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Google Boulder’s Gift to NCWIT

Feld Thoughts

I’ve known Scott since shortly after I moved to Boulder in 1995. While Scott and I don’t spend a lot of time together, we’ve both been part of the evolution of the Boulder startup community going back to the late 1990s. In 2006, Google bought @Last (makers of SketchUp).

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

This is going to be BIG.

I started working in 1995 at the age of 15 in the mailroom at Waterhouse Securities (which became TD Waterhouse) at 100 Wall Street. Ten years ago, in 2005, I started working for Union Square Ventures as their first analyst. You could literally get to know everyone in the local tech community at the time.

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What is Coworking? Everything You Need to Know

Austin Startup

Deskmag , a popular online magazine about coworking, published this history of coworking which suggests that the first official spaces opened for business in 2005. Its founder, John McGann, discussed the community and productivity aspects of the space in this article from 2004 : “People are here to work. How does coworking work?

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Smells Like Money: The Business of Waste Management

Up and Running

” When Keith and Cheryl decided to branch out on their own in 1995, it was an exciting time. and 11 percent , respectively—double what it was in 2008, and triple what it was in 2005. For Chuck Herb, the most satisfying aspect of what he does is “the feeling of helping other people and doing good in the community.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Mr. Lindzon has more than 20 years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. He has lectured and consulted extensively for industry, academia, military, and intelligence communities. He created Wallstrip, and more than 400 original web video shows, which was purchased by CBS Corp.

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America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, between 1995 and 2005, these same immigrants founded over 50 percent of the venture-backed technology companies in Silicon Valley, and are some of the key venture capitalists there as well. The evidence is that immigrants don’t take jobs, they create them by the millions. More programs to support basic science and research.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

2- Worked closely with our most active community members. We worked extremely closely with our most active community members to name Commaful. A name that our community helped choose and really reflects the people who use the site today! I bought Forevervinyl.com back in 1995 and went online. Photo Credit: Sydney Liu.

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