Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems for start-ups: A global perspective
Chapter 3. Research questions and methods
Chapter 4. An ideal entrepreneurial ecosystem for tech start-ups: Characteristics, structure and role
Chapter 5. Entrepreneurial ecosystems for tech start-ups in Bangalore and Hyderabad: An exploration of evolution
Chapter 6. Entrepreneurial ecosystems for tech start-ups in Bangalore and Hyderabad: Structure and role
Chapter 7. Ideal entrepreneurial ecosystem and ecosystems of Bangalore and Hyderabad: A gap analysis
Chapter 8. Summary and conclusions

This book examines the trend of evolving entrepreneurial ecosystems for tech start-ups in India, ascertains its structure and examines its role in the nurturing of tech start-ups over its lifecycle, to bring out its implications for Indian economy. At the outset, it traces and conceptualizes what it terms an "ideal ecosystem" for tech start-ups in the Indian context and explores the historical evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems in two of the six leading start-up hubs in the country, namely, Bangalore and Hyderabad. It describes the characteristics and the structure of these ecosystems as they prevailed in the two start-up hubs, and analyses the role that they play in nurturing the development of tech start-ups. Finally, this book explores the ecosystem gaps that exist in the two cities, the factors causing these gaps, and makes policy recommendations to encourage the growth of a "healthy and vibrant" entrepreneurial ecosystem for the accelerated growth of tech start-ups in these two cities in particular, to promote employment, innovation and economic growth in the country at large. Policy makers, researchers, engineering and management students, technology and business mentors, angels, venture capitalists, and MNC executives will find the book informative, revealing and a source of valuable insights into a new, rapidly emerging entrepreneurial India. Defines an ideal entrepreneurial ecosystem for the Indian context, Examines the role of the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Bangalore and Hyderabad