Prior to the class’s second meeting with the Kalamazoo startup community on Friday, January 30th, the class revised a framework that was created before the trips to Boulder, CO and Austin, TX. The framework was intended to define and describe the elements that drive a successful startup community. The revision process was a great opportunity for my […]
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Austin- Keep it Weird and Challenge the Status Quo
Austin, Texas is a very fun and exciting place. During my free time I attended the South by South West (SXSW) startup crawl, chatted with the Wing Chicks in the Austin downtown area, and watched the Hands Up Hoodies down presentation at the Vortex Theater. Starting my exploration at the SXSW startup crawl was a great […]
How does Quality of Life Affect a Start-up Community?
A successful start-up community can be measured based on many factors. One of the factors of a thriving start-up community is the ability for that community to attract talented individuals to the area. Why do individuals locate in certain areas versus other areas? One explanation that I have gained from the course, Understanding Start-up Communities, […]
Boulder, Colorado – A Box With in a Box
It is absolutely incredible to observe the amount of activity, innovation and inclusiveness within the town of Boulder, Colorado. There are many elements that can be attributed to the success of Boulder’s start-up-community. For the sake of generating more efficient start-up communities throughout the world, our class has come to Boulder to critically propose patterns […]
Book Discussion: Startup Communities
In our course we have gone on trips to Detroit, Chicago, and Grand Rapids, as well as a short trip to Starting Gate in downtown Kalamazoo. Our most recent meeting actually took place on campus believe it or not! Our most recent meeting was on Friday, February 27 at the Lee Honors College. In this […]