Entrepreneurial learning in online communities

Abstract New digital technologies possess the potential to transform entrepreneurial processes, such as how entrepreneurs pursue opportunities and access funding they learn. How learn may be transformed provide new spaces for learning, online communities. Online communities can gather thousands of participants with learning that are not limited by time, space, or social class. Yet, we know little about take advantage learning. To remedy this, studied a large community on Reddit (r/startups), where qualitatively analyzed top-voted 100 threads from 2018 2019 (10,277 comments in total). By drawing coactive vicarious theory describes is socially constructed through discursive interactions, outline conversations, which taking place different micro-learning contexts. Through identifying distinct conversations , build Our theorizing contributes (1) growing research communities, (2) current debate knowledge creation (3) unfolds Plain English Summary When go learn, shows diverse developing ideas, skills, coping uncertainties being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs increasingly use media doing business, but also it business? In this article, investigate question studying called r/startups, exchange experiences help each other questions issues. We show five forms situated four contexts differ other, classroom student–teacher dynamic, collab space collect ideas develop skills knowledge, club context challenge care bring their fears uncertainties. findings entrepreneurship practitioners make encouraging teaching policy pay more attention work digitally.