“Hwang wrote… what has become the ur-text for ecosystem builders”

Bloomberg CityLab

 

Think boldly, with inspiration from books, articles, and publications we’ve written.

 

The Rainforest

What makes some places prosper, while others languish? Learn from this best-selling book how the historical innovation dynamics of Silicon Valley and other ecosystems can be replicated anywhere.

Winner of BOOK OF THE YEAR Gold Medal in Business & Economics (ForeWord Reviews) as “a big idea that defines a way of thinking.”

Download a free sample here.
Purchase the book here.

The Rainforest Blueprint

A colorful, readable guide to keep the essential Rainforest concepts top-of-mind.

Download a free PDF version here.
Purchase the book here.

We Are All Starters:
A Manifesto to Renew Ourselves and Our Nation

A call-to-arms to fight for the soul of our nation and empower entrepreneurial opportunity for everyone.

Download a free PDF version here.
Order a printed version here.
Get a Kindle version here.

The Western New York Entrepreneurship Ecosystem:

Rapid Discovery Assessment and Recommendations for the Future

This report was commissioned by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation who asked Victor & Company to provide strategic assessment and guidance for the future of Western New York’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Download the report here.

More selected writings, speeches, and publications to inspire new ideas.

 
 

Entrepreneurship Should Be Prioritized Amid Covid-19

Column in Inc. Magazine

What’s the Difference Between Private Equity and Venture Capital?

Column in Forbes

What’s Plan C for COVID-19?

Column in Make Magazine

To Boost Economic Growth, Support Entrepreneurs

Column in PBS NewsHour

What the Heck Is Business Culture?

Column in Forbes

The Entrepreneurship Deficit

Testimony to Congress

Entrepreneurship Is the Vaccine for Urban Economies

Column in Bloomberg CityLab

Makers Point the Way to Economic Recovery

Column in Make Magazine

Communities Across America Are Harnessing Entrepreneurism to Drive Growth

Column in Entrepreneur Magazine

The Next Big Business Buzzword: Ecosystems?

Column in Forbes

We Make a Powerful Tribe

Column in Startland News

To Replicate Silicon Valley’s Success, Focus on Culture

Column in Washington Post

Starting Businesses Should Be a Community Priority Amid Covid-19

Column in The Hill

Want job creation and a thriving middle class? Support your local entrepreneurs

Column in The Hill

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Column in Wall Street Journal

Three Love Letters

Commencement Address to Austin Community College

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs: Removing Barriers

Publication by Kauffman Foundation

 

“Imagine an ecosystem as an interconnected, invisible web of human relationships, becoming more powerful as it gets more interwoven. Ecosystems are an invisible infrastructure we can build intentionally.”