Your Community as a Startup Ecosystem

If SXSW 2012 can have an overarching theme, it’s this: You don’t have to be in Silicon Valley to be a startup. No matter if you live in Omaha, Nebraska or Detroit or even a small town in between, you can create a vibrant startup scene.

Not only is the technology there, but entrepreneurial communities centered around academic institutions are sprouting up across the country. To complete the ideal entrepreneur ecosystem, however, you’ll also need a healthy mix of angel investors, venture capitalists, recruiters, junior talent and leaders. That’s according to Betterworks CEO Paige Craig, Nick Seguin from the Kauffman Foundation, Shane Reiser from Startup Weekend, and prominent VC Brad Feld.

BY Bryan Keplesky

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