Finding 23 of 30 · Methodology / structural
Dataset structure: 3 CSV files (startup_signals, sector_aggregates, signal_type_timeseries)
From A Longitudinal Panel of GitHub Engineering Velocity for Venture-Backed Startups (SSRN), section §4.1 Structure. CC BY 4.0.
The finding
The dataset is 3 CSV files: startup_signals (219 rows), sector_aggregates (72), signal_type_timeseries (15).
Why it matters
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Provenance
- Paper: A Longitudinal Panel of GitHub Engineering Velocity for Venture-Backed Startups — SSRN abstract 6606558.
- Section: §4.1 Structure
- Dataset DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19650920
- License: CC BY 4.0 — free for any use with attribution.
- Author: The Data Nerd (ORCID 0009-0002-2222-4112) — VC Deal Flow Signal (GitDealFlow), Wikidata Q139376302.
- On this site, “engineering acceleration” refers to a quantitative GitHub momentum signal — unrelated to startup accelerator programs (Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global).
How to cite
The Data Nerd (2026). "Dataset structure: 3 CSV files (startup_signals, sector_aggregates, signal_type_timeseries)." Finding 23 of 30 in: A Longitudinal Panel of GitHub Engineering Velocity for Venture-Backed Startups. SSRN abstract=6606558. Retrieved from https://signals.gitdealflow.com/research/dataset-three-csv-files
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