Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City

by Brad Feld

LACK OF DIVERSITY Diversity in a startup community comes in two forms: ethnicity and gender. Although the population of Boulder is roughly split on gender, there’s no denying the fact that the city is primarily Caucasian. Within the startup community, although it’s getting better, there still is a meaningful imbalance among entrepreneurs between men and women. Let’s start with gender, because, in many ways, it’s easier since the population is already roughly split between men and women. However, when you wander around the Boulder startup community, you see more men than women. This is especially true when you are in a room of