Urban Farmers and Cowboy Coders

Overview

This paper re-imagines rural entrepreneurship for the 21st century, challenging the assumption that high-growth venturing is inherently urban. Through the figures of "urban farmers" and "cowboy coders," the paper shows how digital technologies enable new forms of entrepreneurship that transcend traditional geographic constraints while remaining rooted in place-based communities.

Contribution to the Research Program

This work connects to the lab's interest in how digital technologies reshape entrepreneurial action and opportunity structures, extending those questions beyond the AI frontier to the broader digital transformation of economies and communities.