Your Startup Community
Your Startup Community podcast is for any startup community enthusiast hoping to grow your local ecosystem. Whether you are an economic development leader, entrepreneur, angel investor, or a corporate executive, this show has something for every ecosystem actor.
Join Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway, co-authors of The Startup Community Way and Chris Heivly, former SVP of Ecosystem Development at Techstars as they dive into conversations with community builder guests on what each one of us can do to build a better startup community.
Got a question left unanswered? Got discussion ideas for the next podcast? Or know someone who should be a guest on the podcast? Email the hosts at [email protected].
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- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
There’s No Shortcut to Building a Startup Community
In this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly tackles a common but critical question: is there a difference between a startup community and an entrepreneurial ecosystem? The short answer, y…
The Anatomy of a Startup Community
In the season two premiere of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly returns with a powerful reminder: startup scenes might get the headlines, but true communities build the future.
Drawing from decades…
How Do I Measure The Right Things? Part 2
In the previous episode we tackled more of the concepts behind effective startup community measurement.
In this episode we discuss some groundbreaking work done by our guest and the insights gained b…
How Do I Measure The Right Things? Part 1
It is one of the most often asked questions for Chris, Brad and Ian. How do I measure progress?
Our funders demand metrics so that they can determine whether their dollars are being allocated and are …
Conversation with Chris, Brad and Ian
It's been 1 full year since the release of their book, The Startup Community Way.
We’ve been through and continue to struggle with the pandemic and how it is shifting the entrepreneur landscape.
Chris …
The Role of Government in a Startup Community
More and more today, startup communities are rising to the top of city, state, regional and federal governments’ priority list as they realize that entrepreneurial economic development is a necessary…
The Illusion of Control
Those of us who have been in business or government a long time develop fantastic muscles around strong management of which exhibiting a control over execution and outcomes is the standard fare.
But s…
Why Are Networks A Better Community Structure Over a Hierarchy?
I know all of you know the concept of networking, but this version is different and like many concepts is best discussed when we have something to compare the concept to. And that is hierarchy.
For t…
New Startup Community Leader? Be Active, Not Passive
Some stand back and wait for the right time and way to engage. Others take a more active approach. Great startup communities have a group of leaders who help activate new activities and drive meani…
How Do I Cultivate a Sense of Topophilia and Why?
Brad and Ian introduce to many the word “topophilia” in The Startup Community Way. The origin of topophilia is revealed and then we explain what it means with regards to your startup community.
Secon…