America Is the Greatest Startup of All Time—Can We Do It Again?
As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, we need to put entrepreneurship at the center of national discussion.
Inc. Magazine
‘America the Entrepreneurial’: Can builders restore the promise of ‘the most courageous startup the world has ever seen?’
Risk-takers set the story of the United States of America in motion, said Victor W. Hwang, lamenting a modern day reality where needless barriers too often work against entrepreneurs and young businesses.
Startland News
Optimism, Entrepreneurship and the American Dream
Co-hosts Victor Hwang of Right to Start, Brian Brackeen of Lightship Capital, Maria Underwood of TechBirmingham and Technical.ly cofounder and CEO Chris Wink discuss entrepreneurship and the American dream, including how local entrepreneurial ecosystems are shaped by regional culture, politics and resources, and the importance (and challenges) of maintaining optimism in community building and startup leadership.
Technical.ly
A Right to Start in Entrepreneurship
Victor Hwang, a champion for entrepreneurial rights and a visionary leader, joins us to share his remarkable journey and insights. Through his work with organizations like the Kauffman Foundation and initiatives like Right to Start, Victor has been relentlessly advocating for early-stage entrepreneurs and fostering innovation economies.
NU Voices
Dashboard: Introducing America the Entrepreneurial
This week, Victor Hwang tells us that his organization, Right to Start, has big plans for America’s upcoming 250th birthday. Spurred largely by the widespread sense that the American Dream has lost some of its luster, Victor and Right to Start are launching a campaign to turn our semiquincentennial into a celebration of America’s entrepreneurial roots and a push to remove the barriers that make it harder than it should be to start and build a business. One key focus: finding ways to make it easier for businesses to raise capital.
21 Hats Podcast
How local governments can back the entrepreneurs building their regions’ futures
A growing movement argues that entrepreneurship isn’t a luxury — it’s essential to inclusive, effective economic policy.
Technical.ly
Startup leaders kick off national ‘America the Entrepreneurial’ campaign
Right to Start is a national nonprofit with a plan to put founders at the center of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
Technical.ly
How Entrepreneurial Development Banks Can Fuel American Growth
Today, economic growth comes largely from new and young businesses, which create virtually all net job growth in America. Yet most U.S. development institutions still operate as they did last century. The U.S. has not begun to maximize the economic potential of unleashing the entrepreneurial energy of its people.
Inc. Magazine
Builders LIVE Podcast- Episode 4: “Should ecosystems chase capital?
Victor Hwang co-hosts the fourth episode of Technical.ly’s Builders LIVE Podcast.
Technical.ly
Belonging and Main Street banking in a digital world
Victor Hwang, CEO of the small business advocacy company Right to Start reminds us that we are born to be starters, makers, doers and dreamers. "Each of us has a fundamental right to start our own thing, realize an idea, create something of value, forge a unique path, be master of our future," he notes.
The Financial Revolutionist
Builders LIVE Podcast- Episode 3: What’s different about rural ecosystem building
Victor Hwang co-hosts the third episode of Technical.ly’s Builders LIVE Podcast.
Technical.ly
How Victor Hwang is Unlocking Entrepreneurship Rights for all with RightToStart.org
A one-hour interview with Victor Hwang.
Unlost Cause Podcast
Billionaires need to launch moonshots in the heartland, not just outer space
When the Walton Family decided to breathe new life into Northwest Arkansas, they not only invested in the local university and workforce system, but they also funded Right to Start, an initiative to support entrepreneurs from underserved communities, and built networks connecting founders, mentors, capital, and talent.
Fortune
Builders LIVE Podcast- Episode 2: How Local Ecosystem Builders Navigate National Politics
Victor Hwang co-hosts the second episode of Technical.ly’s Builders LIVE Podcast.
Technical.ly
4 Key Policies to Lead American Renewal Through Entrepreneurship
With growing public attention on America’s economic competitiveness, one significant element has been missing from the discussion: how to grow our economy bottom-up.
Inc. Magazine
Entrepreneurship unifies: Introducing a new podcast on ecosystem building
If it feels like Americans are divided on just about every issue, take a closer look at one powerful exception: creating and growing your own business.
Technical.ly
Our Businesses Might Not Survive
Victor Hwang reports that remote work has spurred entrepreneurship.
The 21 Hats Morning Report
Builders Live: Episode 1
The first episode of our new monthly podcast features co-hosts Victor Hwang of Right to Start and others discussing the intersection of entrepreneurship and economic development, and how national trends impact local communities.
Technical.ly
Your State Needs an Office of Entrepreneurship
These offices can do a lot to eliminate governmental red tape and remove other barriers to our engines of job creation and economic growth.
Governing
The State of Local Tech Economies
Technical.ly CEO Chris Wink discusses themes from our new State of Local Tech Economy reports, and then interviews Right to Start founder/CEO Victor Hwang on the trends.
Technical.ly’s Builders Newsletter