In today's episode, I’m sharing a conversation I had with Charlton Cunningham during his recent visit to Mexico City. Charlton used to be based in Atlanta, GA, but has been living a nomad life since the pandemic began.
In our conversation, Charlton talks about how to build trust in an ecosystem. He also shares some insights into the role that Venture Capitalists can play in an ecosystem and why community can be so relevant within a VC firm when it’s built and nurtured the right way.
Find out how Charlton builds networks in different parts of the US and beyond and how–as a traveling nomad–he manages to stay grounded.
Charlton Cunningham is a failed architect who jumped into the startup space by creating an intentional community for aspiring entrepreneurs called, HiveATL. As a military brat growing up he learned to make friends quickly out of necessity and grew to appreciate how it helps in his work today, developing relationships with a variety of stakeholders. He is a community builder and connector at heart, with a strong passion for serving entrepreneurs at the earliest stages and founders growing their business. Charlton's experience includes roles across non-profit, venture capital, co-working spaces, and accelerator programs.
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Ecosystems For Change: Logbook #7
Build the Fort: Simplifying Startup Community Building with Chris Heivly
E 6.7 - What We Learned: Stories That Redefine Entrepreneurship In Our Communities
E 6.6 - Stories of Tech and Innovation in Rural America with Austin Danforth
E 6.5 - Entrepreneurship Indiana: A State-Wide Storytelling Campaign with Julie Heath, Polina Osherov and Morgan Allen Part 2
E 6.4 - Entrepreneurship Indiana: A State-Wide Storytelling Campaign with Julie Heath, Polina Osherov and Morgan Allen Part 1
E 6.3 - Changing the Narrative of Rural Entrepreneurship with Natalie Hodge
E 6.2 - A Global Storyteller: Solutions-Based Journalism with Eva-Maria Verfürth
E 6.1 - The Power of Storytelling in Ecosystem Building
Ecosystems For Change: Logbook #6
E 5.8 - What We Learned: Knowing When and How to Move On as an Ecosystem Builder
E 5.7 - Unlearning Systems, Sharing Power, and Stepping Back From Your Startup with Naomi Ryland
E 5.6 - The Art of Quitting: Gracefully Navigating the Responsibility of Change with Lucas Lindsey
E 5.5 - Start. Hand over. Repeat. The Cycles of Ecosystem Building with Larkin Garbee
E 5.4 - Grief, Quitting, and Listening to the Your Heart with Annie Wood
E 5.3 - Self-Trust and Curating Impactful Community with Julia Firestone
E 5.2 - Recognizing Your Strengths and When It's Time to Sail On with Joe Maruschak
E 5.1 - The Quitters: Quitting the Infinite Game of Ecosystem Building
The Ecosystem Builders: Where Are They Now?
Federal Funding for Ecosystem Builders with Melissa Roberts Chapman
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