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The Startup Community Way. and more from Maine.

EntreWorks Consulting

This new book follows up on Feld’s excellent 2012 work Startup Communities , which I still consider to be among the best guides to entrepreneurial ecosystem building. This new work digs deeper into the real life challenges facing ecosystem builders, with a focus on sustaining this work over the long term. and many others.

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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Gerald Smith

Forward Cities

Gerald and his wife Dianna co-founded Plexpod, a coworking space where they champion entrepreneurs and the power of community to achieve success. Q: What advice would you give to someone who is wanting to help build greater equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem/community? That is why we launched Plexpod. A : Show up!

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

This post is part of a series featuring highlights from the Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building campaign which shone a spotlight on 40+ entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the U.S. What holds them back in their work (scarcity, silos, unrealistic expectations and an unwillingness to collaborate). Ellen Bateman.

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Inclusive Capacity-Building in Action

Forward Cities

Forward Cities is a national capacity-building and learning network working within and between cities and micropolitans to create more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem development. I advised him of one of my local start-up’s problems of figuring out the financials to get a black coworking space up-and-off the ground.

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Edition #12: Ashley Proctor

GCUC

Community of Cultivators is a new blog series to introduce you to coworking game changers and connectors. It takes many different forms, but I suppose I’m proud of my work to protect and elevate the core values of the Coworking Movement. It’s a creative and complex entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it’s always evolving.