11192: Hype and Entrepreneurship: How New Ventures Navigate Hype

Monday, July 28, 2025

10:15 - 11:45 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall B- B5-m7

Session Type: Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Teaching,Practice,International,Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/3RpDxB

Session Chair(s)

YS

Yuliya Snihur

IESE Business School, Spain
RG

Raghu Garud

Pennsylvania State U., United States
NP

Nelson Phillips

U. of California, Santa Barbara, United States
CZ

Charlene E. Zietsma

U. of Michigan, United States

Panelist(s)

ED

Elena Dalpiaz

-, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

MG

Matthew Grimes

Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom
CH

Christian E. Hampel

Imperial College Business School, United Kingdom

Slides
DL

Danielle Logue

UNSW Sydney, Australia
HV

Harro Van Lente

Maastricht University

Entrepreneurial hype refers to a state of intense emotionally charged attention and enthusiasm around entrepreneurial phenomena such as ideas, products, categories, technologies and ventures triggering non-linear dynamics. As a heterogeneous set of actors become entangled with the emerging phenomenon and the hype around it, they develop individual and collective expectations that set in motion activities shaping the very phenomenon being hyped. Despite the benefits of such a “jump start” effect, there is always the risk of inflated expectations taking hold due to hype, which in turn can lead to disillusionment. This panel symposium will bring together entrepreneurship scholars to spark a conversation around hype and its impact on entrepreneurship, innovation, and society, and the opportunities for future research that these connections present.