The Bottom Line: A Safe Place to Fail – Troy D’Ambrosio, Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute

The Bottom Line – 2016 is set to be an exciting year for Utah students studying entrepreneurship.  The University of Utah’s new Lassonde Studios will open as a 20,000 square-foot center that combines living space for 400 full-time residents, multiple classrooms and innovation laboratories.  It is one of the nation’s biggest and boldest programs in entrepreneurship education.
Princeton Review recently recognized both the U’s Undergraduate and Graduate Programs among the country’s Top 25 programs in Entrepreneurship.  Troy D’Ambrosio is Executive Director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah.  He shares the program’s ambitions, the background of philanthropist/donor Pierre Lassonde, plus Troy D’Ambrosio talks about his own background as an entrepreneur.

The Bottom Line was a business show that ran on KCPW from 2014 to 2017. Hosted by financial advisor Doug Wells, the show focused on the human story behind building and running a successful company in Utah, including the personal journey of founders and leaders, the hard work, the tough decisions, the temporary setbacks and

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