Alliance Super Connector Strategy Fully Coming to Life: Enlisting 75+ Strategic Partners (and counting)
By Andy Wilson
As an entrepreneur building something new, we often latch on to sound bites that we think best represent what we are trying to accomplish. Eighteen months ago I published a blog post that attempted to try to explain how a small startup not for profit could truly have an impact on the massive and diverse ecosystem that defines SoCal. The good news is that sometimes you get it right. The essence of my thesis was the Alliance needed to be a strategic super-connector as I explained then and which I’ll share here for convenience:
“By having a high-level architectural view of the entire region, the Alliance will have its greatest impact by acting as a strategic convener and matchmaker; putting players together who have complementary capabilities but share common objectives. It is only by having a holistic and broad view of the region and its strengths that we can facilitate the alignment of assets and players across the ecosystem. . . . . .
The Alliance can, indeed, move mountains — but not alone. We are engaging and aligning strategic partners to advance and accelerate their innovation agendas by better capitalizing on what the SoCal ecosystem has to offer . . . . We aren’t just a connector but also look to spark powerful new collaborations that produce game-changing innovation initiatives. It is through this highly leveraged approach that we believe a small not-for-profit like the Alliance can indeed move mountains.”
Andy Wilson is the Executive Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. You can also find him on Linkedin and the Alliance website.
