Jon Pierce organized a great event in Boston called Angel Boot Camp. He asked me to do the opening talk and made me promise to be brief. I talked about how rewarding angel investing can ...
On June 12, Colorado's chapter of Girls in Tech is hosting "Imagining ourselves: past, present, and future." They plan to have a few hours of speakers and workshops, and will be col ...
A few times a week, I get an email that goes something like this one (from today):
"We've been trying to get into contact with all the angel investors in [my city] but we haven't had muc ...
You might notice a new look for ColoradoStartups.com and for all of the other SpringStage blogs (there are about 30 now!). We've moved to a new platform that consolodates all of these int ...
CU Denver's Bard Center is hosting their 10th annual business plan competition on June 10th, and it's open to all early stage Colorado based companies which have not yet received signific ...
I've used a technique that I call the "easy out" for some time. It's handy when you're selling someone something and they're are ignoring you. It could be an investor you're trying to clo ...
Here's a ProTip for anyone sending their pitch to an investor by email.
Use attachments instead of download links.
Why? Because many investors are busy and often only get to "catch up ...
Brad Feld and I have written a book (with contributions from TechStars mentors and past founders) called "Do More Faster" that is coming out later this year. Originally, we were go...
No matter what time of year it is there are always great things happening in Boulder, but the summer always has a special quality to it. While TechStars is the obvious summer focus...
I'm excited to announce that Open Angel Forum is back in Boulder on the night of August 4th at 7PM.
The Open Angel Forum (OAF) is dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with free an...
Through TechStars, my other investments or just at random, I'm often approached by entrepreneurs who want advice on what to do when a potential acquirer first brings up the idea of...
Jon Pierce organized a great event in Boston called Angel Boot Camp. He asked me to do the opening talk and made me promise to be brief. I talked about how rewarding angel investi...
Please help the Denver School of Science & Technology (DSST) win the White House Top Commencement Challenge via a post on your blogs and tweet? DSST is one of six national fina...
A few times a week, I get an email that goes something like this one (from today):
"We've been trying to get into contact with all the angel investors in [my city] but we haven't ...
You might notice a new look for ColoradoStartups.com and for all of the other SpringStage blogs (there are about 30 now!). We've moved to a new platform that consolodates all of th...
I've used a technique that I call the "easy out" for some time. It's handy when you're selling someone something and they're are ignoring you. It could be an investor you're trying...