Startup Communities - Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City

First published in 2012, Startup Communities became a blueprint for what it takes to build a supportive entrepreneurial community. Now regarded as a classic, the "Boulder Thesis" created and popularized by Feld within the book generated enormous media attention nearly a decade ago.
 
At that time, Boulder was an emerging startup laboratory--a hub of innovation building new tech businesses. It quickly accelerated into a world class ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Boulder's entrepreneurial density, combined with the geographic concentration of entrepreneurial activity around the Boulder downtown core, made it a hotbed of startup activity. Feld was and is still there, as a keen observer and one of its leaders. As he notes simply in the new edition, humans are wired to start things.
 
In a sense, that short Feld-ism accurately describes the startup revolution still taking hold throughout the world. Boulder is proof that innovation can happen anywhere, in any city. Thanks in part to the book, what happens in Boulder now leaves Boulder. Rapidly growing startup communities in Atlanta, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, Nashville, and Indianapolis are just a few examples. Over the last decade, Feld has dispelled the myth that startups can only thrive in Silicon Valley.
 
Startup communities continue to pop up across the U.S. and around the world, prompting fresh new revelations and stories from Feld about what's happened over the last decade. Startup Communities 2e describes what makes a startup community ecosystem first click, then hum, and in time, excel. From Boulder to Beijing and beyond, entrepreneurial ecosystems are driving innovation. Startup Communities 2e discusses and the necessary dynamics and pre-conditions of building communities of entrepreneurs who can feed off each other's talent, creativity, and support.
 
In Startup Communities 2e, Feld will help you understand:
* The core principles of a vibrant startup community, re-examining his Boulder Thesis and exploring other historical frameworks.
* The attributes of leadership in a startup community that can help it thrive along with the classical problems any community will face during development.
* The importance of a university in a startup community, and how large companies can engage effectively with entrepreneurs.
* The importance of continuous improvement so growth does not stagnate.
* The common myths about startup communities.
* The opportunities to build startup communities in non-urban, or rural, places that are much less populated.

Table des matières

Foreword xiii
 
Introduction to the Second Edition xvii
 
Preface xxi
 
Chapter One Introduction 1
 
The Example of Boulder 2
 
How This Book Works 3
 
Chapter Two The Boulder Startup Community 5
 
Boulder as a Laboratory 6
 
Before the Internet (1970-1994) 7
 
Pre-Internet Bubble (1995-2000) 9
 
The Collapse of the Internet Bubble (2001-2002) 11
 
The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003-2011) 14
 
An Outsider's View of Boulder in 2012 16
 
The Next Wave (2012-2020) 19
 
Chapter Three Principles of a Vibrant Startup Community 21
 
Historical Frameworks 21
 
The Boulder Thesis 25
 
Led by Entrepreneurs 25
 
Long-Term Commitment 26
 
Foster a Philosophy of Inclusiveness 27
 
Engage the Entire Entrepreneurial Stack 28
 
Chapter Four Participants in a Startup Community 31
 
Entrepreneurs 34
 
Government 36
 
Universities 38
 
Investors 42
 
Mentors 43
 
Service Providers 45
 
Large Companies 46
 
The Importance of Leaders, Feeders, and Instigators 47
 
Chapter Five Attributes of Leadership in a Startup Community 49
 
Be Inclusive 49
 
Play a Non-Zero-Sum or Positive-Sum Game 51
 
Be Mentorship Driven 52
 
Have Porous Boundaries 55
 
Give People Assignments 56
 
Experiment and Fail Fast 58
 
Chapter Six Classical Problems 61
 
The Patriarch Problem 61
 
Complaining About Capital 63
 
Being Too Reliant on Government 66
 
Making Short-Term Commitments 67
 
Having a Bias Against Newcomers 68
 
Attempt by a Feeder to Control the Community 69
 
Creating Artificial Geographic Boundaries 71
 
Playing a Zero-Sum Game 72
 
Having a Culture of Risk Aversion 73
 
Avoiding People Because of Past Failures 74
 
Chapter Seven Activities and Events 77
 
Young Entrepreneurs Organization 78
 
Office Hours 80
 
Boulder Denver New Tech Meetup 82
 
Boulder Open Coffee Club 87
 
Startup Weekend 90
 
Ignite Boulder 92
 
Boulder Beta 95
 
Boulder Startup Digest 97
 
CU New Venture Challenge 100
 
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado 103
 
Chapter Eight The Power of Accelerators 107
 
The Spread of Techstars to Boston and Seattle 109
 
Techstars Expands to New York 111
 
Techstars Today 113
 
Accelerators Are Different than Incubators 114
 
University Accelerators 115
 
Chapter Nine University Involvement 119
 
Silicon Flatirons' Networked Approach 120
 
Organizing the Components of University Entrepreneurship 124
 
Other Campus Initiatives That Affect Startup Communities 126
 
The Real Value--Fresh Blood into the System 129
 
Challenges and Responses for University
 
Entrepreneurship Programs 137
 
The Power of Alumni 141
 
Chapter Ten Contrasts between Entrepreneurs and Government 143
 
Self-Aware versus Not Self-Aware 144
 
Bottom Up versus Top Down 145
 
Micro versus Macro 146
 
Action versus Policy 147
 
Impact versus Control 147
 
Chapter Eleven How Large Corporations Can Help 149
 
Start by Linking to Corporate Innovation Initiatives 150
 
Support, Convene, Consume, and Engage 151
 
Self-interest is Good 153
 
Think About Talent Appropriately 154
 
Reinvestment in Your Community 155
 
Chapter Twelve The Power of the Community 161
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A propos de l'auteur

BRAD FELD has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for over 30 years. He is currently a partner at Foundry Group and is a co-founder of Techstars. In addition to his investing efforts, Brad runs the Anchor Point Foundation with his wife Amy Batchelor. Brad is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Brad Feld, Feld Brad
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 07.09.2020
• EAN: 9781119617655
• ISBN: 978-1-119-61765-5
• Pages: 256
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Formation professionnelle; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Gestion; Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management, Business & Management Special Topics