Wow. Where to begin? This class has been such a blessing beyond words. If you have been a true follower throughout our blogging, you know that we have seen and experienced many different and wonderful areas of the startup world. Not to mention, the great cities that we have been able to explore! I have […]
Category Archives: Kalamazoo
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, […]
Getting Ready! Final day before the big trip
This is it. Tomorrow morning, at 7am, our group departs to Colorado for the start of our Spring Break Trip! We have come a long way to get here. From Kalamazoo to Detroit to Chicago to Grand Rapids. After being in contact with the start up communities in these cities, we are ready to plunge […]
Book Discussion: Rise of the Creative Class
At the beginning of the course we each chose a book we were going to read, summarize as well as post a video about the main points. The three books we had to choose from were The Rainforest by Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt, Startup Communities by Brad Feld and finally The Rise of the Creative Class […]
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 […]