If you find this interesting, Wasserman expanded his thesis into a book[0], an academic study of startups. Highly recommended.<p>[0]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;The-Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Entrepreneurship&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0691158304" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;The-Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Ent...</a>