Noting that small businesses and high-growth entrepreneurial firms are key engines to a strong U.S. economy, White House officials on Monday poked Boulder’s startup-friendly brain trust to help provide some fuel.
Monday afternoon, Boulder played host to a Startup America round-table meeting — one of eight across the United States — that was designed to help reduce hurdles that might hinder entrepreneurs’ ability to start and scale their businesses.
To maintain a healthy economy and also to maintain a competitive footing in the global landscape, the United States’ high-growth entrepreneurial firms should not be hampered in their efforts to grow, said Phil Weiser, senior adviser for technology and innovation at the National Economic Council.
“Time is not necessarily our friend. Inertia is not our friend,” he said. “. . . We have to get out and learn from people that actually are confronting the challenges of entrepreneurship.”
The ideal result from Monday’s meeting, he said, is to provide “action-oriented” items that could be applied to federal policies and regulations in a short period of time.
