“Throughout all of my startup work, I kept seeing the same, stupid pain point,” explains David Mandell, CEO of PivotDesk. “Individuals spent about 25 to 30 percent of their time trying to figure out where to set up their business instead of focusing on their actual business.” Mandell, in an effort to give back to…
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Hustle is the antidote. – Travis Kalanick, Uber CEO Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. – Thomas Edison There’s no shortage of startup wisdom encouraging entrepreneurs to work harder. And at this point, hustle is built into the entrepreneurial code of ethic, suggesting to do so is superfluous. The lines between the week and the…
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Aside from the occasional late-April blizzard, Boulder, Colorado could easily be confused for a Utopia. It’s been recognized as the brainiest city in the country, the best place to raise an outdoor kid, ranked highest on the Well-Being Index, the top town to “live well”, the most LGBT, family-friendly, the “foodiest“…the list goes on… Over…
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If your company is striving to make the world a better place, a strong team is a must. Your staff should be composed of talented, forward-thinking individuals who place their values above profit. But many forward-thinking organizations struggle to locate candidates whose missions and values are a match. Where can these types of organizations find…
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In the video below, Dr. Natalie Baumgartner of RoundPegg shares her insight on company culture from her unique perspective as a psychologist. Natalie works with CEO’s, business leaders, and boards of directors on senior human capital issues. A clinical psychologist by training, Natalie gravitated toward working on company culture, which she defines simply as, “how…
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Marketers are constantly trying to target consumers at the point of decision making, showing an ad that might tip the scales in favor of Coke or Pepsi, Cheerios or Wheaties. And with MediaGauge, startups can do the same. When someone clicks play on your startup’s explainer video, they are saying: “I want to learn more.”…
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Curious what life is like inside of a startup accelerator? Look no further than The Founders, a documentary web series that follows Birdbox, ROXIMITY and Ubooly from TechStars Boulder (ranked the #2 startup accelerator in the US). This season’s final episode takes us to the all important Demo Day. For three months the teams at Ubooly, ROXIMITY, and Birdbox, along with the rest of…
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Curious what life is like inside of a startup accelerator? Look no further than The Founders, a documentary web series that follows Birdbox, ROXIMITY and Ubooly from TechStars Boulder (ranked the #2 startup accelerator in the US). This week’s episode focuses on preparing for Demo Day. For the better part of three months, startups refine their products/services and pitches to be revealed…
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Starting a startup community revolution ain’t easy. It would take something along the lines of -say- a five book series and a dedicated online venue to host this community. As it happens, Brad Feld is the man for the job, and is doing just that. The TechStars co-founder, managing director at Foundry Group, prominent investor,…
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Curious what life is like inside of a startup accelerator? Look no further than The Founders, a documentary web series that follows Birdbox, ROXIMITY and Ubooly from TechStars Boulder (ranked the #2 startup accelerator in the US). This week’s episode’s focus in on raising money. The most crucial component to delivering the perfect pitch is practice – lots of it. Bart Lorang, co-founder…
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When the Seamless Toy Company invited kids to come play with their prototypes, they had a few surprises. One boy hooked up his robot to a light sensor, so its arms would swing faster when there was more light. One girl rigged up a bird on her hat to chirp when she stamped her foot….
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Curious what life is like inside of a startup accelerator? Look no further than The Founders, a documentary web series that follows Birdbox, ROXIMITY and Ubooly from TechStars Boulder (ranked the #2 startup accelerator in the US). This week’s episode focuses on the importance of community- both in terms of having a strong entrepreneurial and advising network, as demonstrated by Tech Stars’…
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Curious what life is like inside of a startup accelerator? Look no further than The Founders, a documentary web series that follows Birdbox, ROXIMITY and Ubooly from TechStars Boulder (ranked the #2 startup accelerator in the US). This week’s episode focuses on building a product. It features the mentorship Brad Feld of the Foundry Group and Howard Lindzon from Stocktwits…
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Holy Demo Day Batman! Tonight marks the unveiling of the 6th class of TechStars Boulder, the top ranked accelerator in 2011. Last year’s class included FullContact, Mocavo, and FlixMaster. What does this year hold in store? Fear not, for Tech Cocktail is here to reveal the summer class of TechStars Boulder 2012. DealAngel With nearly…
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Crowdspoke launched to be the news site for every imaginable community, with curated content and tweets around everything from iPhone 4S reviews, to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, to even Tech Cocktail. But that vision has been replaced; here’s why. Warning Signs. Late last year, a handful of (competing) news apps launched, and Crowdspoke…
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Looking to change the world but don’t know how to even get started? The Boulder, Colorado-based Bold Academy is a program for people just like you. It was founded by the team of Amber Rae and Nathaniel Koloc. What exactly will the academy teach you? The program curriculum will include a series of expert-led workshops,…
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