Startup Ecosystems
Build for Consequence or Admit You Prefer Comfort
Most regions claim to support startups. Few produce scalable value.
Startup Ecosystems examines why.
Drawing from years of work across founders, venture capital, and public policy, this book clarifies:
- Why startups are structurally different from small businesses
- Why venture capital is portfolio math, not economic development
- Why chasing investors is usually a symptom of weak demand
- Why Silicon Valley’s rise was commercial before it was mythical
- Why ecosystems fail for structural reasons, not moral ones
- Why public capital misaligns when it substitutes for reform
- Why marketing is market discovery, not promotion
- Why density compounds and reallocation is necessary
- Which KPIs cities must track to measure real progress
This is not a blueprint.
It is an architectural correction.
If you are a founder, investor, or policymaker who wants scalable outcomes instead of startup theater, this book was written for you.
Now in editorial. Publication forthcoming.
“This read right here is better than half the classes at most incubators and 1000% better than any entrepreneur course at a university.”
Nicolia Wiles – PRIMEPR