Building a start-up culture is not a job for one person or one organization. Instead, just as it takes a village to raise a child, it requires a community to raise a start-up. What’s encouraging here is the emergence of local mensch’s dedicated to doing just that. Innovation Alley is now a recognized term in our city and it is not because of the institutions here, but rather the people who champion for start-ups. There is now an irreversible trend in Winnipeg about start-ups and entrepreneurships. All incubators and accelerators should consider the role of community in the development of start-ups.