Back in 2010 - with help from the startup community in Atlanta - I created a social network representation of the security startup cluster in Atlanta. Nowadays I’m working on networks in the economy full time, so this map has been on my mind.
The map shows the degree to which apprenticeship is essential to the growth of markets. The best way to be a successful founder is to work for a hot startup, make your seed money from stock options, and start you own company with coworkers as founders. Then hire more former coworkers.
And I wonder… what has happened between 2010 and 2015? Has the network grown? Is the network effect still happening?
Back in 2010 - with help from the startup community in Atlanta - I created a social network representation of the security startup cluster in Atlanta. Nowadays I’m working on networks in the economy full time, so this map has been on my mind.
The map shows the degree to which apprenticeship is essential to the growth of startup clusters. The best way to be a successful founder is to work for a hot startup, make your seed money from stock options, and start you own company with coworkers as founders. Then hire more former coworkers.
And I wonder… what has happened between 2010 and 2015? Has the network grown? Is the network effect still working?
So, I’m calling on you to find out! I created a Google Form to collect the latest data. Please enter new startups that are offshoots of any of the companies in the 2010 map.