At Techstars, through our accelerator programs, we work with close to 400 companies a year across 5 continents. Through Startup Weekend and Startup Week, - the numbers are in the thousands of companies. But yet we can't help them all. However when two of our mentors told me they were writing a book on the …
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
I am surrounded by change, in fact my very career in tech entrepreneurship bets on change. But sometimes we don’t fully understand the impact of our actions and our innovations. And in tech, we have been accused (rightfully so) of not understanding how the rest of the world lives. The tech bubble isn’t just economic, …
How connected are we, really?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the word connectivity. In tech, we use the word ‘connectivity' to talk about our devices - how our devices connect to the internet and to each other. As one who travels a lot, connectivity is my tether to work and home. I can survive without my cell connection, …
CTEK to grant over $600K to non-profits helping entrepreneurs – deadline 11/30!
The TLDR version: If you are a non-profit with a mission to help entrepreneurs, apply for a grant from CTEK by November 30, 2017 for grants up to $600K! The longer version: Before Techstars even existed, I got plugged into the entrepreneurial scene in Colorado through a small accelerator called CTEK. I was …
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Shel Silverstein’s boundless genius and the eclipse
Shel Silverstein is a hero of mine, his writing always speaks to me with its multi-layered meanings, rhyme, and rhythm. I think it's hard enough having to write something with substance, but when you add rhythm and rhyme to it, it becomes genius. Given today's eclipse, it would be àpropos to share his poem "A …
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We bought a bed.
Today marks a monumental day in Mark (husband!) and my life. We bought a bed. Now, I know this doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it is. Our mattress has been sitting on plastic-wrapped box springs, on the floor, for 5 years. Prior to that, our old mattress was on one of those free …
We need more people like Phil Weiser
Phil Weiser is running for Colorado Attorney General and he is a man we should all support with our time, money, and voices. I’ve known Phil for nearly a decade. Phil has demonstrated, time and time again, his commitment to the best interests of our community. Among other things, he’s worked on Governor Ritter’s Innovation …
