The Startup Community Way – Table of Contents

[Skip to the content](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/the-startup-community-way-table-of-contents/#site-content) [](https://startupcommunityway.com/) The Startup Community Way Menu - [Authors](https://startupcommunityway.com/#authors) - [Brad Feld](https://startupcommunityway.com/brad-2/) - [Ian Hathaway](https://startupcommunityway.com/ian/) - [Blog](https://startupcommunityway.com/blog/) - [Podcasts](https://startupcommunityway.com/podcasts/) - [Press](https://startupcommunityway.com/press/) - [Send us a Message](https://startupcommunityway.com/?page_id=7) Close Menu - [Authors](https://startupcommunityway.com/#authors) Show sub menu - [Brad Feld](https://startupcommunityway.com/brad-2/) - [Ian Hathaway](https://startupcommunityway.com/ian/) - [Blog](https://startupcommunityway.com/blog/) - [Podcasts](https://startupcommunityway.com/podcasts/) - [Press](https://startupcommunityway.com/press/) - [Send us a Message](https://startupcommunityway.com/?page_id=7) Categories [Uncategorized](https://startupcommunityway.com/category/uncategorized/) # The Startup Community Way – Table of Contents - Post author By [bfeld](https://startupcommunityway.com/author/bfeld/) - Post date [July 13, 2020](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/the-startup-community-way-table-of-contents/) - [No Comments on The Startup Community Way – Table of Contents](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/the-startup-community-way-table-of-contents/#respond)  My new book with Ian Hathaway, _[The Startup Community Way](https://startupcommunityway.com/)_, comes out on 7/28. We’ve begun the pre-order campaign. Since every author loves pre-orders, so if you want to do something that will make me smile today, [pre-order your copy here](https://amzn.to/38wJfp5). To give you a sense of the book, following is the Table of Contents, in detail. CHAPTER ONE: Introduction – The Next Generation – Our Approach – A Deeper Motivation – The Boulder Thesis – Startup Communities are Complex Adaptive Systems – Where We Were in 2012 – Where We are Now in 2020 – Using Complexity Theory to Explain Startup Communities – Evolving the Boulder Thesis to the Startup Community Way _PART I: INTRODUCTION TO STARTUP COMMUNITIES_ CHAPTER TWO: Why Startup Communities Exist – What Entrepreneurs Do – The External Environment Networks over Hierarchies – Networks of Trust – Density and Agglomeration Quality of Place CHAPTER THREE: The Actors – Leaders, Feeders, and Instigators – Actors CHAPTER FOUR: The Factors – The Seven Capitals – Factors CHAPTER FIVE: Startup Communities versus Entrepreneurial Ecosystems – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems – Alignment of Actors – Different, but Mutually Reinforcing, Purpose – Systems within Systems – Entrepreneurial Success – Community/Ecosystem Fit _PART II: STARTUP COMMUNITIES AS COMPLEX SYSTEMS_ CHAPTER SIX: Putting the System Back into Ecosystem – Introduction to Systems – The Whole System – Simple, Complicated, and Complex Activities – Moving from Activities to Systems CHAPTER SEVEN: Unpredictable Creativity – Emergence – Synergies and Nonlinearity – Self-Organization – Dynamism – The Study of Interactions CHAPTER EIGHT: The Myth of Quantity – More of Everything – Outliers, Not Averages – Entrepreneurial Recycling – Leaders as Supernodes CHAPTER NINE: The Illusion of Control – Not Controllable – Not Fully Knowable – Feedbacks and Contagion – Getting Unstuck – Letting Go CHAPTER TEN: The Absence of a Blueprint – Initial Conditions and Basins of Attraction – The Narrative Fallacy – Building on Strengths and Learning from Failures – Cultivating Topophilia CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Measurement Trap – The Fundamental Measurement Problem – Actor and Factor Models: A Categorical Approach – Standardized Metrics Models: A Comparative Approach – Network Models: A Relational Approach – Dynamic Models: An Evolutionary Approach – Cultural-Social Models: A Behavioral Approach – Logic Models: A Causal Approach – Agent-Based Models: A Simulation Approach – Applying the Different Models _PART III: FROM THE BOULDER THESIS TO THE STARTUP COMMUNITY WAY_ CHAPTER TWELVE: Simplifying Complexity – The Boulder Thesis – The Rainforest – Applying Systems Thinking – Looking Deeply – Leverage Points CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Leadership is Key – Be a Mentor – Entrepreneurs as Role Models – Key Leadership Characteristics CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Think in Generations – Progress is Uneven and Often Feels Slow – The Endless Long-Term Game CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Diversity is a Feature, Not a Bug – Cultivate Diversity – Embracing Diversity – Think Broadly about Entrepreneurship CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Be Active, Not Passive – Self-Similarity and Replication – Don’t Wait or Ask Permission – Play a Positive-Sum Game – Continuously and Actively Engage _PART IV: CONCLUSION_ CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Conclusion – Reflections – Summary of the Book – Final Thoughts Remember – [it’s pre-order time](https://amzn.to/38wJfp5)! And, the [Startup Community community](https://startup-communities.mn.co/share/wmbyptmjza1wL0TF?utm_source=manual) is now over 2,000 people and very vibrant so jump in. * * * [←Acceptance and The Narrative Fallacy in the Times of COVID-19](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/acceptance-and-the-narrative-fallacy-in-the-times-of-covid-19/) [→A Tipping Point for Innovation](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/15/12352-2/) * * * ## Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/the-startup-community-way-table-of-contents/\#respond) [Add your name](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/the-startup-community-way-table-of-contents/#) Δ © 2026 [The Startup Community Way](https://startupcommunityway.com/) [Create a website or blog at WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_custom_svg "Create a website or blog at WordPress.com") [To the top ↑\\ Up ↑](https://startupcommunityway.com/2020/07/13/the-startup-community-way-table-of-contents/#site-header) ## Discover more from The Startup Community Way Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive. 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