In VC4Africa Dan Evans discusses an initiative to map and determine what drives startup ecosystems:
We all live and work in a world made up of complex adaptive systems, each of which can be represented by various forms of networks. Our team has developed an innovative, yet simple, technique that allows us to develop quantifiable entrepreneur networks. This technique, known as the 'Position Generator', models the connections of roles in the local community. By analyzing the entrepreneur's connections to prominent structural positions in the community or society, our team is able to develop powerful insights that inform policy recommendations.
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