THE INFLUENCE OF VERTICAL AND TEAM LEADERSHIP ON STARTUP PERFORMANCE

One of the most common causes of extinction of startups is the inability of the founder to create a functional startup team. Startups are therefore considered the ideal context for studying both vertical and team leadership. Within the framework of vertical leadership, it is necessary to examine the quality of the startup founder's ability to formulate an original and attractive vision, to inspire co-workers to achieve it, to encourage them in crisis situations and also to develop their competence. The essence of team leadership is the creation of a cohesive team, whose members support each other, have divided roles, responsibilities and authorities. Based on a research sample of 76 Slovak startups, there was investigated the founder's tasks in the startup and the quality of teamwork in the startup team.