The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line: Dinesh Patel, Life Sciences Entrepreneur

 The Bottom Line (Air Date: October 21, 2014) – After receiving his PhD in the 1980s and working for a large pharmaceutical company, Dinesh Patel realized he did not want to climb the corporate ladder.  Instead he wanted to start his own company.  His first firm, Theratech, was a huge success – going public after…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: Russia, Ukraine, & The Reset

Luke Coffey, an analyst on trans-Atlantic defense and security matters with the Heritage Foundation, spoke recently about Russia’s current conflict with Ukraine, and America’s role.

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The Bottom Line: Jeramy Lund & Robb Kunz – Part 2

The Bottom Line (Air Date: October 14, 2014) – Jeramy Lund and Robb Kunz are both seasoned entrepreneurs and angel investors who are co-sponsoring a business incubator called The Park City Project.  The project is to be run by both PandoLabs and Boomstartup.  In this episode, Lund and Kunz share their thoughts and suggestions for…

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The Bottom Line: A New Incubator for Park City

The Bottom Line (Air Date: October 7, 2014) – Jeramy Lund and Robb Kunz  are Active Angel investors and co-sponsors of The Park City Project, a business incubator run by both PandoLabs and Boomstartup.  Business incubators have been around for decades but have had mixed results at best.  But after 2005 that all changed, when…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: Organ Harvesting from Chinese Prisoners

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: October 1, 2014) – In recent years investigators have revealed a systemic practice by the Chinese government to use the organs from executed prisoners of conscience for transplantation.  Many victims of this practice are members of the persecuted religious group Falun Gong.  A week ago, September 19th, 2014,…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: Rendition, Torture, and Guantanamo

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: September 24, 2014) – After 9/11, hundreds of people were abused or tortured by the CIA and Department of Defense, primarily in Afghanistan, Guantánamo, and Iraq, but also in other countries after rendition.  Approximately 200 people died in U.S. custody, including at least a dozen during or shortly…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: Latin America Rising

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: September 17, 2014) – Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein are the authors of Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements, (Jan. 2014).   Their book features interviews with “Pink Tide” movement participants who share their experiences of resistance that was widely seen as a rejection of…

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The Bottom Line: Richard Beard, Bank of American Fork, CEO

The Bottom Line (Air Date: September 16, 2014) – Bank of American Fork began when a farmer, a doctor, a pharmacist and a local merchant got together to start a local bank over a hundred years ago.  The bank is now Utah’s largest community bank, and it has weathered not only the Great Recession but…

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The Bottom Line: Morgan Lynch, Needle Founder & CEO

The Bottom Line (Air Date: September 9, 2014) – Several years ago Morgan Lynch envisioned a better way for companies to market products – by engaging their products’ biggest fans and committed users.  Lynch started Needle in 2010 and his customers now include well-known companies like UnderArmor, Dell, Coach and Norwegian Cruise Lines.  His company…

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: The NSA, Security & Privacy

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: September 3, 2014) – This past year several notable people have spoken at the Hinckley Institute about the National Security Agency (NSA), and the debate about digital data collection that pits protection of national security against protection of our civil liberties and privacy. The highlighted speakers include: Judge…

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