Chris Heivly: Build The Fort - Fostering Startup Communities In Unexpected Places

The Orbit Marketing Podcast

Chris Heivly is co-founder of MapQuest and a prominent figure in the research triangle entrepreneurial ecosystem. Recently Chris published his new book, Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder's Field Guide.

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Spreading Entrepreneurship to Non-Hub Locations

00:02:41 - Building Entrepreneurial Communities

00:05:37 - Overcoming Rejection and Moving Forward in Entrepreneurship

00:06:23 - The Value of Startup Communities in Fostering Economic Growth

00:08:38 - Creating a Collaborative Entrepreneurship Community

00:11:31 - Importance of Collaborative Work

00:12:00 - Creating a Great Community for Startups and Entrepreneurs

00:13:17 - Embracing and Encouraging Failure for Success in the Future

00:14:31 - The Value of Entrepreneurs in Local Communities

00:20:00 - Success Through a Thousand Nudges

00:22:54 - Left Bell Curve vs Right Bell Curve

00:25:45 - The Importance of Quick Decision Making

00:28:54 - Shifting from Fear to Confidence as an Entrepreneur

00:31:52 - The Birth of Mapping Technology

00:35:05 - Taking off the Crap

00:38:02 - The Vibrant Startup Community of Durham

00:39:02 - The Entrepreneurial Culture of Boulder

00:40:23 - Taipei: A Hardware-Focused Tech Hub

00:40:55 - Reykjavik: A Surprising Startup Community

00:41:08 - The Importance of Writing

00:44:05 - The Rise of Entrepreneurship in Popularity

Connect with Chris:

→ Website: heivly.com

→ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chrisheivly/

→ Twitter: twitter.com/chrisheivly

Check out his book:

→ Built the Fort: amazon.com/Build-Fort-Startup-Community-Builders

Resources Mentioned in The Episode:

→ Jake (Swap Stack) Episode: youtube.com/watch?v=NBltBgTgBhg

→ Orbit Metrics: orbitmetrics.io

→ Map Quest: mapquest.com

→ Warren Buffett (Article): cnbc.com/why-warren-buffett-writes-his-sisters

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