by Chris Heivly | Feb 19, 2019 | Community
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Great football players make great coaches or great coaches make great football players. I call these circular arguments but they are actually causality dilemma’s and they drive people crazy. In startup communities I...
by Chris Heivly | Feb 12, 2019 | Community
Careful which game you chose to play as you tell stories about your community. When selling anything, the first tool you utilize is the tool that showcases the benefits of your offering. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Resumes attempt to do this for you. ...
by Chris Heivly | Feb 5, 2019 | Community
A few years ago, Brad Feld outlined in a blog post the notion of density as a primary factor in the maturity of a startup community. His observation was that when visiting Boston, he ended up never leaving Cambridge and that in turn meant that Cambridge was a great...
by Chris Heivly | Jan 14, 2019 | Community
A great startup community has meaningful connections from every actor in the ecosystem. Corporations are one of those critical actors. Why? It’s actually simpler than you think. There is something in it for everyone. The perfect win-win. For an effective win-win,...
by Chris Heivly | Dec 18, 2018 | Community
There are many aspects of life where more is better and as such there are many times we employ strategies to maximize the more. A few examples that many of us live by are: Money Customers Employees Priceless Art Experiences Time with loved ones Goals in ice hockey...
by Chris Heivly | Nov 21, 2018 | Community
Building and maintaining your network is important but is that everything? A community is made up of all of the actors in the region and us community geeks call this a network. The first step in community building is to make sure you get all of the nodes (people not...
