TY - JOUR T1 - Preparation for Entrepreneurship JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 6 LP - 15 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2006.650441 VL - 9 IS - 4 AU - Arnold Cooper AU - Shailendra Mehta Y1 - 2006/08/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/9/4/6.abstract N2 - We begin with preparation. Cooper and Mehta review the files of nearly 3,000 firms to assemble data sets to analyze a series of straightforward questions about preparing to start a business. Does it matter how much time a person spent in preparing to start her or his business? Is it better if the idea for the new business came from a prior business? Some say timing is everything. How important is timing when starting a new business? Does it matter if the founder quit their job only so they could start the new business? And how important was the role of professional advisors in the start-up? If any of these questions seem interesting to you, take a look at our lead piece.TOPICS: Private equity, statistical methods, technical analysis, analysis of individual factors/risk premia ER -