121: Alex Lawrence - Creating a Startup Community
- Author
- OutlierHQ
- Published
- Mon 10 Nov 2014
- Episode Link
- http://outliermagazine.co/alex-lawrence-2/
"I'm a driver, a goer, a pusher, and I am not going to change that." -Alex Lawrence
Often entrepreneurs renounce the benefit of formal academics, but Alex sees the value in both. Alex is like a double agent because he is a legitimate entrepreneur but he is also works with Weber State University. Who makes it as an entrepreneur and then goes back for a Ph.D? Often entrepreneurs renounce the benefit of formal academics, but Alex sees the value in both.
Highlights:
- Raising Money
- Private vs. Public Sector
- Economic Development
- Grants
- Co working Space
Take Away
Something that Alex remembers from his grandfather has stuck with him in business:
"The more people you take to the top, the faster you get there and the longer you will stay."
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