Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

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. John is an advocate for technology and education in Colorado and has been an active contributor to the Colorado Technology Association (CTA).

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Austin Startup

JUNE 29, 2018

Photo by the Colorado Springs Gazette And despite the 1990 passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which laid out standards for making public areas accessible, there are still public and private businesses that fail to have or maintain accessible entrances and exits for wheelchair users and guide dogs. I’m on-board that rocket.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2013

As part of the event – held at Mateo in Boulder – the gang from Built In Denver announced they were rebranding as Built In Colorado. The past two days the Colorado Innovation Network held it’s 2nd annual COIN Summit. The focus was on Colorado, not on Boulder, or Denver. They then roll up to the city level.

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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. This year it’s happening today.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 23, 2013

Startup Weekend and Startup America Partnership are joining forces to create UP Global. In addition to Startup Weekend, UP Global also runs Next , StartupDigest , and NYSE Big Startup. Marc Nager, the CEO of Startup Weekend, will be the CEO of Up Global. I’m the co-chair of Startup Colorado.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., Maryland was the first U.S. state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

My longtime friend Marion Jenkins, CEO of IT consultant QSE Technologies wrote what I think is one of the most eloquent and well thought out rebuttals to the proposed Colorado “Software Tax” (HB 1192). My family and I have lived in Colorado (Centennial) for nearly 12 years. With his permission I’m posting it here in its entirety.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 25, 2024

I mean nothing like a global pandemic to wake us up to our temporary nature. I'm here in the mountains in Colorado, in a rural area. Jodi Wellman (09:01): Yeah. Well, I believe that there has been, again, this equal kind of repelling and yet fascination with death. But let's just be honest.

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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. Region: Global with focus on Europe and US . —– Indie.vc

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 19, 2022

The challenges of the pandemic and global warming highlight the importance of capturing value from technology and the innovators who create novel and effective solutions. Sid Saleh – Colorado School of Mines. The role of entrepreneurs and the ecosystem that supports them is even more important as the pace of change accelerates.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2016

I still go to my doctor in Colorado for second opinions — and I live in Florida! Speed and global distribution sometimes make for product ubiquity, so it is all the more critical that you differentiate yourself by putting your customers first and really owning a certain style of old-fashioned service.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 19, 2015

The launch was coincident with a visit to our office by Congressman Jared Polis , who represents our district in Colorado, as part of his Startup Day Across America visit to the district, which was exciting for us. MWH Global @ [link]. v3 of the program is poised to take the concept to the next level. SpotXchange @ [link].

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 15, 2016

Applications are open for the second group of Colorado Global Entrepreneurs in Residence. The Global Entrepreneurs in Residence (GEIR) Program brings international entrepreneurial talent to the CU-Boulder campus and community. We currently have three Colorado Global EIRs. Hector Rodriguez (Spain).

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2021

Amy and I have been supporters of TNC for over 30 years and Amy serves on their global board of directors. The program has been running in Colorado supporting pre-seed to post-seed stage startups at the intersection of conservation and technology since 2018.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised money from VCs and 7.7%

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2015

In a global economy that’s becoming more competitive each year, every customer (and customer’s opinion) counts. He is the founding principal of MeasuringU, a customer experience and quantitative research firm based in Denver, Colorado, USA. by Jeff Sauro, author of “ Customer Analytics For Dummies “.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 10, 2020

On May 14th at 5:30pm, a group of us are going to have a virtual birthday party for Colorado Governor Jared Polis. This year, it’s for the Colorado COVID Relief Fund. million to those in Colorado in the most need. Congressman Joe Neguse is joining as a special birthday guest as his birthday is the next day.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

10 Shocking Twitter Pictures From the Colorado Springs Wildfire. Global Syndication Partners. World Videos Featured: Facebook. Trending Stories. CERN Confirms Existence of a Particle Consistent With Higgs Boson. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. 7 Birds Covering the Andy Griffith Theme Song [VIDEO]. Like Tweet. July 3, 2012 by Erin Everhart.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

53 percent of the population holds a bachelor’s degree, and Colorado is ranked first as a relocation city for skilled workers ages 25 to 44. KPMG Chicago’s Mike Gervasio further cited the capital market and “an innovative culture” as partially responsible in Chicago’s impressive climb up the global ladder.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2012

First started in July of 2007 in Boulder, Colorado, the movement has since spread across the world. These events are open to any innovative mind – over the weekend, developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts can get together to share ideas, form teams, build products and pitch it to a panel of judges.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2015

At the end of the discussion, we decided to start the Global EIR Coalition to open source our approach and try to help every state in the US implement a similar program. Last year Jeff and a bunch of his friends in Massachusetts created the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur in Residence pilot program.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Come enjoy the live band and intimate seating that also opens up into networking lounges designed to showcase Austin’s executive clout, global appeal, and the Austin tech scene and companies that live and thrive here 365 days a year. Time: 11am to 12pm Location: Austin Convention Center?—?Room

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Nancy is the co-founder and COO of ViaWest , a leading co-location and managed services provider well known to many companies in Colorado. Her entrepreneurial experience includes RMI.net, ITC Worldwide (now Genesys Conferencing), and ConferTech International (now Global Crossing). The event is free, but please register.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Last week New York was the third state to create a program – called the International Innovators Initiative (IN2NYC) – based on the construct of the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program. The second program was in Colorado and is a privately funded initiative. The New York program is a city driven initiative.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

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. John is an advocate for technology and education in Colorado and has been an active contributor to the Colorado Technology Association (CTA).

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 18, 2012

.” “This will push the new energy economy for Colorado,” Ritter said. “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. .” “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. Related articles.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 21, 2013

I was having a conversion on Friday with Brad Bernthal , an Associate Professor at Colorado Law School who directs the Silicon Flatirons Center’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. Is it time to think about Techstars as historically significant in Colorado? In reputational benefits to Colorado, the near term impact is already outsized.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

I was “rider zero” when Uber launched in Colorado and we made sure people knew about Uber at all of our demo days around the country as they grew. Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. 3: Twilio (2009).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2019

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. John is an advocate for technology and education in Colorado and has been an active contributor to the Colorado Technology Association (CTA).

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2019

In 2007, we were a founding member in the predecessor organization to Pledge 1%, called Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (or EFCO). Pledge 1% Colorado has now distributed over $8 million back to various organizations in our community. And, the companies that have pledged 1% globally is remarkable.

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David Cohen

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Today, Techstars announced something really interesting – a partnership with leading educational institutions (so far this includes The University of Colorado and Northeastern University) to offer Techstars accelerator alumni instant credit towards degree programs at those universities. portfolio companies globally.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

53 percent of the population holds a bachelor’s degree, and Colorado is ranked first as a relocation city for skilled workers ages 25 to 44. KPMG Chicago’s Mike Gervasio further cited the capital market and “an innovative culture” as partially responsible in Chicago’s impressive climb up the global ladder.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 4, 2021

He’s been active as an investor and philanthropist around entrepreneurship in rural Colorado and with organizations, such as Entrepreneurship for All , that are focused on accelerating economic and social impact in communities nationwide through inclusive entrepreneurship.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 29, 2014

During the event attendees will check out the offices of the some of the most interesting and inventive companies around the city and take part in an interactive presentation about what each organization is doing to make an impact on the global landscape. Contact Rich Maloy, Engage Colorado: rich@engagecolorado.com.

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