I've been asked to help judge the final entries at Venture Prize, a business plan competition offering $180,000 in prizes. While I'm somewhat skeptical of government funded entrepreneurial ventures, this is a chance to see how one of these events works up close.
Guy Kawasaki blogged a list of things we could do to kick Silicon Valley's butt (seriously, he mentions Alberta in the article!). On his "Do" list, he mentions focusing on educating engineers, encouraging immigration, and sending our people to Silicon Valley to get trained. On the "Don't" list, he mentions focusing on creating jobs, tax exemptions, government sponsored venture funds, and cheap office space. In other words, build Stanford University in your city and you've completed 90% of the task. Food for thought.
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