121: Alex Lawrence - Creating a Startup Community

"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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