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Index
COVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
THE NEXT GENERATION
OUR APPROACH
A DEEPER MOTIVATION
THE BOULDER THESIS
STARTUP COMMUNITIES ARE COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS
WHERE WE WERE IN 2012
WHERE WE ARE NOW IN 2020
USING COMPLEXITY THEORY TO EXPLAIN STARTUP COMMUNITIES
EVOLVING THE BOULDER THESIS TO THE STARTUP COMMUNITY WAY
NOTES
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO STARTUP COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER TWO: WHY STARTUP COMMUNITIES EXIST
WHAT ENTREPRENEURS DO
THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
NETWORKS OVER HIERARCHIES
NETWORKS OF TRUST
DENSITY AND AGGLOMERATION
QUALITY OF PLACE
NOTES
CHAPTER THREE: THE ACTORS
LEADERS, FEEDERS, AND INSTIGATORS
ACTORS
NOTES
CHAPTER FOUR: THE FACTORS
THE SEVEN CAPITALS
FACTORS
NOTES
CHAPTER FIVE: STARTUP COMMUNITIES VERSUS ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS
ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS
ALIGNMENT OF ACTORS
DIFFERENT, BUT MUTUALLY REINFORCING, PURPOSE
SYSTEMS WITHIN SYSTEMS
ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
COMMUNITY/ECOSYSTEM FIT
NOTES
PART II: STARTUP COMMUNITIES AS COMPLEX SYSTEMS
CHAPTER SIX: PUTTING THE SYSTEM BACK INTO ECOSYSTEM
INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS
THE WHOLE SYSTEM
SIMPLE, COMPLICATED, AND COMPLEX ACTIVITIES
MOVING FROM ACTIVITIES TO SYSTEMS
NOTES
CHAPTER SEVEN: UNPREDICTABLE CREATIVITY
EMERGENCE
SYNERGIES AND NONLINEARITY
SELF-ORGANIZATION
DYNAMISM
THE STUDY OF INTERACTIONS
NOTES
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE MYTH OF QUANTITY
MORE OF EVERYTHING
OUTLIERS, NOT AVERAGES
ENTREPRENEURIAL RECYCLING
LEADERS AS SUPERNODES
NOTES
CHAPTER NINE: THE ILLUSION OF CONTROL
NOT CONTROLLABLE
NOT FULLY KNOWABLE
FEEDBACKS AND CONTAGION
GETTING UNSTUCK
LETTING GO
NOTES
CHAPTER TEN: THE ABSENCE OF A BLUEPRINT
INITIAL CONDITIONS AND BASINS OF ATTRACTION
THE NARRATIVE FALLACY
BUILDING ON STRENGTHS AND LEARNING FROM FAILURES
CULTIVATING TOPOPHILIA
NOTES
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MEASUREMENT TRAP
THE FUNDAMENTAL MEASUREMENT PROBLEM
ACTOR AND FACTOR MODELS: A CATEGORICAL APPROACH
STANDARDIZED METRICS MODELS: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH
NETWORK MODELS: A RELATIONAL APPROACH
DYNAMIC MODELS: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH
CULTURAL-SOCIAL MODELS: A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH
LOGIC MODELS: A CAUSAL APPROACH
AGENT-BASED MODELS: A SIMULATION APPROACH
APPLYING THE DIFFERENT MODELS
NOTES
PARTIII: FROM THE BOULDER THESIS TO THE STARTUP COMMUNITY WAY
CHAPTER TWELVE: SIMPLIFYING COMPLEXITY
THE BOULDER THESIS
THE RAINFOREST
APPLYING SYSTEMS THINKING
LOOKING DEEPLY
LEVERAGE POINTS
NOTES
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: LEADERSHIP IS KEY
BE A MENTOR
ENTREPRENEURS AS ROLE MODELS
KEY LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
NOTES
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THINK INGENERATIONS
PROGRESS IS UNEVEN AND OFTEN FEELS SLOW
THE ENDLESS LONG-TERM GAME
NOTES
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: DIVERSITY IS A FEATURE, NOT A BUG
CULTIVATE DIVERSITY
EMBRACING DIVERSITY
THINK BROADLY ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
NOTES
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: BE ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE
SELF-SIMILARITY AND REPLICATION
DON'T WAIT OR ASK PERMISSION
PLAY A POSITIVE-SUM GAME
CONTINUOUSLY AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE
NOTES
PART IV: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: CONCLUSION
REFLECTIONS
SUMMARY OF THE BOOK
FINAL THOUGHTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
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