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Building Ecosystems from the Ground Up with Landon Young

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In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld reconnects with Landon Young, pre-seed investor at Elevate Ventures and a longtime builder of startup ecosystems. Landon shares stories from both sides of the table, as a founder and investor, including what it means to write the first check when a company is still just a sketch on a napkin.


They revisit the early days of the Kansas City Startup Village, the ripple effects of Google Fiber and Techstars, and how a single idea sparked a movement in startup philanthropy.


From coffee shop meetings to complex donations, this conversation is a powerful reminder that the smallest bets, on people, on timing, on place, can shape entire communities.


Check out 👉 donateequity.com

Elevate Ventures 👉https://elevateventures.com/

Follow Landon Young on LinkedIn 👉https://www.linkedin.com/in/landonyoung/


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In this episode of the Give First podcast, Brad Feld reconnects with Landon Young, pre-seed investor at Elevate Ventures and a longtime builder of startup ecosystems. Landon shares stories from both sides of the table, as a founder and investor, including what it means to write the first check when a company is still just a sketch on a napkin.


They revisit the early days of the Kansas City Startup Village, the ripple effects of Google Fiber and Techstars, and how a single idea sparked a movement in startup philanthropy.


From coffee shop meetings to complex donations, this conversation is a powerful reminder that the smallest bets, on people, on timing, on place, can shape entire communities.


Check out 👉 donateequity.com

Elevate Ventures 👉https://elevateventures.com/

Follow Landon Young on LinkedIn 👉https://www.linkedin.com/in/landonyoung/


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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