Scientific Activity: Innovation, Finance, Startups, and Strategy

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Key achievements

● Author of the book “When Businesses Test Hypotheses: A Four-Step Approach to Risk Management for Innovative Startups” (monograph), Ibidem Press, distributed by Columbia University Press, ISBN: 978-3-8382-1883-0● Professor of Finance at the National University of ‘Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’ (2020-2022)● Professor of Innovation at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (2018-2022)● PhD in Finance and Innovation at the National University of ‘Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’ (2012-2020)● PhD in Economics at the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (2018-2019)● Author of 10 papers on innovation and risk management published in the USA and Ukraine (2014-2021)

Scholarly publications

● Shestakov, D. (Apr 2024). When Businesses Test Hypotheses: A Four-Step Approach To Risk Management For Innovative Startups. With a foreword by Anthony J. Tether. Ibidem Press, Ukrainian Voices, vol. 52. ISBN: 978-3-8382-1883-0● Shestakov, D. (2021). The Hypothesis Testing Method for Evaluation of Startup Projects. Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, Vol 4 (4). [INDEXED BY HARVARD LIBRARY]. ISSN: 2576-3008, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30560/jems.v4n4p47● Shestakov, D. Y. (2019). Financial instruments for managing innovative investment projects. (Qualifying scientific work on the rights of a manuscript). Supervised by Lukyanenko, I. G. Family Yuhymenko Doctoral School, National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy". Kyiv. https://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/16856● Shestakov, D. Y. (2019). Specifics of the Innovative Project as a Prerequisite for Risk Management of the Investment Portfolio in Venture Capital Markets. Business-Inform, (4), pp. 92–97. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2019-4-92-97● Shestakov, D. Y. (2019). The Method of Real Options as an Instrument to Evaluate Projects with High Uncertainty. Business-Inform, (2), pp. 102–108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2019-2-102-108● Shestakov, D. Y. & Poliarush, O. S. (2019). The Degree of Innovation: Through Incremental to Radical. Investytsiyi: Praktyka ta Dosvid, Vol. 11, pp. 66–75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32702/2306-6814.2019.11.66● Shestakov, D. Y. (2018). Understanding Innovation: Process, Project and Product-Centric Views. Electronic Professional Scientific Publication "Effective Economy", (12), pp. 1–10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32702/2307-2105-2018.12.209● Shestakov, D. Y. (2018). Strategic Flexibility as a Key to Innovativeness: Theoretical Framework. C. Cobanoglu, & A. Corbaci (Eds.). Advances in Global Business and Economics, Vol. 1, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, pp. 136–147. USF M3 Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-7321275-1-7, DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.5038/9781732127517● Shestakov, D. Y. (2015). Real Option Approach to Evaluate Strategic Flexibility for Startup Projects. Cobanoglu, C., & Ongan, S. (Eds.). Proceedings of the International Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Conference, Vol. 3, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, pp. 360–368. USF M3 Publishing. ISSN: 2372-5885, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/2372-5885-v3● Shestakov, D. Y. (2014). Real Option Strategic Approach to Find Optimal Company’s Source of Financing. Cobanoglu, C., & Ongan, S. (Eds.). Proceedings of the International Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Conference, Vol. 1, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, pp. 212–215. USF M3 Publishing. ISSN: 2333-4207, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/2333-4207-v1● Shestakov, D. Y. (2014). Valuation of a Company's Source of Financing Using the Strategic Real Options Approach. Scientific papers NaUKMA: Economics, the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Vol. 159, Economic Sciences, pp. 78–80. ISSN: 1996-5931, Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/DmytroShestakov/scientific-papers-naukma-economics-vol-159-2014-7880

Other research publications

● Shestakov, D. Y. & Poliarush, O. S. (2018). Strategy of Innovations Development in Ukraine Part II. Action Plan. Innovations Development Platform. Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/DmytroShestakov/strategy-of-innovations-development-in-ukraine-part-ii-action-plan-dmytro-shestakov-oleksiy-poliarush● Shestakov, D. Y. & Poliarush, O. S. (2017). Strategy of Innovations Development in Ukraine Part I. Introduction. Innovations Development Platform. Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/DmytroShestakov/strategy-of-innovations-development-in-ukraine-part-i-introduction-dmytro-shestakov-oleksiy-poliarush-2017