Cheryl Mitteness Associate Teaching Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation c.mitteness@neu.edu 617.373.3728 Expertise angel investing, entrepreneurship, startups Cheryl Mitteness in the Press Quartz Research shows investors value an entrepreneur’s willingness to learn more than business acumen Several academic studies have demonstrated the impact coachability can have on an entrepreneur’s chances of securing funding. A 2010 study led by Cheryl R. Mitteness, an assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University, showed that coachability influences whether angel investors recommend moving forward with a company after a pitch.
Quartz Research shows investors value an entrepreneur’s willingness to learn more than business acumen Several academic studies have demonstrated the impact coachability can have on an entrepreneur’s chances of securing funding. A 2010 study led by Cheryl R. Mitteness, an assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University, showed that coachability influences whether angel investors recommend moving forward with a company after a pitch.