Entrepreneurs must lead the startup community

The leaders must have a long-term commitment

Startup communities are complex adaptive systems that emerge from the interaction of the participants

Startup communities can be guided and influenced, but not controlled

Each startup community is unique and cannot be replicated

Startup communities are organized through networks of trust, not hierarchies

The startup community must be inclusive of anyone who wants to participate

Openness, support, and collaboration are critical behaviors in a startup community

The startup community must have continual activities that meaningfully engage the entire entrepreneurial stack

Startup communities must avoid the trap of letting demand for measurement drive flawed strategies

Putting founders first, giving before you get, and having an intense love of place are essential values in a startup community

Startup communities are propelled by entrepreneurial success and the recycling of those resources back into the next generation

The best startup communities are interconnected with other startup communities

The primary purpose of a startup community is to help entrepreneurs succeed.