Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. Collectively, an online community has an unlimited amount of time to spend. of all usage. Eric, No. MORE >>

My friends Phil Weiser and Brad Bernthal at Silicon Flatirons (who are a big part of the book Startup Communities ) are hosting me in Boulder on Monday for a “Crash Course: Startup Communities – Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City.”) This is the first public session in Boulder about Startup Communities. MORE >>

We talked for a few minutes and the deep pleasure we were both feeling about being alive and part of the Boulder startup community was apparent. The mix of two totally different communities of people – a huge crowd of entrepreneurs, nerds, and techies in Shine crossed with an equally cruising bike crowd on the street. MORE >>

Tonight, after hanging out at the TechStars Boston Mentor evening and program kickoff, I got into a long discussion with a Bill Warner and Ken Zolot about Cambridge, Boston, and startup communities. remember when the Boston VC community moved from downtown Boston to Waltham. There’s plenty of stuff on 128 and 495. MORE >>

 . Today HPVP announced the launch of its new ambassador program.  . The ambassadors are a whos-who of founders, CEOs and community organizers in the New York ecosystem who are great folks & close friends of the firm.  . Here's a list of who's involved: Dave Whittemore: Co-Founder Clotheshor.se, President of CVC & NYVC. MORE >>