Data-Driven Decision Making in Entrepreneurship

Chapter 6 Human Capital Due Diligence Leveraging Psychometric Testing for Wiser Investment Decisions

Nikki Blacksmith,^1,* Kelly Diouf² and Maureen E McCusker³

¹American University, Blackhawke Behavior Science, 1709 21st St NW #52, Washington, DC 20009, 630-888-8150.

²Blackhawke Behavior Science, 5825 Marbury Road, Bethesda, MD 20817, 310-948-5268.

³American University, Blackhawke Behavior Science, 3325 Stuart Ave, Richmond, VA 23221, 703-609-0257.

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In 2021, the value of venture capital (VC) dealmaking in the US reached an all-time high of over 600 billion U.S. dollars (KPMG 2022). This astronomically high dealmaking is matched by a startup ...