The Influence of Entrepreneurial Alertness on New Venture Performance with Networking Capability as a Moderator at Start-Up in Surabaya

Entrepreneurial alertness is important for start-ups to have in improving new venture performance (Adomako et al., 2018). One of the factors that can influence the success of a start-up is networking capability. Start-ups that can empower the network, and they have the opportunity to compete one step ahead compared to their competitors (Anwar et al. in Int J Emerg Markets 13:998–1025, 2018). This study aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial alertness on new venture performance and examine the effect of moderating networking capability on the effect of entrepreneurial alertness on new venture performance at start-up in Surabaya, by replicating and modifying research by Adomako et al. (2018). This research is quantitative research. Respondents in this study were 70 respondents. Respondents in this study are start-up owners who are registered in the Tokopedia marketplace. This study uses data analysis namely Partial Least Square (PLS). The results showed a significant influence between entrepreneurial alertness on new venture performance, where the moderating variable networking capability acts as a predictor of moderation.