The “Build to suit” ten step

Here’s a formula for a base-hit (or better) and optionally landing a really cool job for smart entrepreneurial geeks. 1. Take a look at the biggest apps that people can’t seem to get enough of. The iTunes Music Store, MySpace, FaceBook, Flickr, etc. Don’t just focus on the hugest companies, also think about local companies …

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The TechCrunch effect

Since TechCrunch covered my earFeeder project last month, lots of people have emailed me to ask for tips on getting their products profiled by TechCrunch. I think earFeeder got covered because it was simple, interesting, and unobtrusive and maybe just kinda “neat”. I only got one email from them asking a few questions, and they …

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TechCrunch does Boulder

Neat. TechCrunch has covered two technologies out of Boulder in the last few days. The blog with 127,000 geeky readers (including me) first featured ProtectMyPhotos.com on Friday, and then covered earFeeder (a project of mine) on Monday. Yes, there is some cool stuff going on here in Boulder too – thanks for noticing. Looks like …

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Boulder New Tech Meetup recap

Kevin Cawley wrote a great summary of the New Tech Meetup last night on his blog. I would like to thank Robert Reich (of Medium) for organizing this event. I think it’s a great resource for Boulder. You can watch the video of the event here (less than an hour) thanks to ClickCaster (covered previously). …

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