Our country has exhibited leadership by being entrepreneurial

723_ Our country has exhibited leadership in the world for years by being entrepreneurial
In part 2 of 2 of this interview Paul Jerde, Executive Director of the Robert H. & Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship and Larry Jones the CEO of StarTek and Chairman of the Deming Board continue to discuss the impact that universities, business and government are having on entrepreneurs. A great example of Paul Jerde's mantra and of building the Deming Board with private sector involvement is, nine members of the Advisory Board to the Colorado Clean Tech Industry Association are also members of the Deming Board and what a great example of this industry sector focus applying entrepreneurship in these wonderfully emerging sectors of energy, organics and biotech/biomedical. Larry Jones said the Deming Board of 40+ members is made up of alumni, successful entrepreneurs, current seated CEOs of the business world and if you think of that horsepower really being brought to bear in the industry sectors that we're working in - you really have magic that happens when the various community groups get together. We have various events that occur from basic simple networking nights all the way through the very concentrated critical conversation events. Others that are involved: Dave Allen is the Vice President and Tech Transfer Program for the CU; Dr. Leslie Leinwand, is leading the Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, Marty Murphy from NREL; Tim Bauer, executive director of the Boulder Innovation Center; Brad Bernthal from the Law School and Silicon Flatirons and Entrepreneur Law Clinic; Curt Smith & Rob Lawton from the College of Engineering...Listen for more...
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