Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2024

Future-Proofing Your Consulting Career: AI, Trust Triangles, and Colorado Pricing Strategies written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed David A. We call that Colorado pricing. David (11:47): Yeah.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

A few weeks later I was in the Bay Area and I saw another Tweet from Brad that says that he’s traveling with the governor of Colorado who’s in town to meet with VCs. So I played the usual game of “do you know&# and it turns out that they used to have practices in the same building and knew each other well! Small world.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I’d like to introduce a new project – Can Do Colorado. Energize Colorado was set up in March to help companies with less than 500 employees survive and emerge from the Covid crisis. Starting today, let’s all embrace Can Do Colorado and help our local small businesses survive and emerge from this crisis.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

He worked for corporations in Pennsylvania, Colorado, New York, and his native state of New Jersey, among other places. He spent five years as a worldwide rollout manager for a large corporation in Denver, Colorado, as a result of this role. Halladay even worked for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter for six years in the World Trade Center.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2020

For example, the state of Colorado settled a lawsuit in 2015 with a lender after the state’s Supreme Court determined that legal financing was subject to Colorado’s Uniform Consumer Credit Code and that the amount of interest charged is predatory under Colorado lending laws. More People are Filing Personal Injury Lawsuits.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Hacking for Homeland Security launched last year at the Colorado School of Mines and Carnegie Mellon University. Steve Weinstein started Hacking for Impact (Non-Profits) and Hacking for Local (Oakland) at U.C. Berkeley, and Hacking for Oceans at both Scripps and UC Santa Cruz. A version for NASA is coming up next.

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VC Adventure

JULY 27, 2020

If you’re not familiar with Energize Colorado , I’d encourage you to check them out. Energize CO is a volunteer organization working to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in Colorado. This is a free resource utilizing volunteer recruiters from some of Colorado’s best companies and staffing agencies.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2018

Chris Rodgers is the founder & CEO of Colorado SEO Pros , where he develops company processes, innovating digital marketing practices, and supporting a full-time staff of SEO analysts and digital marketers. We had a chance to interview Chris and asked about his story, how he started his business ad the future of Colorado SEO Pros.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

And Feld should know – he’s been an integral part of the startup community in Boulder, Colorado, and has seen the entrepreneurial scene there (and in other parts of the United States) flourish and grow.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Energize Colorado Gap Fund is open for applications. The applications and awards will be done in rounds to allow the Energize Colorado Gap Fund to provide assistance through December 2020. A detailed FAQ for the Energize Colorado Gap Fund is available, but here are a few summary points around eligibility and priority.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

As Colorado Standby notes, these power outages can cause losses worth thousands of dollars. This post provides a number of practical strategies for reducing manufacturing downtime and guaranteeing seamless operations in your manufacturing company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2013

In yet another insane move by government against entrepreneurs and job creators, the Colorado PUC is proposing a new set of rules that would shut down Uber in Colorado. As a Colorado entrepreneurial community, we shouldn’t stand for this. As a Colorado entrepreneurial community, we shouldn’t stand for this.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

As well as hubs of tech innovation springing up all over the United States – locations in Utah and Colorado, for example – the world is also getting behind tech. It’s an aging adage but it’s true; tech talent can increasingly be found outside of Silicon Valley and the Bay Area.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 1, 2020

I’m excited to announce the launch of Energize Colorado , a new Colorado-based non-profit to help energize companies in Colorado survive the Covid crisis and then thrive as we get the crisis under control. Five weeks later, Energize Colorado is over 200 volunteers and growing daily.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

“I’d say about a third of the companies were people in Colorado already and they obviously stayed and of the remaining 7 companies a year or so there or four of them ended up staying. All the results by the way are up on line. It’s techstars.org/results.”.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 11, 2014

We had a Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado meeting with her and her partner and in the middle of the discussion about their business Jenna used the phrase “digital paralysis” to describe one of the things she thinks is driving the incredible engagement of their customers.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 24, 2013

