Universities step up to the plate for entrepreneurs

722_ Universities, business and government step up to the plate for entrepreneurs 
Larry asked Paul Jerde, Executive Director of the Robert H. & Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship to explain how the Deming Center operates. "We ask ourselves that question all the time... What does the Deming Center do? What's the 'value proposition'? And I always start with we exist as an element of the Leeds School of Business to support students; and so we bring benefit to students but more broadly we represent the Leeds School of Business and the University of Colorado at Boulder, on all matters having to do with entrepreneurship. Larry pointed out, "You have remarkable cooperation between CU-TTO and the schools within the University of Colorado." Paul replied, "On a trip to California, having to do with schools in California who were amazed at the engagement we have with our Tech Transfer program, and I came back from that trip saying, 'This is not something we should take for granted!' And that's true with Tech Transfer and Dave Allen. Paul introduced Larry Jones who has been a member of the Deming Board and a member of the Executive Committee of the Deming Board for many years, and in fact in those positions when I stepped into the role in late 2004. Larry has stepped up as the chairman of the Deming Board and Larry is the CEO of StarTek." Larry Jones moved to the business community of Boulder as a CEO, 15 years ago, he was looking for a way to connect with students and entrepreneurs and network with other CEOs in the community. He was invited to join the advisory group at that time and what sparked his interest in the first couple of years was the ability to interact with the students, to come to the classes and actually be a guest speaker. Listen for more...
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