crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. with their startups growing by 81.2 Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 30, 2014

I’m here for the UP Global Summit and then our UP Global board meeting on Sunday. Instead, it was a result of being inspired by Boulder Startup Week 2014. Andrew Hyde, the original creator of the Startup Week concept, came back to run BSW 14 and then joined UP Global to roll out the Startup Week concept around the world.

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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]. Yesterday, we officially launched v3 of the program and are very excited about how it is scaling.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2013

A few weeks ago I did an event with Built In Denver where I interviewed Tim Miller and Ryan Martens, the founders of Rally Software , on their journey from a startup to a public company (NYSE: RALY ). The attendance at the event was roughly 50% Boulder entrepreneurs and 50% Denver entrepreneurs. And inclusive of everyone.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2019

David Cohen and I are doing a public event in Boulder this Friday 10/11 and one in Denver next Thursday 10/17 around our new book Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup, 2nd Edition. 10/17: Thursday @ 6pm: B&N Denver: Colorado Blvd II 960 S Colorado Blvd Glendale, CO 80246.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 11, 2020

As the world faces a global health and economic crisis, now, more than ever, is the time to double down on innovation strategies?—?and Working together, MassChallenge and Stadia expect to give sports tech founders a deep well of resources that hasn’t been readily accessible outside of the traditional tech startup space.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Over the past decade, the Boulder Startup Community has had significant success and impact on the culture and dynamics of the city. I wrote about some of the history and impact in my book Startup Communities and the Boulder Thesis that I came up with has now been used as a template for creating startup communities all over the world.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Denver, Colorado. The Denver skyline at night. Denver popped up quite a bit in my research, for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the controversial but recently legalized marijuana trade. “[Norway] ranked third in Gallup’s latest global happiness survey. Austin, Texas. A mural in Austin.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

Recessions result in reduced demand and disruption to the global supply chain. Ferrari Energy is an energy company based in Denver, CO, founded by chemical engineer Adam Ferrari. The time is now for businesses to plan for an inevitable post-COVID-19 recession. About Adam Ferrari.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 18, 2012

” This was quite a reversal from the headline in the Denver Post 4.5 Here are some snippets from the article in the Denver Post on 2/21/08. Ritter has been doing to grow this renewable-energy cluster,” said Joe Blake, president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. Related articles.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Globalizing Silicon Valley - See the Worldwide Schedule - Lead a Local Chapter. -->. Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches. Who’s putting in the startup cash?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

TechStars – the Denver/NY based incubator in collaboration with Cooley, LLP , offers an equity financing structure and a debt one, drawing on its experience funding hundreds of startups. Privacy Agreements – it’s hard to have a list like this without mentioning a startup. All docs are here: [link].

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When I looked at my inbox this morning, I had emails from six organizations I have advised/worked with over the past couple of years (including Astia and Techstars ) announcing their partnership with the White House’s Startup America initiative. I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

In addition to desks and offices to rent, being part of this community will bring access to the Capital Factory network of mentors in Texas and the global Union network. We’ve collaborated with Notley Ventures as investors in startups and as organizers of the Startup Games and are excited to build on that relationship with this joint venture.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Arbor Brewing company also has a microbrewery and has recently established global presence in India. Were you worried that you may not be able to control your global brand experiences? It is the first brewpub set up in Ann Arbor and the fifth in Michigan. The Brewpub seems to promote local. Rene : It wasn’t an easy decision.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2016

Go Global, but think Local. Local newspapers are likely to be interested in your business startup and entrepreneurial story. The inventors of a reusable grocery bag were featured in their local Denver newspaper, which then was syndicated and ended up running in newspapers around the country.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

The panel will take questions and give stories and advice on startup sales from their vast wealth of experience in the entrepreneurial world. The W3 Method equips startups with the tools to articulate their strategy with their team, company, investors and customers. What are they buying? Why do they buy?

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! I think we are *on our way down* as an early stage startup hub unless we start to fix some of our problems around here. 2) Other startup hubs are on their way up Now, other places like Austin have always been cheaper than the SF Bay Area.

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! I think we are *on our way down* as an early stage startup hub unless we start to fix some of our problems around here. 2) Other startup hubs are on their way up Now, other places like Austin have always been cheaper than the SF Bay Area.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 27, 2018

Innovation is a driver of many businesses globally. He has helped bring success to car insurance companies like Progressive, Countrywide, Elephant, and now to Admiral Group’s latest high growth startup, Compare.com. My favorite innovative entrepreneur and business owner would have to be Krystal Covington from Women of Denver.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 29, 2019

While it may come as a surprise to locals and visitors alike, the short-term-rental (STR) unicorn considers Austin to be one of its 24 global “super cities” : destinations that routinely generate the company’s largest revenues, and are viewed as having the strongest prospects for future growth. is one of the companies most worth watching.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. Global and Local. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Day 0 photos – Denver to Guatemala City Day 1 – Guatamala City to Flores and Orientation Rollie slept in until 10am, and our car to the airport was at 10:30am. There are >2000 species of bees in Gatemala alone, and probably tens of thousands globally. and why they are so good for the environment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

As Kirsten said, we began serving city systems like the City of Houston, the City of Denver, where we have worked with mayors primarily and their mayoral team to implement quality feeding initiatives across afterschool programs, across parks and rec programs, across early childhood programs. What were those first days like?

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

Why are more US VCs investing in international startups? While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Enterprise Ireland is another example.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

Why are more US VCs investing in international startups? While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Enterprise Ireland is another example.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I was part of the one in Denver, and my partner Chris Moody was part of the one in Birmingham. I’ve worked with Steve and his team on multiple initiatives, including Startup America and Up Global. While he tells the entrepreneurs’ stories, he has been part of helping create them. They were each awesome experiences.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

The goal of this talent is to help mentor startups as they scale and navigate the myriad of issues they will face in growing their business. Bend’s economic development agency ( EDCO ) and city leaders ( Visit Bend , City of Bend ) get it – and have started communicating that Bend welcomes and is friendly to entrepreneurs and startups.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2016

Yesterday Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative on Technology & Innovation at Galvanize in Denver. Increase Access to Capital for Growth-Oriented Small Businesses and Startups, with a Focus on Minority, Women, and Young Entrepreneurs. Advancing America’s Global Leadership in Tech & Innovation.

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