The University of Colorado is holding a campus wide business plan competition called the CU New Venture Challenge (CUNVC). The CU NVC is a cross-campus collaboration consisting of workshops, crash courses, and other networking events leading up to a final business plan/new venture challenge in the spring. The CU NVC is designed to encourage entrepreneurship …
Over time, I’ve been a member of various angel networks. Some have worked OK, but most have been dysfunctional at best. Then one day about a year ago, I went to lunch with some nice folks who happened to be angel investors. I knew one or two, and met three or four more at that …
Applications are now open for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. These awards will go to high school girls in order to recognize them for their contributions to the digital world. Award-winners receive $500, a new laptop computer, and a trip to the Bank of America Technology Showcase and Awards in Charlotte, NC. Complete …
Each year MIT has a Venture Capital Conference. This year it’s on December 6th. As part of the conference this year, 30 early stage startup companies will be selected to showcase their business to Boston’s leading venture capital investors and the MIT entrepreneurial community. The Entrepreneur Showcase will take place from 4 – 7 pm …
I was down at the Google office in Boulder on Thursday, and Scott Green who is the Site Director was kind enough to sit down with me for a few minutes and answer some questions about what’s happened since Google acquired @Last Software and Sketchup in early 2006. In the podcast, Scott explains that the …
I first got involved with Fuser nearly two years ago as a technical advisor. I got my first sneak peek at the software in June of 2007. It worked, but it was pretty slow and I thought the UI had lots of room for improvement. With the release this week of the new Fuser, I …