# Professor J.P. Eggers' research on serial entrepreneurs is cited

1 Faculty News September 2, 2015 ![Inc. logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032187.jpg?itok=TSGPgNt6)>

Excerpt from [Inc](http://www.inc.com/leigh-buchanan/2015-inc5000-1-and-not-done.html). -- "In March, New York University’s Stern School of Business released a study that demonstrates something most people know intuitively: Serial entrepreneurs fare better when they stick to their knitting. Startup founders benefit from the experience gained running a prior business in the same industry, even if that prior business failed. 'Leveraging your industry-specific knowledge from one venture to the next can be incredibly valuable,' says [J.P. Eggers](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jp-eggers), an associate professor at Stern."

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