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Utah is full of smart and talented people
Last week I had a couple of guys in town from Phoenix and Denver. Both had previously lived in Utah. Both went to school here and worked in the Utah tech industry. Both left the state about six years ago for other opportunities. At the end of the day - after six important meetings - one of the commented to me:
“I had forgotten how many talented and smart people there are here in Utah.”
They both agreed that Denver and Phoenix did not have the depth and breadth of talented people that are here in Utah.
I was a little taken back by that but after thinking about it I believe its true. We really do have some wonderfully talented and smart people here in Utah. No, we’re not Silicon Valley but so what. We have a good group of talent and we need to work harder to build off the competitive advantage.
On a related note, it looks like Utah’s economy isn’t sucking as bad as the national one.
Left by Connor on 05/15/2008I think overall that is true but I still have a hard timing believing government statistics.
Left by Chris Knudsen on 05/15/2008Utah is a magnet. A lot of talented people leave the state to build their careers, but end up coming back because of culture, religion, etc. So there is an unusual amount of talent for such a small state.
Left by alex koritz on 05/16/2008Since I live in Phoenix… I can confirm: There are a bunch o’ smart people in Utah.
Left by Just Justin on 05/16/2008