Mark Soane from Appian Ventures talked about the effects of the current financial crisis might effect the venture market. Basically, they are find now, but as LPs tighten up, things may get a little tougher. Within the companies in their portfolio , they are buttoning down the hatches. That said, funds that have recently been [...]
by Julie on October 7, 2008
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Hats off to the TechStars presenters who brought the (full) house down tonight with six great demos. Really, if there were ever a night to be proud to be part of the Boulder tech community, this was it. Since I’ve already blogged about the companies presenting (with the alteration of company name Fluxcapacity to Occipital), [...]
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According to Rocky Mountain News and a new survey by AeA, Boulder trails only Silicon Valley in density of IT workers with 236 per 1,000 individuals as of 2006. The article also says Boulder boasts the 6th highest tech wages nationwide at a healthy $96K. Seattle seems to be adding jobs the fastest, but the [...]
by Julie on June 24, 2008
Another great Boulder-Denver New Technology Meetup. The evening started with a plethora of announcements, including many a job offer. Sounds as if a number of companies in Boulder are hiring or are about to hire. Awesome. Test Common – Outsourcing website testing. Decrease the cost of testing the code through a secure virtualization. Short-term hiring [...]
Good crowd. Standing room only, and they were in a spirited mood with plenty of witty exchange. FAVRM: Lecturce. but no demo! Treatment Exchange Online Physical Therapy too. Focused on continuous health care. My mom is a PT, and I actually think it’s pretty cool, reasonable sized market. Really focus on getting better results. Provides [...]
by Julie on April 3, 2008
The Boulder New Technology Meetup this month was jam-packed. David Cohen spoke for a few minutes on Techstars. The application due date is coming up quick. There were also presenters from bpCentral, Toolpax, SocialEyes, Seekler, Social Thing and the Communikey Festival of Arts. I attached the details from the Meetup if you want more info. [...]
by Julie on March 4, 2008