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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

Both Sides of the Table

After a recent discussion I had with Steve Blank it made me remember that I had left off one of the most critical factors – a culture of failure. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. 11:00 How do you think the ‘failure’ culture emerged in Silicon Valley?

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“If I never again have to read a bunch of entitled tech bros mansplaining on twitter about their way of working is the only way, I will die a happy man.” Canadian Investor Chris Neumann on Venture Vibes, Who Helped Him Along the Way, and the Qualities of a Founder Who Could Fail But He’d Back Again

Hunter Walk

In the last 5 years, the Canadian tech ecosystem reached a significant inflection point in terms of the frequency with which world class startups were being founded and the ability of the ecosystem to support the creation of globally-impactful tech companies at scale.

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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

Ecosystem Builder Hub

In my ecosystem mapping experience, I made the mistake of jumping in on my own and collecting data. I now realize a better approach is to take the time to set the scope as well as some parameters and definitions. Define what the ecosystem is and isn’t – geographically, industry, etc. Ecosystem Mapping Recommendations.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Who are key startup people you see creating success locally, whether investors, founders or even other types of startup ecosystems roles like lawyers, designers, growth experts, etc. Our advice to startups is still the same: Focus on your cause and try to solve problems in your space better than anybody else. Vaccination.

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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Stoa School wants to bring the vision of the ‘alternative MBA’ to India

TechCrunch

Kulkarni said that Stoa has offered scholarships to women but said “there’s definitely something that needs to be done.” While the accelerators are for insiders who may understand the nuances of business, Stoa thinks it can conquer those who want to enter the startup ecosystem, per the co-founders.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Wider issues seem more cultural; startups not thinking big enough, investors lacking the necessary appetite for risk, and even — among wider society — some latent suspicion of entrepreneurs. While Spain-based investors are champing at the bit for administrative reform and better stock options. Measures to change mindsets.

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