I love nerding out with people about community. Before joining Bolster at the end of 2020, I spent 5+ years building the network and community at Foundry, a venture capital fund based in Boulder, CO that invests in companies as…
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado is rebranding to Pledge 1% Colorado
Giving back and engaging with communities has been on my mind a lot lately. Since graduating from CU in 2014, I have been enamored by the Boulder and greater Colorado startup community. I owe most of where I am today…
Startup Events in Startup Nation
Most people might get sick of 3 consecutive days of entrepreneurially focused events, but not me. Just the other night I was talking with a wise friend about what energizes us; him being 60% on the introvert side said he gets his…
Lessons Learned at 3 Meetups in Tel Aviv, Israel
With services like meetup.com, eventbrite & many others it has never been easier to get connected to events in a new community. Where people used to have to be in the right place to see a flyer or newspaper/magazine or posting for an…
End of Europe travels (for now) & Top Seeds Lab in Madrid & now in Start-up Nation, Israel!
My 2 month trip around Europe has ended. After 9 countries and 17 cities I can honestly say i’m not even worn out or tired of traveling; I love it! Not only has this trip enabled me to see new…
Startupbootcamp & Twilio Steampunk Fairytale Winter Party
Last week I was sitting down for coffee looking up companies with headquarters in Berlin. Of course I came across SoundCloud located in a newly built entrepreneurial haven (backed by google) called “The Factory”. I knew Startupbootcamp had operations in Berlin…
Techstars Demo Day & Reflection
Last week the Techstars Boulder Accelerator program commenced and we hosted our annual Demo Day. Demo Day is a culmination of 13 companies working out of one giant office in Boulder Colorado for 13 weeks. It is also the culmination of…