Book Published 2017
Beyond Collisions.
Over a decade of work with ecosystems distilled into one practical playbook for empowering entrepreneurship development. Field-tested strategies for identifying resources, connecting entrepreneurs, empowering networks, and measuring what's actually happening.
What the book covers
Four parts. One playbook.
Each part stands on its own. You can read the parts in order, or jump to the one that matches the question you're trying to answer right now.
Identify
Mapping what your community already has, and the gaps nobody's named yet. The resource-inventory mindset that anchors everything after.
Connect
Getting entrepreneurs to the right resource at the right moment. Partner onboarding, referral routing, and the handoff design that makes or breaks the work.
Empower
Moving from coordinator to convener. Building a network of partner organizations that owns the work with you, not one that shows up for quarterly updates.
Measure
The numbers your board asks for, the ones your funders need, and the ones that actually tell you whether the ecosystem is getting stronger.
What readers say
A field handbook, not a manifesto.
"The Kauffman Foundation was one of the earliest supporters of SourceLink. We've been gratified by the success they've had in boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kansas City and in communities across the country. This book demonstrates the value of our investment."
Wendy Guillies
Former President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
"Building entrepreneurial ecosystems all across the United States is THE economic development imperative of the 21st century."
Peter J. de Silva
Scottrade
"The measurement chapter alone is worth the cover price. Clean, field-honest, and it doesn't pretend there's a silver bullet."
Thomas S. Lyons
Ph.D.
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Download Chapter 6: Measure What Matters
The most-requested chapter, free. Our measurement framework for showing funders and boards what's actually working in your ecosystem.