Startup cities : why only a few cities dominate the global startup scene and what the rest should do about it / Peter S. Cohan.
2018
HD62.5
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Title
Startup cities : why only a few cities dominate the global startup scene and what the rest should do about it / Peter S. Cohan.
ISBN
9781484233931 (electronic book)
148423393X (electronic book)
9781484233924
1484233921
148423393X (electronic book)
9781484233924
1484233921
Published
[Berkeley, CA] : Apress, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-1-4842-3393-1 doi
Call Number
HD62.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.11
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive model for explaining the success and failure of cities in nurturing startups, presents detailed case studies of how participants in that model help or hinder startup activity, and shows how to apply these lessons to boost local startup activity. Startup Cities explains the factors that determine local startup success based on a detailed comparison of regional startup cities--pairing the most successful and less successful cities within regions along with insights and implications from case studies of each of the model's elements. The book compares local city pairs, highlighting factors that distinguish successful from less successful cities and presents implications for stakeholders that arise from these principles. Peter Cohan is a lecturer of Strategy at Babson College and one of the world's leading authorities on regional startup ecosystems. Starting in 2012, he created and led Startup Strategy courses that explore four regional startup ecosystems--Hong Kong/Singapore, Israel, Paris, and Spain/Portugal. These courses are based on an original framework for evaluating why a few cities host most startup creation and the rest fail to do so. In running these courses, Peter has built a network of local policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and professors from which he draws practical insights for what distinguishes successful Startup Commons from their peers. The book provides vital benefits to these stakeholders. What You'll Learn: Local policymakers will know how to build a local team to set objectives for their local Startup Commons and develop a comprehensive strategy to realize those goals Entrepreneurs will know how to choose where to locate their startups based on factors such as the supply and quality of talent--from chief marketing and technology officers to coders and sales people; quality of life, access to capital, customers, and mentors; and costs such as salary and real estate expense University administrators and faculty will know how to take research out of their labs and house it in companies that can commercialize that research, create academic programs that will encourage more entrepreneurship among their students, and connect with local policymakers and capital providers to spur local startup activity Capital providers will know how to scout out emerging startup cities where they can get access to the best investment opportunities at more favorable valuations and have greater influence on how the local startup scene evolves.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Startup Common
Part 1: Exploring the Startup Common
Chapter 2: Creating Pillar Companies
Chapter 3: Launching Startups from Universities
Chapter 4: Deepening the Human Capital Pool
Chapter 5: Sourcing Investment Capital
Chapter 6: Building Mentor Networks
Chapter 7: Creating Startup-Friendly Shared Values
Part 2: Implications for Cities
Chapter 8: Boosting Your Startup Common
Appendix A: Notes.
Part 1: Exploring the Startup Common
Chapter 2: Creating Pillar Companies
Chapter 3: Launching Startups from Universities
Chapter 4: Deepening the Human Capital Pool
Chapter 5: Sourcing Investment Capital
Chapter 6: Building Mentor Networks
Chapter 7: Creating Startup-Friendly Shared Values
Part 2: Implications for Cities
Chapter 8: Boosting Your Startup Common
Appendix A: Notes.