Portrait of Victor Schiller

Victor Schiller

Research Student

Bayes Business School

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Overview

Victor is a PhD student at Bayes Business School. His focus is on entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneur support processes. He is interested in exploring micro and nested entrepreneurial ecosystems, Minimum Viable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (MVEE)s and Cross Ecosystem Resource Sharing (CERS). Through his research, he hopes to be able to inform current policy and provide innovative strategies to foster entrepreneurship in areas where it is most vital, catalyzing transformation within communities.

Victor started his entrepreneurial career in the early 1980’s and over the last several decades he has started, built, and sold a range of technology related companies. He holds seven technology patents and is now involved with R Cubed Group, a private equity fund investing in equities, fixed income, real estate, and strategic investments including early-stage companies.

Among other corporate and non-profit boards Mr. Schiller served on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) IDEAS Global Challenge Advisory Board. MIT IDEAS supports innovation and entrepreneurship as public service by connecting students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of the MIT community worldwide. Mr. Schiller also lectures, mentors and has done a TEDx talk on his social enterprise work at MIT.

Experienced in designing and delivering entrepreneurship, innovation, design thinking, business development, scaling, mentoring, and venture-support workshops for university, accelerator, and founder audiences across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Also active as a mentor, advisor, judge, reviewer, and advisory board member for entrepreneurship accelerators, university programs, global innovation competitions, and academic conferences, supporting founders, students, and entrepreneurship scholars across multiple ecosystems.

Qualifications

  • Visiting post-graduate student - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, United States, September 1986 - January 1987
  • MBA, DePaul University, United States, 1979 - March 1981
  • Bachelor of Science, Engineering, University of Illinois, United States, September 1974 - March 1979
  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, September 1974 - March 1979

Employment

  • VIGS Institute Research Fellow, Vienna Institute for Global Studies, Austria, August 2025 - present

Fellowships

  • VIGS Institute Research Fellow, Vienna Institute for Global Studies, September 2026 - present

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review)

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management

Geographic Areas

  • Europe - Eastern
  • Africa
  • Americas - North
  • Europe

Research students

1stsupervisor

2ndsupervisor

Publications

Chapters (2)

  1. Schiller, V. (2026). Top-Down Entrepreneur Support Process Design: A Framework for Resource-Constrained Ecosystems. Emerald Publishing.
  2. Victor, S. and Schiller, V. (2024). Leveraging Business Partnerships. In O'Regan, N. (Ed.), From Purpose to Impact The University and Business Partnership Routledge. ISBN 9781032603636.

Conference papers and proceedings (2)

  1. Schiller, V. (2025). Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers. Academy of Management 25-29 July, Copenhagen, Denmark.doi:10.5465/AMPROC.2025.11215abstract
  2. Schiller, V. Alternative Design Theories and the Temporal Nature of Top-Down Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Support Processes: Implications for Resource-Constrained Emerging Ecosystems in Transition. New Business Models 2023.doi:10.26481/mup.2302.06

Journal articles (2)

  1. Schiller, V. (2025). Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025(1). doi:10.5465/amproc.2025.11215abstract

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  2. Schiller, V. (2024). Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024(1). doi:10.5465/amproc.2024.16278abstract

    [publisher’s website]

Patents (7)

  1. Schiller, V. Platform and system for the automated transcription of electronic online content from a mostly visual to mostly aural format and associated method of use. Patent no. 11,386,884
  2. Schiller, V. System, report, and method for generating natural language news-based stories. Patent no. 8,676,691
  3. Schiller, V. System, report, and method for generating natural language news-based stories. Patent no. 8,494,944
  4. Schiller, V. System, report, and computer-readable medium for analyzing a stock portfolio. Patent no. 8,463,695
  5. Schiller, V. Systems, device, and methods for searching. Patent no. 7,865,496
  6. Schiller, V. System, report, and method for generating natural language news-based stories. Patent no. 7,856,390
  7. Schiller, V. System, report, and computer-readable medium for analyzing a stock portfolio. Patent no. 7,716,116

Professional activities

Events/conferences (27)

