AFTER years of decline, Eastman Kodak, once the largest employer in Rochester, filed for bankruptcy protection last month. But rather than following Detroit, Cleveland and other once-bustling industrial cities into decay, Rochester continues to grow at a healthy clip. Why?
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Following is the video (see original post) along with my notes. Four key principles of entrepreneurial communities – led by entrepreneurs – 20 year view from today – engage the entire entrepreneurial stack – continually get fresh blood into the system briefly focus on the first – entrepreneurial communities have to be led by entrepreneurs entrepreneurial communities have leaders and feeders feeders include everyone that does things that are inputs into the entrepreneurial community – lawyers – accountants – angel investors – venture capitalists – government leaders are the entrepreneurs – Similar topics at:  Creating A Startup Culture, Economic Development  entrepreneurial clusters, entrepreneurship I have thought a lot about the issue of how to stimulate a region’s entrepreneurship over the years. Today, at the roundtable, we had a discussion around the topic, especially in the context of specific geographies that were represented at the session: Dublin, Ireland, and Kolkata, India. Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world. It is no longer Silicon Valley’s exclusive domain. So, there is no real reason why places like Dublin or Kolkata cannot create significant entrepreneurial energ JumpStart funds high-growth businesses and ideas, works with their founders to develop the businesses into venture-ready entities and simultaneously The Public Forum Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization committed to developing the most advanced and effective means Venture Communities ignites entrepreneurship and investing by connecting innovative companies, early stage investors and forward thinking communities Economic development is about nurturing business vitality and diversification and enhancing the overall standard of living. Attracting targeted indus |
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