Ian Hathaway

Co-founder, Center for American Entrepreneurship

Ian Hathaway is an analyst, strategic advisor, writer, and entrepreneur. He works with leading organizations to solve complex problems, produce data-driven insights, develop new products, and shape competitive strategies. In addition to his research and advisory work, Ian has launched new ventures, helped young organizations get off the ground, and worked with established firms to expand into new markets.

Ian has published for prominent research institutions, universities, businesses, and periodicals, and is co-author of The Startup Community Way, a book on entrepreneurial ecosystems published in July 2020. His research and writing is regularly cited in leading press outlets, including The New York Times, The Economist, Financial Times, and many others. He is a frequent contributor for outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal.

Currently, he leads ecosystem development at Techstars, where he works with entrepreneurs, community leaders, and institutions around the world to support their path towards building better ecosystems. Ian is an active startup advisor, mentor, and investor (angel and LP at The Fund). He is also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and co-founder and board member at the Center for American Entrepreneurship.

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More of Ian’s work:

• The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - co-written with Brad Feld

• The Ascent of Women-Founded Venture-Backed Startups in the United States

• Women-Only and Mixed-Gender Founding Teams are Driving New Venture-Backed Startup Activity

• If You Want to Better Understand Startup Communities, Read These Three Women

• The Other Capital