Keywords: Software Startups · Empirical software engineering · Survey Study

1 Introduction

2 Background
2.1 Startups
2.2 Startup lifecycle
2.3 Software Startups
2.4 Related Work

3 Research Methodology
3.1 Identifying the Research Object
3.2 Identifying Target Population and Sampling
3.3 Survey Instrument
3.4 Pilot Testing
3.5 Data Collection
3.6 Data Analysis

4 Results
4.1 Characterization
4.2 Startup Software Engineering Practices (RQ1)
4.3 Tool Support (RQ2)

5 Discussion

6 Implications for Research and Practice

7 Threats to Validity

8 Conclusion