Mockingjay Startup Communities

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Successful startup communities share one another’s successes.

In the book-turned-movie franchise The Hunger Games, mokingjays are birds which mimic or repeat what others have said. Translating into social networking terminology, they “retweet” what has just occurred.

One of the hallmarks of a high-functioning startup community is… well, community. When an entrepreneur has been successful — at launching a new product or obtaining a new customer, for example — everyone should congratulate them and share the news.

In addition to retweets from other startups, retweets should also come from other parts of the community — like education, government, chambers, and certainly incubators and accelerators that may exist there.

Because their win is our win. And each win makes the community stronger.

Setup Google and Twitter Alerts for startups in your community. Be sure to congratulate someone and share something every time there is a success. Become a mockingjay in your startup community, and encourage others to do the same.

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