“If you can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist,” iconic entrepreneur Bill Gates has famously said.
But, when it comes to creating the conditions that allow entrepreneurs to thrive — that is, well-functioning entrepreneurial ecosystems — policymakers often wonder whether what they are seeking can be quantified.
Today I start a series of discussions around how policymakers can better measure the impact of new policies and programs on their entrepreneurship ecosystems.
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