Especially significant when many BYU grads leave the state and most UofU grads never do.

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This was at an event that showed the top 100 entrepreneurs in Utah by the university they graduated from. Sounds right.

CSoul Truly Addicted User

5/11/22 12:56pm

How do you have decimals for a top 100 list? Did some people attend multiple

compcoug

5/11/22 12:58pm

Yes, undergrad and graduate

CSoul

5/11/22 1:05pm

RE: How do you have decimals for a top 100 list? Did some people attend

Pangare

5/11/22 2:40pm

In addition to what was mentioned above, this year's list actually had 107

cougarfan84

5/11/22 4:30pm

I’m addition, there’s a selection issue.

DrBYU

5/11/22 10:24pm

RE: This was at an event that showed the top 100 entrepreneurs in Utah by the

provoprodigy

5/11/22 12:58pm

Go Wolverines!!

Penske Material

5/11/22 12:59pm

RE: Go Wolverines!!

LumberCoug

5/11/22 3:06pm

RE: Go Wolverines!!

Marc Spector

5/12/22 6:03am

RE: This was at an event that showed the top 100 entrepreneurs in Utah by the

JohnnyC

5/11/22 1:05pm

Putting UVU in red instead of green seems a bit dishonest

BYU Fan

5/11/22 12:59pm

Yes, read above, if they attended multiple universities.

CSoul

5/11/22 1:05pm

They got the only color that matters right.

All-American

5/11/22 1:18pm

Maybe, but YELLOW sure fits the Yew.

TrueBlue67

5/11/22 2:13pm

UVU should have been colored green, and uu colored red.

Division Bell

5/11/22 1:00pm

Unless the labels are what is in error

DrBYU

5/11/22 1:05pm

RE: This was at an event that showed the top 100 entrepreneurs in Utah by the

NOCAL_YFAN

5/11/22 1:07pm

U of U in a very close competition with "Other"

yorksama

5/11/22 1:13pm

And that’s why they fear NIL locally

CougarCanuck76

5/11/22 1:28pm

If entrepreneurs equals starting MLMs, sure you win.

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 1:28pm

MLMs beat pumping gas

OldFogey

5/11/22 1:35pm

Honest days work vs unethical get rich quick scheme. To each his own.

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 1:39pm

This is a legit LOL. I give you props for a couple things:

OldFogey

5/11/22 4:58pm

…. Or billion dollar tech companies….

insanobueno

5/11/22 1:50pm

Qualtrics, ok do you still claim the word perfect founder. I would like to see

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 1:56pm

MX, Cotopaxi, Entrada, J-dawgs (haha) just off the top of my head.

TheLoneCougar

5/11/22 3:57pm

BambooHR, Bain, Omniture, Domo, Ancestry, Instructure, Layton Construction

ochobeeguy

Oct 25, 8:17am

Graduated from BYU, so yes. Love to hear you defend why we shouldn't.

SwampyCoug

5/11/22 4:11pm

I would claim him, but his opposition to prop 8 and support of Human Rights

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 4:48pm

No one else brought it up. And has nothing to do with where he graduated. Just

SwampyCoug

5/11/22 5:09pm

Only if you don’t count the LDS graduates from the U. /s

BYU-Laie

5/12/22 2:38am

This list is the top 100 entrepreneurs of 2022, so nearly everyone you mentioned

cougarfan84

5/11/22 4:28pm

Let's talk cold fusion.

IceBlue

5/11/22 11:20pm

Weak sauce

niqmadu

5/11/22 2:27pm

Hahahahahahha. SALTY Ute tears.

The_Cuss

5/11/22 6:02pm

A little sour grapes?

Forzaitalia

5/11/22 7:57pm

That Hardcore Pornography class at Westminster should lower their numbers

D.T. Survivor

5/11/22 1:29pm

Cool. How many of those Wharton MBAs went to BYU?

Great38

5/11/22 1:35pm

I believe that is referencing Wharton’s undergrad program. There are several BYU-Wharton MBA founders, though.

WP17

5/11/22 10:32pm

Especially significant when many BYU grads leave the state and most UofU grads never do.

Ragnar Danneskjold

5/11/22 2:05pm

But, do uofU grads they leave their parent's basements?

Pangare

5/11/22 2:43pm

Only for dinner

DazeofBlue

5/11/22 2:45pm

A chart showing the top 50 entrepreneurs would skew even more towards BYU

elmerfudd

5/11/22 2:22pm

BYU and UVU making up 75% baby! You love to see it.

andrewg3

5/11/22 2:45pm

I love my alma mater so much. 🙂

BlueVU

5/11/22 3:14pm

Yet there are only two R01 institutions in the state

troglodyte

5/11/22 4:03pm

Or maybe BYU doesn't have as many graduate programs/students and is mostly an

Socrates Johnson

5/11/22 5:31pm

This. Including all students (those who graduate with bachelors and advanced degrees) BYU has far better science

mvtoro

5/11/22 6:58pm

RE: Yet there are only two R01 institutions in the state

DiamondMo

5/11/22 7:05pm

Maybe. Luckily this post is about making money.

Great38

5/11/22 7:05pm

Making money, or simply starting businesses? Genuine question, no shade.

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 7:20pm

Dunno. If their businesses are new enough maybe none has made money.

Great38

5/11/22 9:24pm

BYU grads are much better at science… and yes, also making money*. Though Utah’s graduate programs do produce a

mvtoro

5/11/22 7:55pm

All I know is one school has an affiliated top medical school,

DrJazzy

5/11/22 8:19pm

I can see by the end of your post that the beginning of your post isn’t true. You know a lot more than that. But you’re

mvtoro

5/11/22 8:23pm

Def agree with your last point.

DrJazzy

5/11/22 8:26pm

You don’t believe that BYU has better undergraduate students? (The much larger portion of students) 🤷🏼‍♂️ There are ways

mvtoro

5/11/22 8:37pm

I think you misread?

DrJazzy

5/11/22 9:22pm

Yup, I totally misread “def agree” as “disagree”. My bad.

mvtoro

5/11/22 9:29pm

One quibble. Show me a source that puts Utah as a “top” medical school.

5150man

5/11/22 9:37pm

From US news

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 9:57pm

Sorry should have mentioned out oh 155 accredited medical schools in the US

Utefaninenemyland

5/11/22 10:01pm

Gotcha. Guess we have different definitions of top.

5150man

5/11/22 10:06pm

25 in primary care?

Burton162

5/12/22 12:17am

According to us news copy and pasted.

Utefaninenemyland

5/12/22 7:00am

I didn’t go to U of U medical school…

DrJazzy

5/11/22 11:40pm

The same medical school where Felix Urioste was on staff

AZ Coug

5/11/22 9:50pm

I loved being accepted at UofU and turning it down for Colorado

Burton162

5/12/22 12:09am

Not a lot of cattle entrepreneurs out there

Cougz19

5/11/22 4:28pm

UVU crushing U of U and USU lol.

BlooCoog

5/11/22 8:35pm

Entrepreneur smack seems a bit...I don't know...smallish?

Marc Spector

5/12/22 6:08am

We are open and inclusive to all kinds of Ute smack here

Great38

5/12/22 7:31am

Smack comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s very diverse. No discrimination.

The_Cuss

5/12/22 7:48am

Anyone got a source link on this?

MyTwoCents

5/12/22 8:21am

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