From Ideas to Global Impact: How Innovation and Strategic Collaboration Drive Startup Performance Through Technology Capabilities with Entrepreneurial Orientation Moderation

This study examines how innovation and strategic collaboration enhance overall startup performance, specifically assessing technological capabilities as a key intermediary mechanism and examining entrepreneurial orientation as a moderating factor. Drawing on the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities perspective, a quantitative explanatory research design was implemented. Primary data were gathered from 210 tech startup executives in Indonesia and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The empirical findings reveal that direct strategic initiatives alone do not automatically drive performance; rather, technological capabilities serve as a crucial mediating mechanism that converts innovation into tangible business performance. Furthermore, entrepreneurial orientation significantly strengthens the relationship between technological capabilities and startup performance. These results highlight the necessity of internal operational readiness and proactive leadership in achieving sustainable performance within dynamic digital ecosystems.