by Chris Heivly | Mar 30, 2023 | Community
Are you concerned that copycat companies imply an immature ecosystem? Is your international-based startup community and your respective founders focused on replicating other successful ideas? The Fandango of Lima, Peru. The Yelp of Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Lime bikes...
by Chris Heivly | Mar 22, 2023 | Community
Are you a government leader asking yourself this question? Every government entity today is wondering how they can best help accelerate the startup activities in their local area. In fact, I get asked that question just about every day here at the fort. Building or...
by Chris Heivly | Jan 3, 2014 | My Thoughts
I guess I must be on a list craze with everyone else. But seriously, I have used the holidays to do the proverbial step back and let my mind wander a bit. Good times in 2013 – see this post. But much is left to do to keep our momentum. In the last 3 months I...
by Chris Heivly | Oct 24, 2013 | My Thoughts
In the last week, I have read two blog posts by two studs who I really respect; Andrew Chen and Tim Huntley. Both are addressing THE fundamental issue for all startups – Product/Market fit. Andrew does a great job of articulating the metrics for various types...
by Chris Heivly | Oct 4, 2013 | My Thoughts
Over the past few weeks I have observed a renewed behavior that will help accelerate the growth of the area and our community. A little background first. Back in 2009 when I started my adventure into accelerators, seed investments, and general pot-stirring, I had a...
