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Carlos Da Silva

Professeur HES associé/Responsable d'institut
+41 26 429 63 49
Bureau : HEG 433

Carlos DaSilva is a leading expert on business model innovation and a passionate speaker. He has spent over a decade studying and disseminating the process of business model innovation, from Ph.D. studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles to executive training programs and talks presented to audiences from New York to Paris, Geneva to Kyoto, Taipei to Sydney. Before the age of 30, Carlos co-founded a NGO, experienced from the inside a start-up scaling and exit, concluded his Doctorate on Business Models with honors, published his first book and lectured on strategy at top tier U.S. Universities. Back to Europe, he became the Managing Director of the Silicon Valley based Start-up Accelerator the Founder Institute, and has accelerated on a one-on-one basis over 100 entrepreneurs in Lisbon. Today, he is an Executive Education Professor at the HEG School of Management Switzerland, a lead trainer for the Swiss National Innovation Agency “Innosuisse” and an international Keynote Speaker.

Publications

Journal article

DA SILVA, C. (2021). From One Context to Another: How Business Models Emerge. Journal of business models, 9 (1), pp. 8-12.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2019). Business Model Innovation: A Multi-Level Routine-Based Conceptualization. Journal of business models, 7 (4), pp. 6-12.
DA SILVA, C. (2018). UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION FROM A PRACTITIONER PERSPECTIVE. Journal of business models. Journal of business models, 6 (2), pp. 19-24.
DA SILVA, C., TRKMAN, P. (2014). Business Model: What It Is and What It Is Not. Long Range Planning, 47.

Book

DA SILVA, C., GIBBONS, G., HISRICH, R. (2015). Entrepreneurial Finance: A Global Perspective. Entrepreneurial Finance: A Global Perspective.

Book chapter

DA SILVA, C., BELLAVITIS, C., SARGENT, M. (2020). Understanding Start-Up Development Organizations In The Context Of Start-Up Incubation Ecosystems. Research Handbook on Start-Up Incubation Ecosystems. Edward Elgar Publishing.
OSIYEVSKYY, O., DA SILVA, C., BAO, Y. (2020). Using AI to improve economic productivity: a business model perspective. Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation: Policy and Government Application. Anthem Press.
MARTINO, P., DA SILVA, C., BELLAVITIS, C. (2020). Cryptocurrencies and entrepreneurial finance. The Economics of Cryptocurrencies. Routledge.
MARTINO, P., DA SILVA, C., WANG, K. J., BELLAVITIS, C. (2019). An Introduction to Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings. New Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Finance Research. World Scientific.

Invited speaker

DA SILVA, C. (2017). Business Model Innovation. Business Transformation Workshop, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
DA SILVA, C. (2016). Business Model Innovation: a theoretical perspective applied to training. Cutting Edge Digital Mind Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Short paper

DA SILVA, C. (2016). Business model innovation in incumbent firms: Entrepreneurship 4.0. Empreendedorismo 4.0, Cascais, Portugal.
DA SILVA, C. (2015). Business Model Innovation in incumbent firms: from practice to a conceptual model of context, antecedent, and outcomes. Business Process Management Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
DA SILVA, C. (2015). Five Ways To Operate As A Venture Capitalist: What Can We Learn From The Balkan Region. Level Up Conference, Casablanca, Morocco.

