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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

This is going to be BIG.

These are people whose business it is to support startups. Ideas get poorly vetted because the funders aren't current on tech trends. It's not quite the same when you're putting government money to work supporting new companies. Plus, you lack for visible champions--which is the complimentary air support.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

Anyone can build a coworking space, but it''s a lot harder to attract and curate a set of folks that makes me want to move into that space. and figure out how to support them. What kind of support do they need? These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I wish the small business ecosystem had something equivalent to the angel investor networks that support technology startups. In an ecosystem, there should be multiple entrepreneurial support organizations, coworking spaces, incubators/accelerators, investors, etc.communicating about the resources they have to support entrepreneurs.