In a start-up, the level of technological innovation is crucial to the start-up’s competitiveness, especially in the digital age; as a result, high-tech start-ups stand a better chance of being more profitable than middle-tech and low-tech start-ups. The aim of this study is to identify and examine research papers regarding the role of technological innovation in advancing Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG) in the current context. This study intends to fill research gaps by performing a systematic literature review and meta-analysis following the PRISMA guidelines on the subject. To investigate advancements in the use of start-up technologies, scientific publications were obtained from the Scopus database, yielding a total of 384 entries for the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and the meta-analyses identification stage. The findings indicate that high technology encompasses artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and collaborative robots; medium technology comprises mobile applications, big data, and cloud computing; and low technology consists of software and connectivity. Each of the technological innovations plays a significant role in advancing SDG 8, encompassing aspects such as economic growth, employment, productivity, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, development policies, and business growth.

Background: Entrepreneurial performance is essential for start-ups' development, particularly the ability to transition smoothly from experimentation to scaling. Start-ups' performance in Indonesia remains challenging in that the failure rate is up to 90% within the first five years.Purpose: This study aims to assess the direct influence of personal and environmental factors through experience characteristics on entrepreneurial performance in start-ups in Indonesia and the indirect influence of these factors through experience characteristics on entrepreneurial performance.Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a quantitative approach, applying Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling to analyze data collected from questionnaires distributed to 268 start-ups in Indonesia.Finding/Results: The results indicated that personal and environmental factors significantly enhance experience characteristics and entrepreneurial performance. This study also found that personal and environmental factors through experience characteristics significantly enhance entrepreneurial performance in Indonesian start-ups.Conclusion: This study evaluated how experience characteristics as a mediator strengthen the impact of personal factors on entrepreneurial performance and weaken the impact of environmental factors on entrepreneurial performance. This research possesses academic and managerial implications, particularly for advancing scientific progress in entrepreneurial performance models in start-ups in Indonesia.Originality/value (State of the art): Start-ups must enhance their entrepreneurial performance by focusing on personal factors, including entrepreneurial education and passion, as well as environmental factors like developing a more dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, improving marketing techniques, and aligning with global market demand. Keywords: business, entrepreneurial ecosystem, entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurship environment, start-ups' development