Startup Communities by Feld, Brad -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents Title Copyright Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One: Introduction

The Example of Boulder How this Book Works

Chapter Two: The Boulder Startup Community

Boulder as a Laboratory Before the Internet (1970–1994) Pre-Internet Bubble (1995–2000) The Collapse of the Internet Bubble (2001–2002) The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003–2011) An Outsider’s View of Boulder

Chapter Three: Principles of a Vibrant Startup Community

Historical Frameworks The Boulder Thesis Led by Entrepreneurs Long-Term Commitment Foster a Philosophy of Inclusiveness Engage the Entire Entrepreneurial Stack

Chapter Four: Participants in a Startup Community

Entrepreneurs Government Universities Investors Mentors Service Providers Large Companies The Importance of Both Leaders and Feeders

Chapter Five: Attributes of Leadership in a Startup Community

Be Inclusive Play a Non-Zero-Sum Game Be Mentorship Driven Have Porous Boundaries Give People Assignments Experiment and Fail Fast

Chapter Six: Classical Problems

The Patriarch Problem Complaining About Capital Being Too Reliant on Government Making Short-Term Commitments Having a Bias Against Newcomers Attempt by a Feeder to Control the Community Creating Artificial Geographic Boundaries Playing a Zero-Sum Game Having a Culture of Risk Aversion Avoiding People Because of Past Failures

Chapter Seven: Activities and Events

Young Entrepreneurs Organization Office Hours Boulder Denver New Tech Meetup Boulder Open Coffee Club Startup Weekend Ignite Boulder Boulder Beta Boulder Startupdigest Cu New Venture Challenge Boulder Startup Week Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado

Chapter Eight: The Power of Accelerators

The Spread of Techstars to Boston and Seattle Techstars Expands to New York Accelerators are Different than Incubators University Accelerators

Chapter Nine: University Involvement

Silicon Flatirons Some Components of CU Boulder Challenges to Entrepreneurship Programs at Universities Why they Don’t Work in Isolation The Real Value—Fresh Blood into the System The Power of Alumni

Chapter Ten: Contrasts between Entrepreneurs and Government

Self-Aware Versus Not Self-Aware Bottom Up Versus Top Down Micro Versus Macro Action Versus Policy Impact Versus Control

Chapter Eleven: The Power of the Community

Give Before You Get Everyone is a Mentor Embrace Weirdness Be Open to Any Idea Be Honest Go for a Walk The Importance of the After-Party

Chapter Twelve: Broadening a Successful Startup Community

Parallel Universes Integration With the Rest of Colorado Lack of Diversity Space

Chapter Thirteen: Myths about Startup Communities

We Need to Be Like Silicon Valley We Need More Local Venture Capital Angel Investors Must Be Organized

Chapter Fourteen: Getting Started

Getting Startup Iceland Started Big Omaha Startup America Partnership Do or Do Not, There is No Try

About the Author Index Excerpt from Startup Life