If there is one takeaway running through each episode of season one it’s this: Ecosystem building is a mindset.
Almost all of the six ecosystem builders I spoke with this season professed to be introverts or having been shy as children, yet they are out there every day building relationships and communities.
But, as Charlton Cunningham noted in Episode 3, the introvert-extrovert continuum is really about where you get your energy and how you recharge, and many ecosystem builders I know are excellent at building and nurturing genuine, meaningful relationships, regardless of whether they get energy from working a room full of people or prefer to converse one on one.
All six interviews showcased what it means to put the needs of entrepreneurs at the forefront of their work and what we’re up against when building for the greater good.
But there were three main themes that really stood out to me and today, I’m revisiting my conversations from season one to illustrate those essential points.
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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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