Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City - Hardcover

Feld, Brad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118572092 ISBN 13: 9781118572092

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012

Synopsis

An early-stage investor and successful entrepreneur for more than 20 years presents an invaluable guide to building supportive "startup communities"--a group of entrepreneurs who feed off of each other's talent, ideas, creativity and support.

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Review

"Mr. Feld wants to make it clear that all sorts of cities across the world can become home to job–creating new businesses if only they foster the necessary culture. He sets out a framework  for a successful start–up community. . . . if more people contributed to the places in which they live, as Mr. Feld and others have evidently done in Boulder, we probably would have more start–up communities around the world for him to visit."(Jonathan Moules, Financial Times book review, November 15, 2012)

"A favorite question at entrepreneurship conferences is which world city has the entrepreneurial dynamism to become a major start–up capital on par with Silicon Valley. London, Singapore, Tel Aviv, New York and Berlin are usually cited. Seldom, however, do you hear anyone propose Boulder, Colo. That is, unless you are in the company of Brad Feld, an early–stage investor, technology entrepreneur and author of "Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City," published by Wiley. Feld wants to make clear that all sorts of cities across the world can become home to job–creating new businesses if only they foster the necessary culture."(Los Angeles Times book review, December 9, 2012)

"StartUp Communities was designed to engage and inspire entrepreneurs everywhere...definitely worth a look if you′re felling fired up about looking beyond the ′Silicon Roundabout′ to create real hotbeds of entrepreneurial activity in the UK" (Talk Business, January 2013)

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR STARTUP COMMUNITIES

"Innovation and entrepreneurship are at the heart of America′s long–term economic growth story. As the nation′s first Chief Technology Officer, I heard a great deal of interest in strategies to foster local startup communities beyond Silicon Valley. In this book, Brad Feld captures the essence of what drives the creation and development of startup communities and provides a clear road map for everyone interested in expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem wherever they live."
Aneesh Chopra, Senior Advisor, The Advisory Board Company, former U.S. CTO

"Any city in the world can be the home of a vibrant startup community. Many of the principles in this book are similar to the ones we are applying at DowntownProject.com to help revitalize downtown Vegas and transform our city into one of the leading startup communities in the world. This book and its principles are applicable to any city that wants to reinvigorate itself through the power of entrepreneurship."
Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness and CEO, Zappos.com, Inc.

"Entrepreneurship and innovation are the key drivers of the emerging creative economy. Startup Communities provides the playbook of how communities can harness the power of creative entrepreneurs that power long–run economic growth and development. Feld gives entrepreneurs and political and civic leaders a powerful framework filled with examples on how to build vibrant entrepreneurial communities."
Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class; Professor, University of Toronto, NYU; Senior Editor, The Atlantic

"Brad Feld′s involvement in the Startup America Partnership since its inception has heavily influenced our thinking and approach to accelerating startup communities throughout the United States. We have shared many of the ideas in the book with community champions successful serial entrepreneurs around the country who are leveraging them to build vibrant growing startup economies."
Scott Case, CEO, Startup America Partnership

"If you care about economic growth at any level this book will help you figure out how you can play a role in your own startup community. Brad Feld′s book will become the Myth Buster of Startup Communities. Reality requires collaboration, inclusiveness, a network of leaders, and feeders operating without hierarchy. All hard work and a ton of fun."
Lesa Mitchell, VP Innovation & Networks, Kauffman Foundation

"This book beautifully captures the essence of what drives a startup community. Brad Feld highlights the importance of having continual activities that engage the entire entrepreneurial stack in order to create a long–term sustainable startup community. At Startup Weekend, we are doing our small part to help as many people around the world experience entrepreneurship, and we are proud to count Brad Feld as a board member in our efforts."
Marc Nager, CEO, Startup Weekend

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118572092
• ISBN 13: 9781118572092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224