Paper presented at a peer-reviewed conference

DA SILVA, C. (2023). Towards an ecosystem logic: An entrepreneurial approach to engaging stakeholders in complementary activities. Journal of the International Council for Small Business, Seoul, South Korea.
DA SILVA, C. (2023). Entrepreneurial Acceleration for Start-ups: Understanding the Role of Dominant Stakeholders in Facilitating Entrepreneurial Growth. Journal of the International Council for Small Business, South Korea.
DA SILVA, C. (2022). Understanding how firms shape their economics and governance dependencies to form an ecosystem on the digital era. Journal of the International Council for Small Business.
DA SILVA, C. (2022). A resource reconfiguration lens on digital innovation. Journal of the International Council for Small Business.
DA SILVA, C. (2022). Fostering the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems: Investor, corporate, university & government accelerators. SASE's 34th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The).
DA SILVA, C. (2021). How Can I Help You? The Underlying Motivations of Start-up Mentors. ICSB 2021 World Congress.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). How Angel Investors Associate Meaning to Resource Exchange. ICSB 2021 World Congress.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). Digital Transformation: How stakeholders conceptualize new business model in the digital age. ICSB 2021 World Congress.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). From Micro to a Macro Level Understanding of Business Model Innovation. ICSB 2021 World Congress.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). Understanding National Innovation Ecosystems: The Accelerator. ICSB 2021 World Congress.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). Theoretical framework for the use of analogical blending to govern and legitimize novel business models. 37th EGOS Colloquium.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). Understanding Early Stage Investors' Motivations: A Resource Exchange Lens. 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
DA SILVA, C. (2021). Business Model Innovation via Resource Reconfiguration in the Digital Context. EURAM Conference 2021.
FARIBORZI, H., DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2021). Performance Implications of SMEs' Geographical Scope. Academy of International Business 2021.
DA SILVA, C., GLASER, V. (2020). Seeing more than there is: The Eliza effect and the emergence of new business model. 36th EGOS Colloquium.
FARIBORZI, H., DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2020). The Impact of Geographic Scope on SME Growth. Academy of International Business 2020.
DA SILVA, C. (2020). Business Model Innovation and Resource Reconfiguration in a Digitally Enabled World. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
FARIBORZI, H., DA SILVA, C. (2020). The More the Merrier? Geographic Scope and SME Growth Dynamics. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
DA SILVA, C. (2020). The Sources of Innovativeness in Business Model Innovation. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
DEMENTYEVA, D., DA SILVA, C. (2020). Switzerland: Understanding the Local Start-Up Ecosystem For Innovation and Growth. ISPIM Conference.
DA SILVA, C. (2020). Digitally Driven Innovation: The GPS Innovation Industry in France. ISPIM Conference.
GLASER, V., DA SILVA, C. (2020). Innovation Through Analogies: A Business Models Lens. ISPIM Conference.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). More than money: explaining variance in angel investors. ESCB Conference, Spain.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). The Remix: The Art of Business Model Redesign. Portugal.
DA SILVA, C., GABRIELSSON, J. (2019). Entrepreneurial Acceleration and Dominant Stakeholders: A Resource Exchange Theory Lens. EURAM Conference 2019 (Lisbonne), Portugal.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). Searching for a New Logic of the Firm: Understanding the Process of Business Model Innovation. EURAM Conference 2019 (Lisbonne), Portugal.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). Digital business models: A process model of innovation. 10th International Research Meeting in Business and Management, France.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). Angel investor identity types and core exchanges with early stage firms. 10th International Research Meeting in Business and Management, France.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). Rethinking identity and entrepreneurship: where did we go wrong. Wharton Global Faculty Development Program, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). Identity orientation: The origins of investors motivations and distinct forms of resource exchange. Academy of Management Conference, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). Managing Business Model Change in a Dynamic Environment. Academy of Management Conference, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C. (2019). An Identity Perspective on Entrepreneurial Finance. Rent Conference, Germany.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2019). Business Model Innovation: A Multi-Level Theory. Rent Conference, Germany.
DA SILVA, C. (2018). The Role of Angel Investors Identity in Entrepreneurial Finance. ACERE Conference 2018, Brisbane, Australia.
DA SILVA, C. (2018). Understanding the new generation incubation model: the coworking model. ACERE Conference 2018, Brisbane, Australia.
DA SILVA, C. (2018). Business Model Innovation: a conceptual model for corporate entrepreneurship. ACERE Conference 2018, Brisbane, Australia.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Business Model Innovation: A Top Management Perspective. Business Model Conference, Venice, Italy.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2017). Business Model Innovation in Incumbent Firms: A Conceptual Model of Process, Antecedents, and Outcomes. Business Model Conference, Venice, Italy.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). The Role of Angel Investor Identity in Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management 2017, Atlanta, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2017). Business Model Innovation - a cluster of routines view. ICEIRD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
DA SILVA, C., GURTNER, P. (2017). A five model approach to acceleration. ICEIRD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Business Model Innovation: A High Tech SMEs Perspective. ICEIRD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
DA SILVA, C., GOULD, T. (2017). Angel investors investment decision making: an identity perspective. ICEIRD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Accelerators: an assessment of acceleration models. Academy of Management 2017, Atlanta, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2017). Business Model Innovation: A Theoretical Perspective And Its Implications For Entrepreneurship Research. Academy of Management 2017, Atlanta, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Business Model Innovation in Large Companies: Disruption. Lisbon Business Storm - Disruptive Knowledge, Lisbon, Portugal.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). The Impact of Accelerators: An Ecosystem Perspective. EURAM Conference 2017, Glasgow, Great Britain.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Business Model innovation: A Practitioner Perspective. EURAM Conference 2017, Glasgow, Great Britain.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2017). Conceptualizing Business Model Innovation: A Cluster of Routines Perspective. EURAM Conference 2017, Glasgow, Great Britain.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Social Identity: An Investor Perspective. EURAM Conference 2017, Glasgow, Great Britain.
DA SILVA, C. (2017). Business Model Innovation in Swiss SMEs: A Co-Word Analysis. DRUID17, New York, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C., GOULD, T. (2017). The Role of Angel Investor Identity in Entrepreneurship. McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Galway, Ireland.
DA SILVA, C., GURTNER, P. (2017). Accelerators: an assessment of acceleration models. McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Galway, Ireland.
DA SILVA, C., OSIYEVSKYY, O. (2017). Business Model Innovation in Incumbent Firms: A Conceptual Model of Process, Antecedents, and Outcomes. SMS Annual Conference 2017, Houston, United States of America.
DA SILVA, C. (2016). Business Model Innovation In Incumbent Firms: A Practitioners' Perspective And Implications For Entrepreneurship Research. ACERE Conference 2016, Queensland, Australia.
DA SILVA, C. (2016). The business model innovation in practice and its implications for entrepreneurship research. ANZIBA Conference, Sydney, Australia.
DA SILVA, C. (2016). Business Model Innovation: A Discourse Analysis Of CEOs. ISPIM Innovation Management Conference, Porto, Portugal.
DA SILVA, C. (2015). Business Model Innovation In Incumbent Firms: A Practitioners' Perspective And Implications For Entrepreneurship Research. Invest Horizon, Lisbon, Portugal.
DA SILVA, C. (2015). Business Model Innovation In Incumbent Firms: A Practitioners' Perspective And Implications For Entrepreneurship Research. Coinvest Venture Days, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.