Last month, an international selection committee picked Medellín, Colombia, to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2016. Ahead of my visit there later this week, it is easy to see why. Medellín stands out not just as a city with an entrepreneurial mindset but as a place where new firm formation is a way of life.
The idea that innovation is a key part of a city's identity is not new, but as I have discussed previously, startups are beginning to be a top focus of cities across the globe. City policymakers worldwide seem to be more nimble than national governments at, for example, adapting startup-friendly policies like direct citizen procurement or implementing experiential education programs and initiatives.
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