December 16, 2009 – 6:39 pm
Musical ability is not a strong suit of anyone in my family; I believe the last time I picked up an instrument was for a mandatory recorder recital in the third grade (“Senor Don Gato”). So it came as something of a surprise that twenty minutes after walking into the office of Music Wizard I [...]
December 2, 2009 – 4:36 pm
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Ubiquity Publishes White Paper on Bioscience Social Media Regulations: With a history of designing product launches and marketing campaigns for medical device companies, Ubiquity has built a track record of success across the United States. Yet [...]
December 1, 2009 – 11:39 am
Yesterday it was announced that Boulder-based SimpleGeo has received $1.5 million in a seed funding round, led by a large group of high profile angel investors. The company, founded by startup veterans Matt Galligan and Joe Stump, provides mobile application developers with access to real time location-based services (LBS). What this means for engineers who [...]
November 18, 2009 – 9:28 am
The Colorado chapter of the Business Marketing Association is hosting its annual auction on Thursday night, an evening that combines complimentary libations, sumptuous Italian fare from the region’s Top Chefs and an auction featuring wine, vacation packages, and personal and business services. Reports Greg Olsen, former President of the Colorado chapter, “As the only fundraiser [...]
November 2, 2009 – 10:37 am
The first week of November is highlighted by two events from Silicon Flatirons: Today there is a Entrepreneurs Unplugged event with Centennial Ventures founder Steve Halstedt, and on Wednesday the organization joins Governor Bill Ritter in hosting Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem at the Denver Art Museum. On Tuesday the da Vinci Institute hosts [...]
October 26, 2009 – 10:42 am
The last week of October offers some some high quality events, beginning Tuesday morning with Red Door Interactive’s panel on Mobile Marketing. Two Clean Tech events are featured this week: A morning event from CCIA focusing on Smart grid on Wednesday, followed by an all day conference on renewable electricity on Thursday. Silicon Flatirons is [...]
October 20, 2009 – 1:54 pm
“If we’re not happy how can we expect to make our customers happy?” asks John Fischer, founder of StickerGiant. This simple principle is a driving force behind the 10-year-old online sticker business based in Hygiene (a section of Longmont), Colorado. Fischer began the business selling political stickers in the wake of the Bush-Gore [...]
October 13, 2009 – 3:00 pm
The Next Big Sound founders found themselves in a tight spot on the eve of joining the 2009 TechStars class. As the trio of founders set out on their drive from Chicago to Boulder to begin the thirteen week curriculum, the founders knew they no longer wanted to pursue the idea with which they [...]
October 12, 2009 – 9:20 am
The third week of October offers something for everyone: A broadband video conference for the IT crowd, a neuroscience panel for those into the life sciences, a CORE sustainability breakfast for clean tech enthusiasts, and an CU event discussing the thorny issue of digital copyrights. In addition there is a Da Vinci Institute Startup Junkie [...]
October 1, 2009 – 10:58 am
Depending upon what source one references on the web, there are either 40,000 or 100,000 or 175,000 new blogs launched every day. Whatever the real number may be, many of these never make it past a few initial entries before being cast aside into the digital dustbin. While myriad factors likely contribute to early abandonment, [...]
