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Community Leader

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You Can’t Pivot a Community If You Don’t Know What’s Glued Down

Spotting the systems in your ecosystem is part art, part science, and a whole lot of listening. Here are five ways for you to start uncovering those invisible forces shaping your startup community.

January 12, 2026

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The Best Startup Leaders Share Credit (and The Beer)

Leadership works best when we, as leaders, create space with humility and humor.

January 5, 2026

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How to Hack Density Without Building a $4M Innovation Hub

Density gives a startup community a heartbeat. It’s what enables serendipitous collisions.

December 29, 2025

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The Day ‘Entrepreneur’ Broke Economic Development

When the words matter, different meanings equal future pain.

December 15, 2025

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The Metrics That Matter (And the Ones That Mess Things Up)

The wrong metrics can send you down the wrong path, and worse, they can screw up the very outcomes you are trying to improve.

December 8, 2025

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From Athens to Austin: The Art of Claiming Your Community

When you introduce yourself as part of your community, you signal that you’re building with others in mind. That is true topophilia - love of place.

December 1, 2025

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The Magic of Fortune - Founders, Startups & Startup Communities

Startups that appear “lucky” often have teams who’ve quietly engineered dozens of micro-decisions, relationships, and sacrifices behind the scenes.

November 24, 2025

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Closing the Gap: From Wantrepreneur to High-Growth Founder

We need to design our ecosystems to invite more people into the game — not just reward those already playing.

November 10, 2025

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Managing The Next Level - It’s Nothing Like The Current Level

Startups don’t die from lack of vision — they die from a lack of execution.

November 3, 2025

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We Collaborated for a Billion — What’s Stopping Us Now?

BBB grants offered the kind of transformational funding that could reshape regions for a generation.

October 27, 2025

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Cities Have Personalities, Just Like Your Weird Uncle Larry

The norms of a startup community are shaped by the personality of its city. And if you ignore that personality, you’re likely to misfire.

October 6, 2025

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10 Actions Leaders Can Embrace To Become an Effective Influencer In Your Community

The best community influencers build trust, lift others up, and show up consistently. Influence here isn’t about control — it’s about connection.

September 29, 2025