Jay and I are getting more and more interested in how different cities across the country are building up their entrepreneurial ecosystems. What stakeholders exist? What's new, and what has been around for a while? How do you find alignment with those stakeholders?
It's obvious that it takes a wide range of players from coworking spaces, angel investors, venture capitalists, accelerators, city government, and more to work together to create a thriving ecosystem.
This week, we speak with Allie Felix of Embarc Collective in Tamp Bay, FL. Allie Felix is the Director of Programming & Partnerships at Embarc Collective. Embarc Collective is a physical innovation hub in Tampa Bay, Florida. They are a startup collective - curators of experiences, resources, and environment.
We spend a lot of time comparing and contrasting Tampa Bay with cities in Ohio, New York, and even San Francisco.