TY - BOOK AU - Feld,Brad TI - Startup communities: building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in your city T2 - Startup revolution SN - 9781119204459 AV - HB615 U1 - 658.1/1 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - Entrepreneurship KW - New business enterprises KW - Environmental aspects KW - Communities KW - Social aspects KW - Entrepreneuriat KW - Nouvelles entreprises KW - Aspect de l'environnement KW - Communaut�e KW - Aspect social KW - entrepreneurs KW - aat KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Development KW - Business Development KW - bisacsh KW - New Business Enterprises KW - fast KW - dissertations KW - Academic theses KW - lcgft KW - Th�eses et �ecrits acad�emiques KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes index; 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 N2 - "'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 experience in the field, as well as contributions from other innovative startup communities, this reliable resource skillfully explores what it takes to create an entrepreneurial community in any city, at any time. Along the way, it offers valuable insights into increasing the breadth and depth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem by multiplying connections among entrepreneurs and mentors, improving access to entrepreneurial education, and much more"--Provided by publisher UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119204459 ER -