Builders is a newsletter, live interview series and annual conference focused on storytelling for local innovation ecosystems.
Builders Newsletter
Get insights from Technical.ly CEO and cofounder Chris Wink each Friday when you subscribe to the Builders newsletter. It features trends on local economic development, with a focus on entrepreneurship, tech workforce and innovation. It’s a 7-minute read guaranteed to make you smarter about this work.
Builders Live Podcast
Hosted by Technical.ly CEO Chris Wink, Builders Live broadcasts live on LinkedIn and features thought leaders shaping what entrepreneurship and ecosystem building looks like in an ever-changing world. Catch up and stay on top of every episode by subscribing on Spotify, Apple or YouTube.
Technical.ly Builders Conference
The 2026 Technical.ly Builders Conference was a huge success. We welcomed 350+ people from 35 states to share info on storytelling for ecosystem builders and entrepreneurs.
Check out recaps of all 25+ panels, workshops and founder fishbowl sessions in a searchable table. Here’s what else went down:
- Tetris on a 29-story skyscraper, a reprise of world’s largest video game
- RealLIST reception at MorganLewis headquarters roof deck
- Podcast room with a dozen hosts and guests booked on the spot
- Creator Lab interviews with social media creators
- AI in the Enterprise forum
- America the Entrepreneurial sign-up table
- Live illustrations of sessions
- Mural Arts Paint Day of a mural commemorating the US Semiquincentennial
Stay tuned for details on our 2027 conference!
Read Builders by Chris Wink
The United States of Entrepreneurship
Two hundred fifty years after Britain mistook American discord for weakness, entrepreneurship has become the rare movement uniting all 50 states — not despite our differences, but because of them.
The 80/20 problem: Will AI ever create great art?
A viral Monet experiment exposed how badly we judge AI art. A Philadelphia creative technologist argues that’s not really the question.
Entrepreneurship is the start of the American economy
Not small business. Not big business. New business. A policy advocate and new Kauffman research argue the importance and looming threats.
What’s philanthropy’s role in economic development?
Americans give 7x more to charity than Europeans — but economic development isn’t even a tracked category. Maybe it should be.
The new geography of entrepreneurship
The cost of starting a company has dropped. The cost of scaling — in relationships, capital, and knowledge — may be as concentrated as ever.
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