Your Startup Community podcast is for any startup community enthusiast hoping to grow your local ecosystem. Whether you are an economic development leader, entrepreneur, angel investor, or a corporate executive, this show has something for every ecosystem actor.
Join Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway, co-authors of The Startup Community Way and Chris Heivly, former SVP of Ecosystem Development at Techstars as they dive into conversations with community builder guests on what each one of us can do to build a better startup community.
Got a question left unanswered? Got discussion ideas for the next podcast? Or know someone who should be a guest on the podcast? Email the hosts at chris@yourstartupcommunity.com.
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Your Startup Community podcast is for any startup community enthusiast hoping to grow your local ecosystem. Whether you are an economic development leader, entrepreneur, angel investor, or a corporate executive, this show has something for every ecosystem actor.
Join Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway, co-authors of The Startup Community Way and Chris Heivly, former SVP of Ecosystem Development at Techstars as they dive into conversations with community builder guests on what each one of us can do to build a better startup community.
Got a question left unanswered? Got discussion ideas for the next podcast? Or know someone who should be a guest on the podcast? Email the hosts at chris@yourstartupcommunity.com.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Your Startup Community, Chris Heivly unpacks one of the most common questions ecosystem leaders ask: “Where are we in our startup community journey?”
Drawing from over 15 years of experience working with founders and city builders around the world, Chris introduces a simple four-stage framework for understanding ecosystem maturity: nascent, developing, emerging, and sustaining.
You’ll learn how to recognize the stage your community is in, why so many ecosystems get stuck in “developing,” and what it takes to build trust, momentum, and resilience over time.
Whether you’re just starting out or leading a thriving network, this episode will help you see the bigger picture, avoid common traps, and take the next step toward a truly self-sustaining startup community.
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