10 Burning Questions About Why Some Entrepreneurs Fail And Others Succeed

How can an entrepreneur position themselves to succeed when the majority of small businesses fail?

It helps to know which odds are in your favor.  Paul Gombers, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner and David Scharfstein set out to find why some entrepreneurs are more successful than others. They put together a Harvard Business School working paper, Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship.

In it, they answer some burning questions. Do first time entrepreneurs have it harder? Does having a renowned venture capital firm behind you help? And most importantly, is successful entrepreneurship a skill, or is it luck?