EPISODE 20 – STARTUP ECOSYSTEM CHAT WITH VILLAGE CAPITAL’S JARED MARQUETTE
In today’s show, you’ll learn about Vilcap’s investment model, what the VilCap communities look like and how they were selected, what government’s role should be in ecosystem conversations, how important universities are, and Jared’s take on the Hawaii startup ecosystem: how we compare to other cities, how we can improve, and what his experience has been like here.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Startups and Companies Mentioned
Accelerators and Incubators Mentioned
Notable People and Entrepreneurs Mentioned
Books and Articles
SHOW NOTES
2:00 – Na`wili`wili
4:00 – Peer Investment Model
4:57 – Allocation of Investment dollars in America
6:45 – Village Capital Recent Successes
7:15 – Tarik Sultan Shares his Village Capital Experience
11:15 – VilCap Communities Selection Process
14:30 – Hawaii’s startup community
17:10 – Involvement of Government in startup ecosystems
22:00 – The role of Universities in startup ecosystems
25:10 – “porous boundaries”
30:17 – The allocation of subsidies
38:05 – Quality of Life in Hawaii
48:30 – Bootstrapping vs Raising