July 2008
15 posts
Up For The Gyminee Challenge?
Gyminee just announced it’s first Techstars CHALLENGE that ‘runs’ from yesterday to August 15th. The winner is the person who runs the greatest accumulative distance during the period of the challenge.
This couldn’t be better timing for me because I am in the midst of training for a half marathon from Georgetown to Idaho Springs that takes place on August 9th. I ran one...
Fling it Girl Launches Today!
Fling it Girl announced their public beta lunch today at BlogHer. I met Kary Rivera, the co-founder, through Boulder Women Engaging Technology and got to play with the site before it launched. I am so excited it’s now available for all to enjoy!
Fling it Girl is the best place on the web for you to stay in the know regarding the latest trends and products. The platform is similar to Digg,...
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...”
– William James
BHARD in Boulder
It appears as though there is a new kid on the block in the Boulder tech scene. David Cohen posted a nice write up on the BWET (Boulder Women Engaging Tech) group, of which I am a member. Then he introduced a new organization named BHARD (Boulder Hunks Achieving Righteous Dividends). At first glance, it remains unclear as to whether or not the word ‘hunks’ is an appropriate descriptor...
iPhone Afterthoughts
I was initially eager to blog about my horrendous experience in the Apple store on Friday. My team made the unwise decision to stand in the iLine for the new 3G phone, and I think we learned our lessons. Other people, such as Julie Penner, made a more thorough evaluation of the situation at hand and decided it was a waste of time. We did not.
Three days later the pain has lessoned while the love...
Techstars In The Flesh
After much internal debate, the Techstars 2008 group has decided that transparency is the best policy. So without further adieu, I present to you David’s birthday video as well as the new company video.
P.S. We are looking to raise a series A (5 million common stock at 5 pre and 10 post)….and all of the frontal flesh you can handle. Seeking serious inquiries from professional...
David's 40th Bday Bash
David Cohen turns 40 on Saturday (remember to wish him a happy bday) and the Techstars teams couldn’t think of a better gift for him other than another Startup…naturally.
Unfortunately, in order to protect the intellectual property of this mind blowing new collaborative effort, I cannot release the full business plan. But I can confirm that it integrates Flux Capacity’s photo...
The Product Guy
TravelFli had our second meeting with Niel Robertson today. He’s been a great mentor since we first met him and has provided us with tons of industry information as well as some pretty awesome introductions into major loyalty programs. Today we focused predominately on Product Management. Although Niel is a tech guy at heart, he also has this innate ability to help people solve real problems with...
Warning: Segway in Bunker
We had an entertaining afternoon visit from Paul Berbarian. While Paul is an extremely interesting guy on any day of the week, he added a new layer today by bringing The Segway. Yes, that’s right. The Segway.
After a brief demo from Paul (who has become a professional Segway-rider in a matter of a day), he let us all have a quick turn on it to zoom around the Founders Room.
I’ve...
No 3G in Boulder?
The countdown to the 3G iPhone continues as people wait in line (already) in eager anticipation for the release on Friday, July 11th at 8:00 AM. I hate to (partially) burst your bubble if you are a fellow Boulderite like me, but it appears that the 3G network only works in two cities in Colorado: Denver and Colorado Springs. This obviously doesn’t dissuade me too much, because I am sure...
Twitter Trouble
I just read Andrew Hyde’s post about Twitter spammers and felt compelled to post as well in hopes that somebody from the twitterdome will read this (ATTN: Biz Stone & Evan Williams) and do something about it.
Here are the spammers who have started following me in the LAST 24 HOURS:
Angelina 1986: post deleted (this is a good sign)
Maggie1986: following 4,000, 3 updates
Angelina 1987:...
Colorado Biz Techstars Video
Check out the Colorado Biz Interview with David and Brad about Techstars.
Dreading the Domain Name
One of the most frustrating aspects of starting any new business is going through the hassle of figuring out what to name it, based entirely on the availability of domain names. I have experienced this firsthand with the advent of myplacemat > the tripdoor > travelfli and probably own about 100 domains just because we thought they might be a good idea. Domains are a dime a dozen so every...
New Tech Meetup...and Horse Porn
Another first Tuesday, another New Tech Meetup. Each month I am inspired by the talent that seems to take root in the Boulder community, and I love how we have a common place to share it with each other. Thanks to Robert and Julie for all of their hard work on this event.
Five awesome companies presented their ideas to the community this month, amidst a bit of good-natured heckling from the...
Yummy Yosemite
I made my way out west for the first time in over a year a couple of weeks ago for several business meetings, including a very productive meeting with the chief architect of Sidestep (which was recently acquired by Kayak for $200M).
Despite the business focus, I was able to dedicate a little bit of time to hanging out with all of my old buddies from San Francisco. Having lived there for over six...