Investor readiness - Increasing the measurability of investor readiness

The following research aims to increase the measurability of investor readiness and especially management readiness. Investor readiness consists of three areas namely, technology readiness, market readiness and management readiness. The current investor readiness tools lack in measurability concerning the management. This research has proposed tools for all three areas of investor readiness but has focussed on increasing the measurability of the management readiness. In order to increase this measurability, important personality traits per company life cycle have been identified and a tool has been proposed which can measure these traits. Using this tool during the venture capital investment process, can lead to a more grounded investment decision with regards to the management readiness.