Defining the Relationship among Founding Resources, Strategies, and Performance in Technology‐Intensive New Ventures: Evidence from the Semiconductor Silicon Industry*Footnote^*

* Earlier versions of this paper were published in the 2005 Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings and the 2004 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference Proceedings.

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