crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

and co-founder Dr. Paolo Coppola, and two years later the company was sold to CityMD––the leading urgent care provider in the New York metro area––after its rapid growth saw the company receive a compelling acquisition offer even sooner than anticipated.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

But early-stage investor and entrepreneur Bred Feld, the co-founder of VC firms Mobius and Foundry, as well as startup accelerator TechStars , thinks trying to be Silicon Valley is a fool’s errand. In fact, buy a few copies and pass around to like-minded people like yourself.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

CB Insights crunched some numbers and found that In the year through the Q3, Denver-based startups raised around $3.1 The city has been building a thriving startup ecosystem to rival Austin, Denver, Miami and Toronto. Growing Venture Capital Activity. This has been a phenomenal year for Midwest startups. billion for the whole of 2020.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2016

The final event at Boulder Startup Week a few months ago was Founder Fights. A bunch of founders got in a boxing ring for a real, USA Boxing sanctioned event (three rounds, two minutes each). I hope we do it again in 2017 and have heard a rumor already that we’ll do it at Denver Startup Week in a few months.

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David Cohen

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I’m excited to join the likes of Nike’s Vice President of Digital Sport, Stefan Olander, Naveen Selvadurai, co-founder of Foursquare, and Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Body and many other all around awesome entrepreneurs. Denver Post. Other coverage of the Nike+ Accelerator launch: The Next Web. Silicon Florist.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

by Hannah Sieber, co-founder and COO of EcoFlow Tech. Crowdfunding has become common place for new products and new brands. If you go into your campaign with a clear desired outcome and take the time to plan for all the costs required to run a successful campaign you’ll we well poised to be a crowdfunding success story.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2011

So when Jim Franklin, the CEO of SendGrid (one of our portfolio companies and a TechStars Boulder mentor) asked if I would write a post about the Founder Institute program in Boulder, I told him that I’d give him control of my blog to write a guest post on it. Last summer Founder Institute held its inaugural class in Denver.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As the founder of the company, he has been steadily expanding the company’s reach through the building of new brewpubs and breweries in many Western cities. He hopes to expand to Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, and San Francisco. Their beer is currently shipped to Portland, Oregon, Denver, Boise, and Seattle. Early Developments.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2023

#9- Elevating home dining Photo Credit: Leonardo De Aguiar I wanted to provide my wife, with an intimate dinner in the comfort of our new home since she had recently moved to Denver after doing long-distance. However, I knew that I needed a chef to create the culinary experience to go along with this special evening. That's how Ozmo was born.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Founder Feedback. Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA. Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches. Applications to the Seattle Founder Institute are also due this Sunday, February 26th: click here to apply. Choose a city closest to you. Alexandria. Ho Chi Minh City.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. He is also the co-founder of Traction, a community empowering over 100k innovators through connections, content, and capital. He is the co-founder of Boast.ai John Jantsch (26:48): I am in the mountains west of Denver.

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VC Adventure

MAY 14, 2021

Senator John Hickenlooper and Congressman Joe Neguse will join Denver entrepreneurs Makisha Boothe , Founder of Sistahbiz Global Network and Lorena Cantarovici , Founder and CEO of Maria Empanada Restuarant.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Sarah Tuneberg, co-founder and CEO, answered some questions about the company. Geospiza is based in Denver. The Denver startup ecosystem is generous and supportive?—?truly Your background includes over a decade of work in the areas of public health and emergency management. Tell us about the startup ecosystem there.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Denver-based small retailer ReRoot embraced these new fulfillment methods with open arms. Paige Briscoe, founder of ReRoot. We’re seeing about a 70 to 75 conversion rate from appointments in terms of purchase ,” said Joanna Griffiths , Founder and CEO. The first thing that I did was start asking on Instagram. We did them.

