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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Roxana Colorado. Thanks to Roxana Colorado, Kandula International, LLC ! #4- I was able to travel from coast to coast, Boston to LA, Chicago to Florida, to meet investors and other interesting people who ended up joining our advisory board or are some other way involved with my company. Louis and now Texas.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. Disclosures: Blue Future Partners is a member of the Advisory Board of ff Venture Capital , where David Teten was formerly a Partner.

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Who Just Raised A $225 Million Financing in North Carolina?

Feld Thoughts

Before making a decision to invest, we talked to each member of our advisory board to get their feedback. Their feedback, as one would hope from an advisory board, was direct, clear, and ultimately supportive. With that, we decided to invest and Mike got me to join the board after all.

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When VCs Don’t B t You

Feld Thoughts

Scott and I were both on the Microsoft VC Advisory Board that Dan’l Lewin organized and ran. He was a partner and co-founder of Centennial Funds and he and Steve Halsted basically created the VC industry in Colorado in the early 1980s. The next person on the list of supporters is Scott Maxwell at OpenView Venture Partners.

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Meet People At SXSW … While Working Out And Losing Weight

David Teten

400 Colorado, Seafood and steakhouse. Jim Kaese, Editor-in-Chief and member of the EVEN Hotels Wellness Advisory Board , observed, “Go [to a conference] with the right mindset. Storefront: 621 Congress Ave.; Food Truck: 450 E. Turkish and Greek-style food. Thistle Café. 6th St, Breakfast and lunch with a Mexican touch.

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Find and engage great mentors.

www.davidgcohen.com

Ask anyone who has sought meetings with successful entrepreneurs in Colorado – I think you’ll find that when you approach people in our community you’ll find an amazing number of open doors. Most people just never knock on them out of fear of rejection. Filed Under: Blog , Startups About David Cohen Geek.

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Episode 19: Time Tracking and Maximizing Profits with Matt Rissell

Mike Michalowicz

Matt serves on the executive committee of the Idaho Technology Council, the advisory board of the Boise State University Computer Science Department, and the Vistage CEO Network.

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