Startup communities : building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in your city / Brad Feld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feld, Brad.

Series:

Startup revolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

New business enterprises--Environmental aspects.

New business enterprises.

Communities--Social aspects.

Communities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in your city

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

An essential guide to building supportive entrepreneurial communities ""Startup communities"" are popping up everywhere, from cities like Boulder to Boston and even in countries such as Iceland. These types of entrepreneurial ecosystems are driving innovation and small business energy. Startup Communities documents the buzz, strategy, long-term perspective, and dynamics of building communities of entrepreneurs who can feed off of each other's talent, creativity, and support. Based on more than twenty years of Boulder-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist Brad Feld's ex

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The boulder startup communities

Principles of a vibrant startup community

Participants in a startup community

Attributes of leadership in a startup community

Classical problems

Activities and events

The power of accelerators

University involvement

Contrasts between entrepreneurs and government

The power of the community

Broadening a successful startup community

Myths about startup communities

Getting started

About the author

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613916327

9781119204459

1119204453

9781283603874

128360387X

9781118483312

1118483316

9781118483336

1118483332

OCLC:

815389048