Identifying factors affecting the promotion and growth of startups

In the present situation, successful technology startups have become the growth engine of information economy and internet economy, and the recent development of startup ecosystems around the world will have significant results in the future of the global economy. The aim of this study was to identify the dimensions and criteria for the promotion and growth of Internet-based startups using fuzzy Delphi technique. Therefore, after reviewing the theoretical foundations and background of the research using a survey of 25 experts and owners of online startup businesses from 5 dimensions and 48 criteria identified by fuzzy Delphi screening, the number of criteria was reduced to 22 criteria.