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Founders First: Because Buildings Don’t Build Companies
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Founders First: Because Buildings Don’t Build Companies

Helping your startup community means helping founders — every founder.

September 8, 2025
Your Startup and Your Startup Community and Your Joy In Life
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Your Startup and Your Startup Community and Your Joy In Life

Startup communities aren’t something you build and then live in. A startup community is not an end goal. They are not something you finish then move on. They are something you invest in every day.

September 1, 2025
The Health Data Dilemma: What Founders Must Know About Access, Ethics, and Advantage
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The Health Data Dilemma: What Founders Must Know About Access, Ethics, and Advantage

The startups that win won’t just be the ones with the smartest models. They’ll be the ones with the smartest data strategy — from access and ethics to value creation and trust.

August 28, 2025
How Healthcare Systems Actually Buy Innovation: Lessons from the Gatekeepers
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How Healthcare Systems Actually Buy Innovation: Lessons from the Gatekeepers

Founders need more than just a great product. They need to understand how complex systems think, what scares them, and how to make it easy to say yes.

August 21, 2025
Radical Collaboration: The New Secret Weapon of Successful Community Builders
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Radical Collaboration: The New Secret Weapon of Successful Community Builders

No startup community thrives without visible and authentic collaboration. And if you’re still playing it safe, partnering only when it benefits you, you’re not really collaborating — you’re a poser collaborator.

August 18, 2025
Why Healthcare Feels Impossible — And Why We All Still Need You to Build
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Why Healthcare Feels Impossible — And Why We All Still Need You to Build

The reason this blog series exists is because what you're building still matters, even when the system can’t see it yet.

August 14, 2025
My Network’s a Garden: It Needs Seeds, Water and Sun
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My Network’s a Garden: It Needs Seeds, Water and Sun

Startup communities, just like gardens, aren’t built in a day. They need regular tending. Regular tending creates the opportunity for the sun to shine and do its job.

August 4, 2025
To Be Your Best Community Leader, Walk the City First
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To Be Your Best Community Leader, Walk the City First

To really understand your startup community, you must talk to the founders. Not just once. But weekly. Consistently. With curiosity and humility.

July 28, 2025
Mentors Trees - Chris Heivly blog
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How to Build a Mentor Network Without Killing the Magic

Great mentors don’t grow on trees. But if we want our startup communities to thrive, we need more of them. A lot more.

July 21, 2025
They Can’t Kill You or Eat You — But They Might Nibble At You
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They Can’t Kill You or Eat You — But They Might Nibble At You

Here’s your challenge today: don’t try to be fearless. Just be willing. Willing to sit with discomfort.

July 14, 2025
Founder Friendly Heivly Glasses
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Being Founder-Friendly Is Cool. Actually Doing It Is Cooler.

Being founder-friendly means adopting the “Give First” mentality — not just in theory, but in your calendar.

July 7, 2025
Chris Heivly Your Community Needs a Kick in Its Assets
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Your Community Needs a Kick in Its Assets

Startup communities don’t die because of bad intentions. They fade because no one was brave enough to shake things up.

June 30, 2025