In today's
Ace Weekly, their is an op-ed by Erick Patrick Marr regarding the need for Lexington to develop its young talent, specifically young technology entrepreneurs. This is a topic that we have written extensively about on the Kentucky Start-up blog and it extends beyond just Lexington to the entire state. As Erick quotes Jim Clifton in his article "...if you want to significantly increase your city's GDP... you should create the biggest incubator of talent possible. Your incubator is your energy and job pipeline for the future"
To do this, traditional ecenomic development models need to be re-imagined and grass roots efforts like those sponsored by this blog network need to be cultivated. Inour case in addition to being a"beacon" for information, we are going to be working to bring many events to Kentucky to promote and develop our incubator of talent.
What are your thoughts as the reader as to how we can go about bringing this change?
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You know, I heard that the founders of YEL (young entrepreneurs of lex) are starting up an incubator similar to what I was talking about. "Awesome Inc" is the name. They have space right next to the Commerce Lexington building, on main. I also heard that CLX will be helping them aggressively to assure that their ideas happen. My hats off to CLX, that's fantastic news!
anything constructive to add?
I am very glad to be "the first one"! It's a gread!
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