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StevenA.RodriguezStartupCommunityManager,GlobalEntrepreneurshipNetwork

TOOLSTOCATALYZEYOURSTARTUPCOMMUNITIES

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GoalsforToday!

•  BuildingStartupCommuni@es

•  ProgramsThatEngage

•  Recap&StartTheSPARK

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Aworldwhereeverybodyhastheopportunityto

experienceandthinklikeanentrepreneur–that’saworldIwanttolivein. MarcNager

Co-Founder,StartupWeekend

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GEIEcosystemPillars

GlobalEntrepreneurshipIndex,2016

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AreasofFocus

hKp://thegedi.org

•  Start-upSkills•  Networking•  CulturalSupport•  HumanCapital

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LaunchingasuccessfulventurerequiresthepotenTal

entrepreneurtohavethenecessarystart-upskills.

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BuildingAnEcosystemInYourCity

•  4aRributesnecessaryforthedevelopmentofavibrant,long-term,sustainableentrepreneurialecosystem.

–  BradFeldManagingDirectorFoundryGroup

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Crea@ngLotsofStartups

•  Startupscapturesessenceofsomethingnew

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Crea@ngLotsofStartups

•  Startupscapturesessenceofsomethingnew

•  Everycitywasonceastartup

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CountryStartups

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CityStartups

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Acitycommunitymorepowerful

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Ci@esfeedeachother

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BoulderThesis

1.  Cri@calmassofentrepreneurleaders

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EntrepreneurLead

Entrepreneur Feeder5thcompany VC’s,angels2ndcompany lawyers1stcompany universi@esAspiring government

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BoulderThesis

1.  Cri@calmassofentrepreneurleaders–  Feedersvs.Entrepreneurs

2.  Leaderscommittoalong-termjourney

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Marathon,NotSprint

FAIL

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Marathon,NotSprint

FAILMEH!

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Marathon,NotSprint

FAILMEH!

CLOSER

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Marathon,NotSprint

FAILMEH!

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FAIL

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SuccessfulS@llPartofCommunity

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BoulderThesis

1.  Cri@calmassofentrepreneurleaders–  Feedersvs.Entrepreneurs

2.  Leaderscommittoalong-termjourney–  20yearsahead,genera@onal

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BoulderThesis

3.  Inclusiveofallwhowanttoengage

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IBroughtHELP!

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IBroughtHELP!

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IBroughtHELP!

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BoulderThesis

3.  Inclusiveofallwhowanttoengage–  Growingmovementlaunchescommunity

4.  Con@nualac@vi@esthatengagetheen@restack

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EngageTheCommunity

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BoulderThesis

3.  Inclusiveofallwhowanttoengage–  Growingmovementlaunchescommunity

4.  Con@nualac@vi@esthatengagetheen@restack–  ExposeandEngage

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LearnByDoing.Theoryisnice,butnothingreplacesactualexperience.

TonyHsiehCo-Founder,Zappos

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Recap

•  BuildingStartupCommuni@es–  BoulderThesis’4principles

•  ProgramsthatEngage–  StartupCompete–  StartupHuddle

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NextSteps

•  Doyouknowanyonethatcanbenefitfromthesetwoprograms?

Letthemknowabouttheseprograms!

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PLEASE REACH OUT TO US AT: STEVEN@GEW.CO

ThankyouLet’sbuildourstartupcommuni@estogether!