Comments about ‘Google CEO offers solutions to better Utah business’

Yeh move to West Valley City on 35th so. and see how long you stay in business

HEAR THAT LEGISLATORS?

You big bad business model is missing a major component. Money for education. Even the BUSINESS leaders realize Utah education funding is a poor excuse for what we provide for our kids.

Our legislature is all about Republicans that tout their business expertise. Well here is your chance to show it.

But you don't understand. We can have mediocre education for bargain basement prices!

HEAR THAT ANONYMOUS 11:48?

He specifically said more money for MATH and SCIENCE. Conservative legislators have been pushing for more money specifically for math and science but the UEA-back legislators have resisted.

I also know people who took their businesses ideas elsewhere because people in Utah are not willing to pay adequately for services/quality product. I think it's a Mormon attitude. They think you should give it away for free at activity night. I've even had people in my ward say as much about skills I've spent years developing and paying tuition to learn. This is someones livelihood not a hobby.

eric schmidt also tried to move novell out of Utah to San Jose wasting a lot of money building a new building there and then barely occupying it

i think both bennett and hatch are great for our state. i know wealthy utahns (venture capitalists) that have built businesses, and sold those businesses to big-business buyers. i am an engineer and there are not many opportunities in industry except for semiconductor manufacturing. i've often wondered how a city thrives when such a large part of the population are administrators, lawyers, and doctors. i think part of the problem is utah tries to solve it's "problems" by asking google? utah has a top notch education system, and a lot of brilliant people.

you have the two relics sitting on your right promoting themselves and ready to jump up to claim credit to everything you said......LOL!!

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how good the schools are, how much they spend on math and science, or how great the broadband Internet is...I moved to Utah 5 years ago (and have since moved back to California), because the Mormon stigma will continue to push people out. Non mormons are outsiders to most, the wages are too low, and the politics are mormon controlled. After being back in California for 6 months, I have noticed the difference, it was "different" in Utah....I loved living there, but I have made more friendships in 6 months here, than I did in five years in Utah (and I am still the same friend person, that tried to reach out to my mormon neighbors, but the Zion shield was always put up....That is what will continue to keep Utah from being at the cutting edge, or being a leader in technology....not schools or broadband...

These companies always complain about a lack of talent.

Get rid of the H-1B visa and local talent will come.

Exactly because of what Itdoesn'tmatter said. I work in technology but the culture here is completely annoying. We don't have any friends on our street because we have already been identified as the non-mormon household. We have lived here for going on three years and we have yet to become friends with a Mormon from Utah. All my Mormon friends are transplants to Utah also. Native Utah Mormons are shallow and don't want anything to do with the type of people that would grow Utah's technology companies.

UEA is certainly NOT against more money for math and science! Smaller class size, more manipulative materials, more opportunities for real science and real math activities cost a lot of money. What we want is more support for education across the board! Quite frankly, writing skills are needed for those math and science whizzes to communicate. Interests should begin in elementary. Art and technology classes help students visualize and create their ideas. No one group of teachers is actually any more important to helping to create a well-rounded student than another group of teachers. It's the singling-out of one subject for higher pay that is objectionable.

Get a clue, legislators! Take the advice of your guest and spend more to make an even better education product.

You just verified what I said. You said "more support for education across the board" when in fact Schmidt said math and science. The UEA is certainly opposed to paying math and science teachers more than other teachers.

Utah is great. Common sense and values (hard work, honesty, morals, kindness, etc.) continue to build an attractive culture. While the liberal states (California, Florida, Michigan, etc.) continue to sink into despair and debt; Utah shines.

I agree with "Itdoesn'tmatter | 9:29 p.m.".

We limit ourselves by limiting all others.

True, Florida is not a liberal state. Florida is a victim of its own success too many eggs in two baskets — real estate and tourism. I am a transfer from the sunshine state to Utah. I have traveled to every state in the Union and Utah’s beauty is unsurpassed. I have found the people of Utah to be kind, fair and hard working. Utah has been discovered and with the infrastructure, positive attitude to business, natural beauty, education system and work force the state will emerge as an economic powerhouse.

I am glad that Google's CEO came to UTAH that is an honor unto itself. I am also glad He made specific recomendations: Venture capital, broadband, keeping growing companies here. I hope the state invests in these ideas. There is talent everywhere, talent usually goes where the money is. High End technology infrasctucture equals more businesses coming into utah and that is always good.

Listen to what the man said. Did he say our major problem was the large number of Mormons? No, he said we need better telecommunications infrastructure, venture capital and education especially in the areas of math and science. If there is a limitation relating to the Mormon influence, it is tied to the ability to attract top level executives and their spouses who may be uncomfortable with a less liberal environment, but this isn't the biggest limiting factor... and he DID NOT say more social education courses... business leaders are specific and have said this before... so we need to listen.

I think extra money would be great for Math and Science, but I don't think that our current money is being used to its fullest. When I graduated high school in '04 all students had to take 4 years of English, 3 years of History, 2 years of Math and 2 years of Science. Last I checked, that isn't equal. Too many students don't take enough Math and Science because they don't have to. There was plenty of equipment for math and science. In my tech-lab class, we had a whole fleet of computers, very professional software and even special tools such as a MIDI keyboard and a programmable robotic arm. Very few people took this class because it wasn't required. When it comes to actual computing education, BYU and the U of U are both top notch. Before we throw more money at the problem let's at least use what has been given wisely. Let's not be penny wise and pound foolish.