When Startup Ecosystems Move to the Cloud | James Barrood

When Startup Ecosystems Move to the Cloud | James Barrood | TEDxHopewellValleySchools

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Startup ecosystems are rapidly moving to the cloud and that transition will affect you, your colleagues, and your partners. Learn what the implications are for each of the community's participants and stakeholders including entrepreneurs, investors, academic institutions, governments, nonprofits, and corporations. James Barrood is among the primary leaders of the east coast's innovation ecosystem. Over the past 25 years, he has helped nurture the region’s entrepreneurial, innovation and technology communities.
James currently leads Innovation+, a curated global community of engaged entrepreneurs and innovators. Recognized as a Power 100 List leader and a Top 100 Influencer for the past few years, James frequently speaks at regional and global conferences and serves on several boards. James is the editor of the book, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation: Global Insights from 24 Leaders and co-author of Lessons from the Great Recession. He holds an MBA from Texas A&M University and a BA in Economics from Rutgers University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@josiahjohnson6711 8 ай бұрын

Your point regarding the importance of establishing trust, integrity, and empathy as the bedrock for brand building as an entrepreneur is absolutely on point🎯In an increasingly digital landscape where the human touch can be overshadowed, it becomes paramount to regard these qualities as key performance indicators that signal success.

@JamesBarrood 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, Josiah.

@thediffapp 8 ай бұрын

I love the mashup of hyper-local, grassroots economic development with startup ecosystems like Accelerators. However, I recognize the limits of this. When the geographic area of startup development is so small, cloud-based startup ecosystems make a lot of sense.

@JamesBarrood 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

@kinsleydanton Жыл бұрын

I love all the points he makes about geography not affecting who gets hired! Makes me think my dreams of living in a sleepy ocean town could actually be a reality.

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

Indeed, Kinsley, the reality of working from wonderful shore or mountain locations in remote areas has been realized. You simply might need to travel for face to face meetings or organization retreats from time to time depending on the organization.

@yamini2690 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful framework for thinking about startup ecosystems and the many players within them, tons of implications for all of us!

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

Thanks Yamini!

@blanchebosdet Жыл бұрын

Building trust with all stakeholders in the process is clearly important; add being a dynamic story teller and the combination is magic.

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

Exactly, Branche...trust and integrity are key ingredients to long term success. And communicating well is super important, especially in a time where short attention spans and information overload are challenging realities.

@dubbahco 8 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing this framework!!

@JamesBarrood 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dubbah.

@BenLegg Жыл бұрын

Great talk James - preaching to the converted here, but some good tips.

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben!

@rapid-transit Жыл бұрын

Okay well I had no idea what a start-up ecosystem was but it was interesting to learn about

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@easyrider9366 Жыл бұрын

Advances in technology has given start-ups the ability to hire staff based on their ability and talent anywhere in the world.

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

Indeed, this is one of the primay benefits of higher speed internet connections around the world and communications apps like Zoom, Teams, Slack, Google, etc.

@rakerakecomedians6668 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advice

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@iamdadubdab Жыл бұрын

It's interesting to think of this in terms of networking - is it easier or more difficult to network virtually?

@JamesBarrood Жыл бұрын

It can be easier in that you can carefully choose whom to reach out to via a conference platform and/or linkedin and eventually email. However, the response rate is lower than if you talk to someone in person. Of course, you never know whom you might bump into at an event...that serendipity has yielded great success for me over my career. Ultimately, you can be more successful doing either, you just need to plan your approach more carefully to meet your goals.