GEN’s Steven Rodriguez will discuss pathways to entrepreneurship, illustrating how two new GEN programs will spark the catalyst for unleashing ideas and strengthening startups.

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Steven A. Rodriguez
Startup Community Manager, Global Entrepreneurship Network
TOOLS TO CATALYZE YOUR
STARTUP COMMUNITIES

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Goals for Today!
• Building Startup Communi@es
• Programs That Engage
• Recap & Start The SPARK

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A world where everybody
has the opportunity to
experience and think like
an entrepreneur – that’s
a world I want to live in. Marc Nager
Co-Founder,
Startup Weekend

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GEI Ecosystem Pillars
Global Entrepreneurship Index, 2016

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Areas of Focus
hKp://thegedi.org
• Start-up Skills
• Networking
• Cultural Support
• Human Capital

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Launching a successful venture
requires the potenTal
entrepreneur to have the
necessary start-up skills.

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Building An Ecosystem In Your City
• 4 aRributes necessary for the development of a
vibrant, long-term, sustainable entrepreneurial
ecosystem.
– Brad Feld
Managing Director
Foundry Group

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Crea@ng Lots of Startups
• Startups captures essence of something new

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Crea@ng Lots of Startups
• Startups captures essence of something new
• Every city was once a startup

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Country Startups

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City Startups

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A city community more powerful

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Ci@es feed each other

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Boulder Thesis
1. Cri@cal mass of entrepreneur leaders

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Entrepreneur Lead
Entrepreneur Feeder
5th company VC’s, angels
2nd company lawyers
1st company universi@es
Aspiring government

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Boulder Thesis
1. Cri@cal mass of entrepreneur leaders
– Feeders vs. Entrepreneurs
2. Leaders commit to a long-term journey

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20-Year View
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Comm 1

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20-Year View
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20-Year View
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Marathon, Not Sprint
FAIL

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Marathon, Not Sprint
FAIL
MEH!

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Marathon, Not Sprint
FAIL
MEH!
CLOSER

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Marathon, Not Sprint
FAIL
MEH!
CLOSER
FAIL

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Successful S@ll Part of Community

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Boulder Thesis
1. Cri@cal mass of entrepreneur leaders
– Feeders vs. Entrepreneurs
2. Leaders commit to a long-term journey
– 20 years ahead, genera@onal

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Boulder Thesis
3. Inclusive of all who want to engage

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I Brought
HELP!

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I Brought
HELP!

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I Brought
HELP!

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Boulder Thesis
3. Inclusive of all who want to engage
– Growing movement launches community
4. Con@nual ac@vi@es that engage the en@re stack

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Engage The Community

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Boulder Thesis
3. Inclusive of all who want to engage
– Growing movement launches community
4. Con@nual ac@vi@es that engage the en@re stack
– Expose and Engage

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Learn By Doing.
Theory is nice, but
nothing replaces
actual experience.
Tony Hsieh
Co-Founder, Zappos

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Recap
• Building Startup Communi@es
– Boulder Thesis’ 4 principles
• Programs that Engage
– Startup Compete
– Startup Huddle

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Next Steps
• Do you know anyone that can benefit from these
two programs?
Let them know about these programs!

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PLEASE REACH
OUT TO US AT:
STEVEN@GEW.CO
Thank you
Let’s build our startup
communi@es together!