Norris Krueger discusses strategies for enhancing Idaho's entrepreneurial ecosystem through community building and leveraging strengths. Key recommendations include focusing on trust, creating a bottom-up inclusive culture, and utilizing various forms of capital. The document emphasizes the importance of connecting people and fostering a resilient entrepreneurial environment.

1. Norris Krueger, PhD
@entrep_thinking
norris.krueger@ gmail.com
How to Grow DEFRAG Idaho’s
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
in… 1, 2, 3, 4 “Easy” Steps!
bit.ly/NKpres
bit.ly/NKblog
bit.ly/NKshortbio

2. Ready to Join the Cause?
“DEFRAG”….
Develop
Entrepreneurial
Forces for
Resilience And Growth
[http://goo.gl/6mmmy & www.ussourcelink.com, www.kcsourcelink.com ]

3. Norris
Krueger, PhD
@entrep_thinking
norris.krueger@ gmail.com
bit.ly/NKpres
• Global expert on entrepreneurial
ecosystems:
Understanding them
Building them
• Global expert on entrepreneurship
education
e.g.,
• Kauffman/SourceLink Global
Ecosystem Summit
• Academy of Management/ICSB
• World Entrepreneurship Forum,
OECD/EU
• Idaho’s top scholar, top educator,
top ecosystem expert

4. Let’s be radical and…
DEFINE what we mean?
• Not a cluster, but a community
• Dynamic. INTERCONNECTED.
• Find the key leverage points
• And their value propositions
• Culture/intangibles
• People do this… not institutions
• Are you in?

5. In 1, 2, 3, 4….
• Jim Collins: “get the right people on the bus and the
wrong people off the bus”
• Embrace the ‘best & brightest’
• If you take away ONE thing…
• TRUSTis absolutely crucial
• “4 C’s”
– Competent
– Connected
– Committed
– Collegial (the hardest one)
So… what could YOU do? Today?

6. In 1, 2, 3, 4….
• If you take away TWO things….
• Think Google Maps!
• Check out SourceLink! (&)
• We know how to do this – but it has to be
done brilliantly
• So… what could YOU do? Today?

7. In 1, 2, 3, 4
• If you take away THREE things….
• #1 Focus on STRENGTHS and Bottlenecks… not Gaps
• #2 Triple Helix actually does NOT work [see Utah!]
instead think Bridging Assets
• Liaison-animateurs! [http://goo.gl/wYHyjQ]
• #3 Human Capital, Social Capital, Political Capital…
• So… what could YOU do? Today?

8. In 1, 2, 3, 4….
• If you take away FOUR things….
• Make it BFD! ;)
• #1. Bottom-up, NOT top-down
• #2. Inclusive
• #3. Rallying points
• #4. Long-term
• So… what could YOU do? For EACH? Today?

9. Learn More?
Join The Cause?
• Ping me at….
– Norris.Krueger[at]gmail.com
– @entrep_thinking
– Facebook, LinkedIn
– YouTube
• For more background:
– Slideshare: bit.ly/NKpres
– Blog: bit.ly/NKblog
– Ecosystem tools/links: http://goo.gl/v0YIIX
– Video (TEDx version):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1poz3eKdSbo