Student Startups in National and International Conditions. Manifestations of Innovative Entrepreneurship Among Young People

Abstract

The global startup market is growing rapidly and is becoming more and more popular. This trend is visible, among others, in Poland, although the startup market is still not as big as in the case of the business power of the United States. A significant share of this market is held by young people, especially students, for whom creating a startup and finding an investor is an opportunity for success and further career development. The dream of many today’s students is to become an entrepreneur, which consequently manifests itself in the formation of an increasing number of companies operating at universities. The article is theoretical and analytical. Its main objective is to present the problems of startups, taking into account their basic characteristics, stages of development, major errors in their management. For the practical analysis of startups, examples of existing companies operating in national and international conditions were mentioned and discussed. For the purposes of this article, a survey was conducted among students of Polish academic institutions using an online questionnaire. It aimed to check the knowledge of the startup market and the potential path of its development. It was found that the Polish startup market is very popular, especially in the new technologies sector.