Tag: brad feld

Startups don’t typically appear out of thin air. Behind the scenes are always various levers that aid and abet entrepreneurs in the quest for success. Brad Feld talks about the ecosystem in which startups thrive in his new book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. Using Boulder, Colorado as an example, Feld methodically dissects the inputs into what makes a successful community. The book’s a great read and worth a look — whether you’re an entrepreneur in an outlying city, an angel investor, small business leader, or politician interested in growing a startup community in your city. Another perspective on Israeli innovation Riffing off of Feld’s book, early stage investor, Mark Suster offers his own requirements for a successful startup community. I’ll let you read the whole article but I thought it was worth highlighting that Israel has been a paradigm for the ecosystem both VCs describe. Here are some of Suster’s attributes at which Israel particularly thrives Strong pool of tech founders: It’s said that every employee in Israel believes he or she should be...