COLLABORATION – Knowing that one single member of a community cannot accomplish as much alone as they can with others, community constituents find ways to help each other succeed and reach each other’s goals. “The whole is much greater than the sum of the parts.”
ENCOURAGEMENT – A sports team gains home field advantage when the crowd is cheering loudly for them. So do the members of a community. Members should see one of their counterparts’ wins as one that helps the whole.
FORGIVENESS – Members of a thriving early stage ecosystem are constantly taking risks. Members should see the battle scars of valiant, but failed attempts as a badge of honor on their colleagues. Most likely some of the innovator companies listed in this book will not be here in a year. “Failing forward” and allowing the community to learn from it, is a virtuous trait.