November 12, 2009 – 2:37 pm
CBSA’s BioWest 2009 brought together a variety of perspectives on bioscience in Colorado and around the world, as well as focusing on innovation and leadership in general. Ginger Graham, the former president and CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, began the day by offering a high level perspective on the future of the bioscience industry. [...]
November 5, 2009 – 6:13 pm
November’s meeting of New Tech Boulder saw a return to the traditional format of five company presentations after October’s Denver Mile High Tech meetup. Before the companies took the stage, a new Steamboat Springs-based incubator, StormPeak Innovations, was introduced the crowd. The program follows a model similar to TechStars and is currently accepting [...]
October 28, 2009 – 8:32 am
Red Door Interactive convened a panel Tuesday morning to discuss mobile marketing. The panel, moderated by Red Door’s Morgan Witt, discussed many of the considerations necessary when launching a mobile campaign. The panelists were:
Dan Flanegan, CEO of Brand Anywhere
Greg Hallinan, CMO of Verve Wireless
David Gould, CEO of mShopper
Sue Chandler, Senior Production Manager at [...]
October 21, 2009 – 1:32 pm
The first edition of Mile High Tech brought out a primarily IT crowd to the Tivoli Turnhalle. Eschewing the traditional company presentation format of some the larger meetups, Mile High Tech saw the larger group break out into discussion groups for two activities: an introduction to different Colorado meetups by organizers in attendance and [...]
October 15, 2009 – 5:28 pm
October’s meeting of the Rockies Venture Club saw high attendance to discuss sources of funding outside of traditional venture capital. Before the panel discussion, three companies had the chance to make their pitches to the audience. Dynamic Solutions and Systems provides a variety of training, educational products, and software tools to support real [...]
October 14, 2009 – 9:38 am
Silicon Flatirons hosted a lecture by Fred Von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation entitled “Digital Copyright and Innovation Online: A Little Dose of Optimism.” Von Lohmann framed the challenge of digital copyright as “encouraging innovation and market entry while protecting copyright.” Specifically, the key issue is whether internet intermediaries can be held [...]
October 7, 2009 – 1:46 pm
New Tech Boulder was back to standing room only for October’s meeting. First up was Tuggl presenting its business listing, which allows consumers to find businesses that are giving back to their communities. Each business is given a tuggl score which combines consumer ratings of service, quality and price with recognition from non-profits [...]
September 14, 2009 – 11:04 am
The 2nd Annual Schultz Lecture brought Duke Energy CEO James Rogers to CU Boulder to discuss the future on the nation’s energy policy. Rogers noted the competing interests faced by energy CEOs from customers who demand reliable and affordable service, shareholders who seek fair returns, and advocates who seek to minimize the environmental impact [...]
September 3, 2009 – 4:54 pm
The Colorado Bioscience Business Roundtable brought together leaders from industry, government and academia to tout the successes of the Colorado bioscience industry and discuss the issues important to its continued growth. The program featured an address by Reid Wilson, a staff writer for The Hill, focusing on the mechanics of the politics likely needed [...]
September 3, 2009 – 9:11 am
The Colorado Software and Internet Association (CSIA) brought back IBM’s Chief Economist Dr. Philip Swan for a second presentation on the prospects for the economy after his May discussion was very well received (summary available here). Swan again provided an optimistic outlook, stating a belief that the bottom of the recession has passed. [...]
