Ecosystem, Scale! with Aaron Taylor
Aaron D. Taylor
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About This Podcast
Ecosystem, Scale! is a podcast exploring the strategies, stories, and systems that drive innovation ecosystems forward. This podcast is rooted in the startup community-building values - "Founder's First" and "Give First." Hosted by Aaron Taylor — startup attorney, venture professional, and ecosystem architect — the show peels back the unspoken truths of entrepreneurial communities to uncover what really fuels scale: collaboration, capital, culture, and connection.
Each episode features candid conversations with founders, investors, ecosystem-builders, and institutional leaders across the U.S. and beyond. Together, presenting a mosaic of perspectives to discern best practices for building thriving startup communities, bridging silos, and unlocking equitable growth.
Whether you’re a founder seeking momentum, a policymaker shaping regional competitiveness, or an ecosystem-builder searching for playbooks that work, Ecosystem, Scale! offers insights, frameworks, and practical tools to help you grow smarter, faster, and stronger.
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S1E12 (Bonus) "Who Owns the Narrative?": Storytelling in Startup Communities (From the Technical.ly Builders Conference)
Recorded live from the Technical.ly Builders Conference in Philadelphia, this bonus episode of Ecosystem, Scale! explores an increasingly important layer of startup community…
S1E11 (Bonus) Meet the Host: From Builder to Architect
This bonus episode of Ecosystem, Scale! is a step out of the usual.Instead of a structured conversation, this is a more open reflection — on the season, the patterns that emerged, and the shift from…
S1E10 Winning the Field: An Eagle-Eye View of Ecosystem-Building
In the Season 1 finale of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron Taylor sits down with Andy Stoll, founding Executive Director of the ESHIP Alliance, for a wide-angle conversation about the emergence of…
S1E9 Signaling Scale: Tools and Frameworks for Ecosystem Architecture
In this episode of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron Taylor is joined by Amy Beaird for a deep dive into the tools, language, and systems thinking shaping the future of ecosystem architecture.Drawing on her…
S1E8 Beyond the Spark: Building Sustainable, Socially-Rich Ecosystems
In this episode of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron sits down with Jess Edwards for a conversation that explores how relationships, trust, and lived experience shape the way innovation ecosystems actually…
S1E7 Lifting the Corporate Veil: Readying the Ecosystem for Corporate Partnerships
In this episode of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron Taylor is joined by Antoine Woods, Senior Lead on Chick-fil-A’s external R&D and innovation team, and Terrance Orr, founder of Next Anomaly Group and…
S1E6 The Missing Infrastructure: Reimagining Economic Development for Inclusive Innovation
In this episode of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron is joined by Mike Green and Johnathan Holifield for a timely conversation on economic development, innovation, and equity.They unpack the history and…
S1E5 Anchoring Innovation: Higher Ed's Role in Growing Founder- First Ecosystems
Higher education is often described as an anchor institution in innovation ecosystems—but what does that really mean in practice?In this episode of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron Taylor is joined by…
S1E4 A Founders-First Financing Conversation - Beyond Venture Capital
In this episode, Aaron Taylor sits down with Himalaya Rao-Potlapally, a venture capitalist, ecosystem-builder, and advocate for inclusive finance, to explore what it means to fund founders…
S1E3 A Conversation on Founder-First Leadership with Chris Heivly
In this episode of Ecosystem, Scale!, Aaron Taylor sits down with Chris Heivly — Managing Director of Build the Fort, co-founder of MapQuest, former Techstars Exec, investor and startup…
S1E2 Fundamentals of Ecosystem-building: Love of People, Process, and Place
In this episode, Aaron sits down with Charlton Cunningham, an Atlanta-based ecosystem builder and current Ecosystem Navigator for the Continuum project, to explore the evolution of startup community…
S1E1 EcoMap and the Power of Mapping Ecosystems
SummaryIn this episode, Aaron Taylor welcomes Kevin Carter, Director of Ecosystem Success at EcoMap Technologies, to explore how mapping drives more competitive and scalable ecosystems. Kevin shares…
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Ecosystem, Scale! with Aaron Taylor has published 12 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
Ecosystem, Scale! with Aaron Taylor is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 5m.
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