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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.
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Evolution or Revolution?
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May 21, 2026 |
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What Effective Networking Actually Looks Like
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May 07, 2026 |
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The Real Value of Accelerators is the Network
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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The Aspirational Stack: How Role Models Fuel Startup Communities
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Founder Friendly Is a Practice. Are You Doing It Right?
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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From Weird to Legitimate: The Culture Test for Startup Communities
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Why Startup Communities Die Without Cultural Permission
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Why Chasing Unicorns Weakens Startup Communities
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The Aspirational Stack and Why Founders Need It
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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How Great Mentorship Transforms Founders and Ecosystems
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Why Influence Matters More Than Titles
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The Four Stages of Startup Community Maturity
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Startup Communities as Complex Systems
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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The 11 Truths to Building a Startup Community
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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There’s No Shortcut to Building a Startup Community
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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The Anatomy of a Startup Community
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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How Do I Measure The Right Things? Part 2
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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How Do I Measure The Right Things? Part 1
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Conversation with Chris, Brad and Ian
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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The Role of Government in a Startup Community
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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The Illusion of Control
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Why Are Networks A Better Community Structure Over a Hierarchy?
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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New Startup Community Leader? Be Active, Not Passive
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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How Do I Cultivate a Sense of Topophilia and Why?
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Jun 25, 2021 |