  1. Social Entrepreneurship Summit. (Conference) Sofia, Bulgaria (2026). Panel Member Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystems-A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions
    Author: Schiller, V.
  2. Warwick University Qualitative Research Festival. (Conference) Coventry, UK (2026). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Beyond Demo Day: How Co-Evolving Temporal (Mis)Alignment Explains the “Dirty Secret” of Post-Accelerator Strategy Execution
    Author: Schiller, V.
  3. Academy of Management Conference (AOM). (Conference) Copenhagen, Denmark (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers
    Author: Schiller, V.
  4. Research Workshop on Entrepreneurial Support Organizations and Organizational Sponsorship. (Conference) Vienna Austria (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes
    Author: Schiller, V.
  5. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM). (Conference) Florence, Italy (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers
    Author: Schiller, V.
  6. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research School. (Conference) Bilbao, Spain (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers
    Author: Schiller, V.
  7. Australasian Consortium for Entrepreneurship Research Excellence Conference ACERE. (Conference) Melbourne, Australia (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers
    Author: Schiller, V.
  8. MBSC International Entrepreneurship Research Conference. (Conference) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: CASE STUDY - Government vs. an Experienced Entrepreneur: How Was an Effective End-to-End Process and Ecosystem Developed to Help Ukrainian Refugees
    Author: Schiller, V.
  9. MBSC International Entrepreneurship Research Conference. (Conference) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2025). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Improving Entrepreneur Mindset Sensing, Acting, and Adapting to Overcome Transition Economy Barriers
    Author: Schiller, V.
  10. Annual Effectuation Conference. (Conference) Nantes, France (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: CASE STUDY - Government vs. an Experienced Entrepreneur: How Was an Effective End-to-End Process and Ecosystem Developed to Help Ukrainian Refugees?
    Author: Schiller, V.
  11. Academy of Management Annals Paper Development Workshop. (Workshop) Cambridge, UK (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence: A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions
    Author: Schiller, V.
  12. Social Entrepreneurship Summit. (Conference) Sofia, Bulgaria (2024). Panel Member Invited speaker.
    Paper: CASE STUDY - Government vs. an Experienced Entrepreneur: How Was an Effective End-to-End Process and Ecosystem Developed to Help Ukrainian Refugees?
    Author: Schiller, V.
  13. EURAM 2024 - EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT. (Conference) Bath, UK (2024). Review Panel Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence: A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions
    Author: Victor Schiller
  14. Academy of Management Conference (AOM). (Conference) Chicago, Illinoi (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystems-A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions
    Author: Schiller, V.
  15. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Spring School. (Workshop) Stuttgart, Germany (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence: A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions
    Author: Victor Schiller
  16. University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) Conference. (Conference) Madrid, Spain (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: How Universities Can Leverage Business Partnerships To Strengthen Student Entrepreneurship Incubators
    Author: Victor Schiller
  17. Journal of Business Venturing/Design PDW workshop. (Workshop) Bath, UK (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  18. Creative Spark - Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Evidence and Practice. Berlin, Germany (2024). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Transition Economy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence: A Review, Insights, and Future Research Directions
    Author: Victor Schiller
  19. New York University (NYU) Economics Department Presenation. (Seminar) (2023). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  20. Effectuation Conference 2023. (Conference) Gdansk, Poland (2023). Review Panel Invited speaker.
    Paper: Alternative Design Theories and the Temporal Nature of Top-Down Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Support Processes: Implications for Resource-Constrained Emerging Ecosystems in Transition
    Author: Schiller, V.
  21. ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH SUMMER SCHOOL. (Conference) (2023). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  22. New Business Models (NBM) 2023 Confernce. (Conference) (2023). Review Panel Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  23. 9th ENTERYNG Workshop. (Workshop) Bergamo, Italy (2023). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  24. University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) Conference. (Conference) (2023). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  25. 6th Paper Development Seminar. (Seminar) Seville, Spain (2023). Review Panel Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  26. Entrepreneurship as Practice (EAP) conference. (Conference) Leuphana University, Luneburg, Germany (2023). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Designing Entrepreneur Support Processes in Resource-Constrained, Top-Down Initiated Ecosystems
    Author: Victor Schiller
  27. Effectuation Conference 2022. (Conference) Naples, Italy (2022). Review Panel Invited speaker.
    Paper: Orchestrating emerging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in uncertain environments: Can effectual design principles lead to improved financial sustainability?
    Author: Schiller, V.