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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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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Austin-based startup plans to use the funds to expand nationwide starting with the Denver, Colorado market, said Scott Harmon, Swivel’s co-founder, and CEO. Swivel, an Austin-based office leasing platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised $8 million. Swivel’s $8 million Series A round was led by Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 14, 2020

I highlighted what Josh Felser and his team at Freestyle were doing, which included underwriting 100% of the cost for two programs – Meru Health and Hoffman Institute , for all of their founders. Bryan Leech at iBotta hosted the first “Denver Business Leaders” call the morning of March 11th.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2015

By Al Fialkovich, Managing Director, Founder and Co-Owner of Transworld Business Advisors of Denver. Al Fialkovich is Managing Director, Founder and Co-Owner of TBA Denver, the largest Transworld Business Advisors bureau in the state of Colorado. Thinking of selling your business in the next five years? Don’t wait.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He's the founder of GrubHub and he founded in his spare bedroom and grew it to a multi billion dollar online food delivery. It's in Denver, a Chicago, a Seattle, Phoenix, and Dallas. Marketing Podcast with Mike Evans.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

The first was at Denver Startup Week, where we did a panel discussion with Ben Huh and Bart Lorang where we discussed the pact between CEO and Board, the pact between Founder and Investor, and how to be transparent and direct. I got to spend a lot of time with my close friend Rand Fishkin the past few days.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

There’s a delicious article in the Denver Post that was the launch article of the first accelerator in Boulder titled How TechStars was born from 5/18/07. The photo is fun.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Mark Cuban had a great line a few weeks ago at the interview I did with him and Charlie Ergen at Denver Startup Week. It’s particularly true around negotiations, but it is also prevalent in board level interactions, relationships with founders, dynamics with leaders, and everything else that has to do with companies.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Chipotle’s founder, chef Steve Ells, originally wanted to launch a high-class, fine-dining restaurant. He moved to Denver, Colorado, where burrito restaurants were not well-known (at the time) and started building his new restaurant, mostly with his bare hands and using a deliberately inexpensive aesthetic.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

by Graham Beck , founder of DropDesk Coworking. With over a decade of experience working with and in various co-working spaces, GoRemotely co-founder Raj Vardhman has learned that while there are several things a co-working space needs to be truly successful, having a skilled community manager is essential.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Amy and I were part of the public announcement this week in Denver. Earlier this year, Amy encouraged me to get together with Brian McPeek , TNC’s Chief Conservation Officer, who is based in Denver. We’ve talked about doing an accelerator in Denver, but never had a compelling reason to do it.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 24, 2013

If you look at the activity in Boulder and Denver, there is at least a one activity every day at this point – sometimes as many as five. We’ll be funding activities and events across Colorado, with a focus on Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2019

By Kurt Rathmann, CEO and Co-Founder, ScaleFactor. As a former CPA who left the business world to help business leaders protect their passions, I’ve seen how easy it is for founders to lose sight of the reason they got started. However, I’ve also seen how founders were able to turn things around and get back on track.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Austin-based startup plans to use the funds to expand nationwide starting with the Denver, Colorado market, said Scott Harmon, Swivel’s co-founder, and CEO. Swivel’s Team in Austin, courtesy photo Swivel, an Austin-based office leasing platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised $8 million.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2014

A search for beer, for example, turns out entries such as October’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, and Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany this coming September. “Qalendra was born out of personal need,” says founder Cristian Munteanu.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 1, 2012

The business partner lives in Denver so they started the company in Denver a year or so ago. One founder lives in the UK, the other lives in Denver. They are a small company right now with a pretty interesting product and vision.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2012

It’s a perfect example of what I’m talking about and it is immediately actionable for every entrepreneur in Boulder and Denver. This morning I got the following email from Fletcher Richman, a student at CU.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

If you are interested in impact investing, I encourage you to join the Impact Finance Center (IFC) and presenting funders The Anschutz Foundation, Zoma Foundation, The MacArthur Foundation , Colorado Health Foundation , and Gary Community Investments at CO Impact Days 2017 , Nov 15-17, in Denver, Colorado.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Startup Summer is an immersive summer program offering the opportunity to work as a paid intern for a Boulder/Denver startup and attend a variety of evening events, including a weekly seminar series on entrepreneurship. One of Startup Colorado’s most promising projects is Startup Summer.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 12, 2012

Expand new tech meetups and open coffee clubs in Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs. We also have made considerable progress in developing a stronger network of meetups in Colorado Springs, Denver, and Fort Collins. Jon Nordmark also has been leading an open coffee club in Denver.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

According to ESPN, what many fail to realize is that statistically the Denver Broncos have the number one offensive line in football. When searching for ways to protect their businesses, business owners should think like John Elway, Denver Broncos team president, who has made protecting Manning priority one.

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