ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Strategic ecosystem building ensures Colorado and the U.S. are at the forefront of advanced technologies that increase economic and national security. I work with leaders to connect innovation and entrepreneurship, creating partnerships, policies, and programs that empower technological and economic growth. Let’s explore how.
The Economic Ecosystem
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CATALYZING INNOVATION ECONOMIES
To build thriving economies, ecosystem builders build connective tissue across public and private sectors. In Colorado, a public-private partnership, TechHubNow!, has supported the development of an industry-led quantum ecosystem through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Tech Hubs program.
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Intro to Economic Vibrancy
In the fast-changing landscape of ecosystem development, our challenge is to combine talent, innovation, inclusion, and connectivity—the key drivers of economic vibrancy.
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National Venture Capital Strategy
With all the buzz about innovation corridors and startup hubs, nearly every city in America aims to attract more than their fair share of the risk capital invested on the coasts.
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Startup Communities
Startup communities filled with like-minded, passionate, risk-taking entrepreneurs are the heartbeat—the cultural and economic engine—of the innovation economy.
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Big Companies
BigCos benefit when they align with, learn from, and use startup talent, products, and services, and play an important role in catalyzing an innovation economy.
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Universities and Innovation
When university assets and missions are leveraged well, they can build into and strengthen every other node in an innovation economy.
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Toward Economic Vibrancy
Ecosystem builders are experts tasked with the responsibility of leading the entire region to embrace and accelerate innovation.