I’m excited to announce the launch of the Colorado Startup Community Fund. This is a $200,000 fund for providing financing to support activities, events, and organizations in the Colorado startup community. It’s part of the Startup Colorado initiative and is going to make the first round of grants at the end of Q3.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Announcing the Greater Colorado Venture Fund ! I am proud to share that the Colorado Venture Capital Authority (VCA), in conjunction with the Office of Economic Growth and International Trade (OEDIT), has selected the Greater Colorado Venture Fund to steward the state’s rural venture capital allocation.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 16, 2020

Colorado now has a statewide mask requirement. The post Colorado Statewide Mask Requirement appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Individuals will be required to wear face coverings for Public Indoor Spaces if they are 11 and older, unless they have a medical condition or disability. Kids 10 and under don’t need to wear a mask.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 10, 2023

” “Super Liquor” is Superior Liquor in Superior, Colorado, which was on the first floor of the building off of Hwy 36, which was my office at the time. I got an email from Matt Blumberg this morning with the above image that said, “We have been blogging for 19 years.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Many people worldwide, and in Colorado, are working tirelessly on controlling and mitigating the disease. Last week, the State of Colorado rolled out an exposure notification application built on and integrated into the Apple/Google approach. In one week, over 10% of Colorado residents have enabled it.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 5, 2020

If you have a job, have been working from home, and haven’t been spending extra money on Starbucks (or local) coffee, lunch or dinner out, or other random things you spend money on during the day while at work, please consider making a donation to the Colorado COVID Relief Fund today. To date, the fund has allocated $8.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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David Cohen

OCTOBER 29, 2024

We are excited to be partnering with the Colorado startup community to make it happen! The post Techstars Colorado, a startup community partnership appeared first on Hi, I'm David G. Huge thanks to Nicole Glaros and Natty Zola for making it happen! For more info, check out Nicole’s post , and then give Natty’s a read.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

John is an advocate for technology and education in Colorado and has been an active contributor to the Colorado Technology Association (CTA). John came to Swiftpage with a 30-year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

He moved out to Colorado to attend CU Boulder, starting a degree in Architecture only to find out he was more passionate about Business. Before college, Alex Fletcher’s only work experience was as a maintenance technician at an apartment complex for his father’s company.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2021

The post Colorado Startup Summer 2021 – Request for Companies appeared first on Feld Thoughts. If your company is interested in Startup Summer, please reach out directly to Sara Schnittgrund ( Sara.Schnittgrund@Colorado.EDU ) and Brad Bernthal ( Brad.Bernthal@colorado.edu ) at Silicon Flatirons by Thursday, June 3.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 5, 2020

That is the amount that over 5,600 Colorado small businesses requested from the Energize Colorado Gap Fund in our first three weeks of open applications. According to the SBA, small businesses in Colorado employ more than 1.1 According to the SBA, small businesses in Colorado employ more than 1.1 $135 million.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 2, 2020

One of our goals with Energize Colorado is to create a non-profit for the extended business community of “Coloradans helping Coloradans” We decided to make providing Mental Health Resources one of the primary initiatives. The post Energize Colorado Free and Low-Cost Mental Health Care appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 15, 2020

Energize Colorado , working with Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), has just released business templates that offer best practices, direction, and information on how businesses can restart operations safely and effectively.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. —– Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) is a $17M seed fund that invests in high growth startups in rural Colorado using equity and Flexible VC structuring. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 4, 2018

The number of food meetups and events in Boulder (including Startup Weekend Boulder Food + Tech) as well as events and initiatives all around the state of Colorado has reached a critical mass. The post A Workshop for Colorado Food Entrepreneurs in Hotchkiss, CO – June 21 and 22 appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 15, 2018

Colorado is a premier location for entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers. This is why I co-founded and commit a portion of my time to Startup Colorado; an organization that empowers and sustains startup communities across Colorado. The post Colorado Startup Summer appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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