State of the Start

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Perspectives from the ground level about the invisible barriers that crush innovation and entrepreneurship. Here we imagine and discuss prototypes about what’s needed for innovators and entrepreneurs to thrive. Often called “ecosystem building,” we simply ask, “What needs to exist for us to grow o…

Start Garden Media


    • Nov 4, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Scott Resnick, Madison, WI

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 51:18


    From entrepreneur to city commissioner and back. Madison, WI has transformed as an ecosystem in the last decade. Entrepreneur Scott Resnick went inside the public sector to help catalyze the work. Hear about the results.

    Innovating on First World Problems: Reframing Where Big Opportunities Lie

    Play Episode Play 34 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 30:36


    What’s a Real World problem and what’s a First World problem? And why isn’t anyone in the startup space asking that question? Paul Moore and Darel Ross look at the hidden opportunities in wicked problems.

    Shared Leadership, The Gift that Keeps Giving

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 25:34


    Start Garden, essentially, has four executive directors. The model has been critical to our successes toward systems change and entrepreneurship development. Darel Ross and Paul Moore cover the ups and downs of this unconventional way of doing business.

    SXSW 2019: Capitalism, Investing and Scooters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 37:51


    At SXSW 2019 everyone is talking about capitalism, how it doesn't work and why we need it. Stop thinking of the Have's and Have Not's, start focusing on expanding opportunity creation.

    Rich Dads and Personal Savings are Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 10:24


    The Kauffman Foundation 2019 State of Entrepreneurship address revealed 65% of entrepreneurs use personal and family savings to finance a startup. 83% will never access loans or venture capital. So, what happens if you don’t have a rich dad or personal savings? In 2018, Start Garden launched the pilot of the 100, a startup competition for 100 aspiring entrepreneurs that legitimately leveled the playing field.

    Ecosystem Building: Amazon HQ’s PR Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 17:24


    25,000 jobs is not enough. Maybe it was ten years ago. Today, the general public is aware that complex problems aren’t solved with easy answers. If we’re not publicly talking about how systems organize to turn an economic cash cow, like Amazon HQ, into real opportunities for the communities where the cow will drop, we’re having the wrong conversation.

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