Pete Warden, an uber-cool LA based developer who is considering a move to Boulder soon, recently created BoulderTwits.com. On the site you can see Pete’s list of top twitter users around Boulder, and a visual representation of their connections. Be sure to scroll down to see the list. I have no idea what the chart …
Here’s an interesting one. Cloud Shell gives you a command line “shell-like” interface to popular web services such as Del.icio.us, Twitter, Facebook, and 30 boxes. You can set up scheduled commands, send command output to email, or even pipe the output of one command into another. The Could Shell command line is provided through a …
Before I started Techstars, I was looking around for a few opportunities to get involved with interesting new startups as a founding CTO. A couple of really interesting ones came along, and I remember having to make a conscious decision between starting Techstars and doing another startup. I distinctly remember one (great) guy who was …
I like to look at the bright side. So when I see lots of office space available for sublease in the downtown Boulder area, I think about how great things are for startups right now. Sure, some companies are downsizing – but they’re still alive. And as you know, staying alive is kind of important. …
I hope that by telling you this story, you can make sure it doesn’t happen to you. It’s the story of the Boomerang Founder. The Boomerang Founder is the one that you “throw away” but then comes back later on and hits you upside the head, often causing significant trauma. You start a company, and …
Image by CosmoPolitician via Flickr Brightkite is a very popular location-based social network that brings people together around places. Users can follow what their friends are up to, where they are, and annotate places with notes and photos for everybody to see. Brightkite can be used on a variety of different platforms, including the web, …