Ecosystem Hacking: How to Help Entrepreneurs & Grow Your Local Economy Faster Than Ever

by Ryan Lilly

For more than a decade, Ryan helped over 1,000 entrepreneurs in 3 states achieve success. But along the way he encountered problems.Ryan quickly became frustrated that old-school economic development wasn’t working. The new field of “entrepreneurial ecosystem building” was still so undefined. And most aggravating of Building a vibrant entrepreneur ecosystem was a painstakingly slow process where he was constantly reinventing the wheel.Like the entrepreneurs he was helping, Ryan finally realized… “There has to be a better way!”Introducing… Ecosystem Hacking. Inside you’ll •An easy-to-remember framework (Seek, Synergize, Support, Streamline, Share)•Real-life stories and examples (Some are seriously funny…)•Ideas you can take action on TODAY (See results faster!)

152 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2019

About the author

Ryan is a business incubation professional who is passionate about economic development. He’s committed to growing early-stage companies, connecting entrepreneurs to needed resources and catalyzing the formation of vibrant start-up ecosystems.

Ryan’s experience in business incubation has spanned three states — Virginia, Illinois and Florida — and has included settings such as urban/rural, high-tech/manufacturing, and public/private.

Ryan lives to serve startups and connect with the entrepreneurs behind them.