One more Question: What do you think of the 4 startup community elements that Fred Wilson mentioned this week in his post: Talent, Capital, Cheerleading, and Experience? I thought they complemented your thesis pretty well.
@wmougayar Fred's interview (here - http://avc.com/2015/07/a-discuss...) was excellent. It is very complementary. Woven into it is the notion of a long term view which is super critical.
How do you tell governments to stop funding "central programs" because they are sucking the air out of the more organically grown ecosystem that needs to thrive on its own via bottoms-up experienced entrepreneurs and their successes; and not via inexperienced bureaucrats and their mediocre programs?
@wmougayar I don't think it's worth telling government to stop doing this. If what they are doing is worthless, the founders and leaders of the startup community should do two things. (1) Create and exist in your own parallel universe and (2) Invest a little time with key leaders on the government side to try to get them to become participants in the startup community, rather than leaders (or controllers) of it. #1 insured that the entrepreneurs are creating and leading the startup community. #2 gives the startup community a chance of effectively engaging government in the startup community, at least partially.
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