This research is qualitative in terms of research method; In terms of research approach, inductive; In terms of the research paradigm, pragmatism; In terms of research strategy, data theory is the foundation, and in terms of data collection source, semi-structured interview. Using the purposeful sampling method, 15 people were selected as a statistical sample; this number was considered based on the saturation law. In the quantitative part of the statistical community, 120 managers of service start-ups based on information technology were selected in 1402, and the final consolidated model was obtained with the method of interpretive structural model. The purpose of this article is to formulate a strategy model for the success of Iran's startups businesses in the field of information technology. The results of the data analysis showed that the three main dimensions as the main dimensions of the failure of startup businesses in Iran are: factors of the external business environment, factors of the internal business environment and factors related to the founders, management team and human resources. Legal and international restrictions, macro-government policies, and structural and infrastructure factors are among the most important factors in the failure of startup businesses in Iran. Also, the government's support increases financial strength and improves liquidity in startup businesses. Appropriate upstream policies and planning in the way of facilitating the business environment can help the success of startup businesses.
