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This thesis explores complex interrelations between startups, the entrepreneurial ecosystem in which they exist and regional public policy towards entrepreneurship in Hamburg, Germany. Although certain aspects discussed throughout the document about startups and entrepreneurial ecosystems might be generic and could be applied to any other region in the world, the analysis of Hamburg’s regional public policy towards entrepreneurship is location specific, regardless of similarities to other regions.

For the purpose of the research in this thesis it is prudent to introduce and define specific terms in regards to their usage throughout the document. Especially in the context of entrepreneurship and innovative potentials of high-growth ventures, many different definitions for terms such as startups or ecosystems are used and in fact often misused as buzzwords in various types of publications, ranging from scientific journals, newspaper articles and publicly available government documents to tv documentations and internet publications of any kind.

Since some of the terms are relatively new in terms of academic research, the attempted definitions are meant to be up-to-date at the time of the thesis’ composition and in accordance with current academic literature.