Techstars

Your Startup Community

Business EN ↓ 27 episodes

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 po...

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New Startup Community Leader? Be Active, Not Passive 25.06.2021 39:41

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 meaningful engagement. Can introverts be active leaders? Does active leadership require a stage and a large audience? Do you need permission to be a leader? You feel inspired - great - but what do...

How Do I Cultivate a Sense of Topophilia and Why? 25.06.2021 42:18

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. Secondly, what the heck does topophilia mean for you and me as a community leader.  We found two people, Crystal Vann Wallstrom of Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Ben Milne of Des Moines, Iowa to talk abo...