Start-up city : inspiring private and public entrepreneurship, getting projects done, and having fun / Gabe Klein with David Vega-Barachowitz ; foreword by Robin Chase.

In this publication, Gabe Klein, with David Vega-Barachowitz, demonstrates how to effect big, directional change in citiesand how to do it fast. Klein's objective is to inspire what he calls public entrepreneurship, a start-up-pace energy within the public sector, brought about by leveraging th...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Klein, Gabe (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published:Washington, DC : Island Press (Bibliovault), 2015.
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Genre:Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Why Should You Care about Getting Sh*t Done in Cities?
  • 1. Lesson #1: Dont Be Afraid to Screw Up and Learn
  • 2: Lesson #2: Manage S.M.A.R.T
  • 3. Lesson #3: Where Theres a Will, Theres a Way
  • 4: Lesson #4: Sell Your City
  • 5. Lesson #5: Fund Creatively
  • 6: Lesson #6: Bridge the Public-Private Divide
  • 7. Lesson #7: Prepare for Disruption
  • 8. Lesson #8: Drive Change
  • Conclusion: The Big Picture and You 209.