Pfeilstetter, Richard2019-02-212019-02-212017Pfeilstetter, R. (2017). Startup communities: notes on the sociality of tech-entrepreneurs in Manchester. Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology, 8 (1), 1-15.2068 – 0317https://hdl.handle.net/11441/83348In this contribution I explore the conflicting moralities and practices of technology entrepreneurship through the lenses of Mary Douglas’ Grid-Group Cultural Theory. Starting from the distinction between communitarian, individualistic and hierarchical culture, I explore my empirical material drawn from ethnographic fieldwork in Manchester, UK. In particular, I describe the sociality of young male tech-entrepreneurs at networking events, ‘coffices’ and coworkspaces around an urban ‘creative quarter’. I argue that ‘startup communities’ simultaneously encourage individualistic market-competition, contribute to feelings of local group-belonging and are narrative constructions promoted by entrepreneurs, corporations and the State.application/pdfengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ManchesterEntrepreneurial ecosystemsCoworkingCultural theoryStartup communityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess