SXSW: My Top 8

I just returned from the South by Southwest conference in Austin. SXSW Interactive has turned into a great annual event for the tech world, and Colorado was very well represented this year. It’s a challenge to say what I loved most about SXSWi 2008, but if I had to narrow it down to the best …

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Overheard

Andrew Hyde had quite a time at SXSW this year, including promoting VCWear and filming a quick elevator pitch with Guy Kawasaki. Somewhat Frank covers 5 Colorado companies who presented at the recent Tech Cocktail in Boulder. rentBits.com today announced the beta launch of its rental search engine, offering renters one place to find available …

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Did you miss the original Startup Weekend? Now’s your chance.

The Startup Weekend phenomenon in which a community comes together to build and launch a startup over a weekend started right here in Boulder less than 9 months ago, and since then has taken off with events in Toronto, Hamburg (Germany), New York City, Houston, West Lafayette, Boston, D.C., Chapel Hill, Atlanta, San Francisco, London, …

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Colorado IT Live coming up Tuesday night

The Boulder Software Club, Denver Software Club, and the Rockies Venture Club are hosting “Colorado IT Live” Tuesday night (March 11th) from 5 to 8pm in Denver. “Three Companies, three investors – it’s that simple!Listen to three innovative Colorado IT companies present their business and technology strategies to a distinguished group of investors who will …

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Good times at TECH Cocktail Boulder 1

Thanks to Eric Olson and Frank Gruber, as well as DEMO, Lijit and Threadless for throwing TECH Cocktail last night here in Boulder. I think there were about 200 people who came out from the local tech community and SocialThing, Filtrbox, Survey Gizmo, and Newsgator were there showing off their (soft) wares. Go and check …

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Colorado Capital Conference looking for companies to present

Want to present your company to investors at the 20th Annual Colorado Capital Conference? It’s scheduled for Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Denver Marriott City Center. To become a presenting company, you must be seeking either angel or VC funding to grow your business. They will select between six and eight companies seeking angel …

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