יזמות טכנולוגית במרחב הפריפריאלי הדרומי: מוטיבציות להקמת מיזם טכנולוגי מרוחק מהליבה הטכנולוגית בישראל

Research on technological entrepreneurship focus on the importance of clusters of knowledge-intensive technological ventures in central geographical areas and large urban centers. The emergence of such centrally located clusters is explained by the availability of critical resources in densely populated populations.We examine the founding of technological start-ups in the southern periphery in Israel. Based on semi-structured interviews with 34 technological entrepreneurs, also combining qualitative methods with statistical analysis, our study aims to understand the main motivation of entrepreneurs for establishing their ventures in the geographical periphery. Our findings unveil two main motivations, one based on economic and knowledge resources for the venture and another based on the benefits for the entrepreneur, including quality of life, values, and ideology. We also found a motivation of benefits realized after the move to the periphery for founding the venture. We discuss the paradox of technological entrepreneurship in the periphery as both a constraint and an opportunity that differ from those in the core.