About
SpringStage is a network of community catalysts who are in tune with their local entrepreneurship and startup scenes. The network formally launched in early 2009. This is the first step in ensuring that there is a visible resource in every community for early stage entrepreneurs.
Today, if you’re new to a city and you want to be involved in the startup scene there, there is no clear cut way to get involved. Springstage hopes to fix that by identifying and promoting credible catalysts in each community. We are providing the infrastructure for those catalysts to begin promoting their location entrepreneurship scene immediately.
David Cohen and Alexander Muse are the founders of SpringStage. Both have been blogging for years and both are natural catalysts in their respective communities (Boulder, CO and Dallas, TX). Their blogs are read by thousands in their community and are considered go to resources on entrepreneurial events and news in their area. Both are experienced angel investors and entrepreneurs.
Springstage was formed to take what we’ve learned and apply it nationwide to foster entrepreneurship. Every local community that hopes to improve the startup activity in their community can learn from those who have been successful doing so in the past. They can follow in our footsteps. 20 other bloggers are already doing so, and we’re just getting started.
Our vision for Springstage is to be a beacon for entrepreneurial activities in local communities across the country. When someone enters a community and wants to get involved with the local startup scene, we want them to think about the local Springstage catalyst as the perfect starting point.
How will SpringStage improve the way news and information are delivered to geographic communities?
SpringStage fixes the fractures. Currently, news and information about the local startup community comes from local bloggers who are intimately tied to each community. Look around - angel investors are blogging. Venture Capitalists are blogging. Well known entrepreneurs are blogging. But it takes time and energy to discover this when you enter a new community.
What if these catalysts, who already exist and who are the leaders of their local tech community could instead organize under the banner of Springstage? This would drive national exposure and cross promotion to the local community. It would make their efforts more financially viable, as Springstage could serve to attract national advertisers.
We’re simply promoting and organizing what’s already happening. Springstage simply unifies the catalysts who are already so passionate about their startup community. We help them with best practices and joint learning. In turn, entrepreneurship wins.
We’re growing the network out quickly, and are always looking for new “catalyts” who would like to blog in their community. If you’d like to become a SpringStage catalyst, please fill out this application form.