Post on 14-Apr-2017
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an essay, not a scien,fic study
being WHOLEHEARTEDLY commi6ed and engaged in what you do in startup communiAes
John M. Mueller
STARTUP COMMUNITIES
New / young companies that grow create the NET new jobs in the United States
Vibrant startup communi,es are where these gazelles are started Vibrancy = energy, excitement, and movement
Heidi Neck, Dale Meyer, Boyd Cohen, Andrew Corbe6 (JSBM, 2004)
A Taxonomy of the Components of the Boulder County Entrepreneurial System
Daniel Isenberg
Hwang and Horowi6 (2012)
Let the weeds grow, community, trust, emo,onal connec,ons, collabora,on, bringing people together, keystones
The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley
STARTUP COMMUNITY VIBRANCY
• Feld
“ Boulder Thesis “ Feld (2012)
“A Stay Factor”
WMU: Understanding Startup CommuniAes Course (Spring 2015)
Organiza,on
Local Startup Community
INDIVIDUAL-‐FOCUS
Team
Individual
Immersion (of an individual)
• Complete involvement in some ac,vity or interest • Source: Merriam-‐Webster dic,onary • Similar defini,ons: engaged wholly or deeply
– Learning a language – Experien,al learning – Virtual reality
[ ] being WHOLEHEARTEDLY commi6ed and engaged in what you do in startup communiAes
…adding the ,me component with “commitment”
A deriva,ve of “immersion”:
…in the startup community “zone”…
• How can you trust someone who is not wholeheartedly in it? – On a sports team – In a family – In a job – In a musical band – In a community…
OBVIOUS, YES?
WHY?
• Increases Imagina,on – imagina,on -‐> crea,vity -‐> innova,on
Imagina,on starts with engagement “ -‐-‐ Tina Seelig, professor
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• Constantly Learning
I didn’t get just to visit space: I got to live there. A funny thing happened on the way to space: I learned how to live be_er and more happily here on Earth “
-‐-‐ Chris Ha`ield, astronaut
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WHY?
This was quite possibly the most exhilara,ng adventure of my life,me, partly because I moved through my fear, but mostly because of how I moved through it: fully engaged. “
-‐-‐ Dave Romanelli, author
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WHY?
• More Enjoyment
In other words:
WHY?
HAVE FUN AND LEARN being FULLY commi_ed and engaged helps an individual
1. Just Show Up
HOW?
80% of life is just showing up. “ -‐-‐ Wood Allen, actor, writer, director, comedian
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1. Just Show Up
HOW?
80% of life is just showing up. “ -‐-‐ Wood Allen, actor, writer, director, comedian
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HOW?
2. Use All Your Senses
HOW?
2. Use All Your Senses
HOW?
3. Leave Your Ego At Home, But Make It Personal
HOW?
3. Leave Your Ego At Home, But Make It Personal
4. Remove Nega,ve Judgment
HOW?
HOW?
5. Don’t be in a rush
HOW?
5. Don’t be in a rush
6. No Goals / No Expecta,ons
HOW?
Happy people live secure in the knowledge “ that the ac,vi,es that bring them enjoyment in the present
will also lead to a fulfilling future. “
-‐-‐ Chris Ha`ield, astronaut
-‐-‐ XMERSION IS LIVING IN THE PRESENT -‐-‐
[ ] an essay, not a scien,fic study
being WHOLEHEARTEDLY commi6ed and engaged in what you do in startup communiAes
XMERSE YOURSELF and allow ac,vity, serendipity, and success to thrive
in your startup community
John M. Mueller
HOW?