Joseph Kane,  Senior Research Associate and Associate Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, speaks with  Troy Mix, Associate Director at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about his research on the nation's infrastructure workforce and IPA's ongoing study of workforce development needs and opportunities associated with infrastructure in Delaware. 

For more information on the Brookings Institution, visit brookings.edu. Mr. Kane's research related to infrastructure and workforce development needs can be reviewed here: https://www.brookings.edu/author/joseph-kane/?type=research.

This episode was recorded on June  4, 2020. For more information about the Institute for Public administration visit www.bidenschool.udel.edu/ipa.

Workforce Development for Infrastructure

Mark Rucci, Senior Fellow with the Recover Delaware initiative at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), speaks with Troy Mix, IPA Associate Director.  Mark defines venture capital, outlines seven elements of successful startup ecosystems, and speaks to the role of physical space in nurturing regional innovation and entrepreneurship. 

This episode is part two of an interview recorded on August 17, 2020. Part one, "Inclusive Economic Development for Recovery," is available at soundcloud.com/first-state-insights/inclusive-recovery.

For more information on Mark and his work on IPA’s Recover Delaware initiative, review his professional profile (www.bidenschool.udel.edu/ipa/people/mrucci) and navigate to the Recover Delaware page (www.bidenschool.udel.edu/ipa/serving-delaware/recovery). To access the referenced playbook for startup ecosystems, visit revolution.com/playbook.

Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0 License.

Elements of Successful Startup Ecosystems

Information, perspectives, and analysis for public policy, management, and community and economic development in Delaware.

Presented by the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), a research and public service center in the University of Delaware's Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration.

Elements of Successful Startup Ecosystems

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