Startup Communities

Overview

Your location and network determine your startup's trajectory more than you think. The right community gives you: co-founders, first customers, early employees, warm investor intros, and a peer group that understands the grind. The mistake: building in isolation because "the internet makes location irrelevant." The internet distributes information but not trust, not serendipitous co-founder meetings, and not the informal advice that saves your startup. This skill maps every major startup community globally, the accelerators and incubators worth applying to, and the online communities that connect you regardless of geography.

Authoritative Foundations

• David Spinks — Community-Led Growth — Community-Led Growth
• CMX Community Strategy — Shapes deliverables for this skill — Your location and network determine your startup's trajectory more than you think.
• Seth Godin — Tribes — Tribes