Startup cities
Subtitle: why only a few cities dominate the global startup scene and what the rest should do about it
By: Peter S. Cohan
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781484233924; 9781484233931
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: New business enterprises; Location
Description: 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. Starting in 2012, Peter Cohan 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." -- Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Exploring the Startup Common; title: Chapter 1: What is the Startup Common?; title: Chapter 2: Creating Pillar Companies; title: Chapter 3: Launching Startups from Universities; title: Chapter 4: Deepening the Human Capital Pool; title: Chapter 5: Sourcing Investment Capital; title: Chapter 6: Building Mentor Networks; title: Chapter 7: Creating Startup-Friendly Shared Values; title: Part 2: Implications for Cities; title: Chapter 8: Boosting Your Startup Common; title: Appendix A: Notes.