Matt Marx

Matt Marx

Alvin J. Siteman (1984) Professor of Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
MIT Sloan School of Management

100 Main Street, E62-478
Cambridge, MA 02142
+1.617.253.5539
mmarx@mit.edu

My primary research draws on several years of experience working in both Silicon Valley and Boston startups. I study institutional barriers to the establishment and growth of new ventures, in particular the implications of employee non-compete agreements. Non-competes are ostensibly used to protect trade secrets but also impact interorganizational and cross-regional mobility, utilization of technical expertise, and the ability of small companies to attract talent. In other work, I examine strategy formation in new ventures as well as the allocation of equity among co-founders.