Does Experience Matter? In Some Cases, No

Previous entrepreneurial experience doesn’t equate to more success when it comes to social entrepreneurs, according to new research. A business school professor at Emory University analyzed three different data sets regarding new ventures launched by social entrepreneurs—some with previous start-up experience and some with none. The professor, Peter W. Roberts, found that not only did social start-ups with veteran entrepreneurs make less of an impact—online, financially or in the...