crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2013

A few weeks ago I did an event with Built In Denver where I interviewed Tim Miller and Ryan Martens, the founders of Rally Software , on their journey from a startup to a public company (NYSE: RALY ). The attendance at the event was roughly 50% Boulder entrepreneurs and 50% Denver entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 17, 2014

Yesterday, Kauffman Foundation released a study that provided empirical support for the Boulder Thesis that I came up with in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. Colorado has two – a 1 Million Cups in Denver and 1 Million Cups in Fort. Local networks thicken over time.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

It gets to the heart of how startup communities are developed and I’d love to have you join me at it. That Boulder was number one was interesting, but what’s more exciting is that there are so many emergent startup communities around the United States that it’s now worth ranking them. Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs.)

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Colorado – Entrepreneurial by Nature is officially launching today in conjunction with Denver Startup Week. I’m awesomely proud of both efforts – they are great examples of how a Startup Community can be led by entrepreneurs. Both efforts are grass roots, totally network based, and driven by entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2012

I heard the word “connector” several times yesterday at the Colorado Innovation Network summit. In both cities (Chicago and Denver) I gave a talk about Startup Communities using the Boulder Thesis as a framework. The Denver talk ended up going almost an hour and having a lot of Q&A.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

On top of the Duct Tape staff, we also have a network of 100+ marketing consultants spread around the world and the majority of our clients over the years have been virtual. For the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network and also the Duct Tape Marketing System course, we use Facebook groups for communication with members.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

But today we are intentionally engineering six distinct activities to support this tech cluster: entrepreneurial density, university, transportation, capital, accelerator, and business community. This effort was over a decade in the making and something that the local community fought hard for. University. Transportation.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 17, 2018

The lower costs and the vibrancy of the economic community turned Austin into a very attractive alternative to the Valley for both big and small businesses. So dear network, next time you think about landing on the American market, take the time to observe growing cities.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 12, 2012

Our mission has been to increase the breadth and depth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem by multiplying connections among entrepreneurs and mentors, improving access to entrepreneurial education, and building a more vibrant entrepreneurial community. Expand new tech meetups and open coffee clubs in Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2023

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

We want to expand the breadth and depth of entrepreneurial networks from Fort Collins to Boulder to Denver to Colorado Springs and lower barriers for people who want to build high-growth businesses. At the launch event, our agenda will include talking specifically about what our plans and goals are for 2012.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design competitions, and Minteds community votes to tell us what to sell. However, we needed a head of engineering to recruit and lead a larger team to accomplish our larger goals.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2012

A team of organizers in Boulder has put together a Startup Weekend Edu for next weekend (October 5th-7th) in Boulder and I’d love to see the tech community come out in support of entrepreneurship that focuses on making the lives of students, teachers, parents, and administrators better. The judge panel is pretty impressive.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2016

Yesterday Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative on Technology & Innovation at Galvanize in Denver. Launch a “Model Digital Communities” Grant Program. Harden Federal Networks to Improve Cybersecurity. I skimmed it quickly and was pleased with how substantive it was. Investing In World-Class Digital Infrastructure.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

I’m intensely proud of both the amazing startup community in Boulder as well as the many significant companies that have been – and are being – created in the little town of 100,000 people I call home. Boulder is an incredible entrepreneurial community, and I enjoy being immersed in it. “How can Brad help?”,

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Austin Startup

JUNE 22, 2018

About the time I was fed up with this endless cycle, I discovered coworking… Community. We all work together, collectively pursuing independent goals while building not just a network, but friendships? I started to think and talk about it… At the time I was still in Denver, knowing that soon I am on the move to Austin.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 8, 2022

All of our talents have been signed through old-fashioned networking. And it is for this reason that we have spent most of our time creating value in the local communities that we serve. We also increased our customer service and marketing budgets which helped us gain reputable status in Denver & beyond. Word of mouth.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

a new coworking and meeting space at the Springdale General social impact community in East Austin where you can only be a member if you are a social impact entrepreneur. Like our downtown location, meeting space will be provided at low or no cost to non-profits and community organizations, but unlike downtown there is free parking!

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

David Cohen image via Kathleen Lavine, Denver Business Journal. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Both provide excellent networking to investors, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I wrote a chapter about this in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepre neurial Ecosystem in Your City explaining why and how CU Law has taken a different approach to the engagement of the of a university and the entrepreneurial community. Engage with the community. Step back and think about it a little.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Jane and Dick worked together at Denver Health, the nation’s “most wired” hospital according to Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine. They have seen first-hand the impact technology can have in the medical field through exposure to a number of Denver Health IT initiatives. Let’s get started.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

He correctly identifies the reasons why Chicago, Denver, Cincinnati, and other smaller cities are becoming vibrant centers of start-ups. I ask any rural American voter this question: Who’s working to get you, your family, and your community the broadband access you’re going to need in the future?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2014

The Internet giant has publicly committed itself to “playing a positive role in every community we are a part of around the world.” For instance, it has helped the town of The Dalles, Oregon (the location of one of its data centers), implement a free downtown WiFi network, and it has donated $8.6 Les Schwab.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

“I didn’t set out to write a book but as we looked around the market for an operational playbook for sales, we couldn’t find one, so I tapped into my 20 years of sales experience and my network so that we could create a valuable resource for founders everywhere,” said Schwartzfarb. Denver, CO?—? RSVP here Sept. New York City, NY Sept.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 27, 2018

Today, he runs The Ringer – a website and podcast network that is constantly shaping how media companies interact with the culture. My favorite innovative entrepreneur and business owner would have to be Krystal Covington from Women of Denver. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. 7- Krystal Covington.

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ithacaVC

MAY 11, 2012

A bunch of individuals and Cayuga Venture Fund have backed StartFast – the community coming together to support an important endeavor. Tivity (NYC) A social network for people looking to find, schedule, and share active lifestyle activities with people around them. ( [link] ). Until now. 3 guys really making an big impact!

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 21, 2009

One of my other key takeaways from this, which I've known for a while and have been meaning to blog about, is just how vibrant the tech startup community is here in New York. I've had a little more time for networking and speaking in the past year than the prior year, and I've been blown away by how many startups there are here.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

As part of this we very deliberately set up camp with both Glue and Defrag here in our backyard in an effort to make Denver/Boulder the center of the technology universe for a few days of in depth discussion and networking around all things technology. Glue is coming up at the end of May.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

As part of this we very deliberately set up camp with both Glue and Defrag here in our backyard in an effort to make Denver/Boulder the center of the technology universe for a few days of in depth discussion and networking around all things technology. Glue is coming up at the end of May.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Along with company presentations and ample networking opportunities, Dan Caruso, CEO of Zayo Group, will give this winter’s keynote address. As an active member of the telecommunications and Internet community, Caruso will address the attendees about the virtues of starting a company in the Rocky Mountains.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Denver, CO, February 23, 2010 – The Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association today unveiled its final lineup of growth companies at the 27 th annual Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) 2010 Winter conference. More information can be found at. o:Ben%20Johnson"> www.vcirwinter.com. Related posts: Venture Capital in the Rockies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2017

He’s an author, blogger, and speaker, founder of an organization called Tribe Writers, an online community for writers, and he is the author of a new book we’re going to talk about today called Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age. I said, “What do you want?”

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