63: Larry Plummer (Ivey Business School) on Geographic Impact on Entrepreneurial Success

Previously on Creative Distillation, Brad and Jeff visited Pits & Stems, a real-live speakeasy located somewhere in Old North Boulder. They were joined by Larry Plummer, a PhD from CU who’s now the Director of the Ivey New Venture Project and an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario. Pits & Stems proprietor Ethan Decker stays with us, continuing to mix some of the finest cocktails we’ve experienced as the four of them discuss Larry’s research on geography and entrepreneurship, and the remarkably strong linkage between where you launch your startup and its probability of success. Speaking of linkage, we also learn there’s a strong probability that Larry and Ethan are related. Enjoy and cheers! This episode of Creative Distillation, recorded on location at Pits & Stems, a speakeasy hidden in an Old North Boulder neighborhood. Pits & Stems has no website, but you can find it on Google Maps. Reservations are required. Learn more about Larry Plummer on his faculty page at Western University’s Ivey Business School. https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty_research/directory/lawrence-plummer/ Find Larry’s paper, Regional Path Breaking: The Role of Industry Switching, Industry Diversity, and New Knowledge in New Venture Exit", in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Check the show notes for a link. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1042258720952288 -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected]. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director [email protected] Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director [email protected] Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | [email protected]