Monthly Startup Report: Big Moves, Launches, Hires, Oh My! | Built In Colorado

Monthly Startup Report: Big Moves, Launches, Hires, Oh My! | Built In Colorado

Twitter acquires Boulder-based social data provider Gnip

Twitter acquires Boulder-based social data provider Gnip

Launch a company you are passionate about! The World’s largest entrepreneur training & startup launc - Colorado Technology Association

Launch a company you are passionate about! The World’s largest entrepreneur training & startup launc - Colorado Technology Association

Colorado Technology Association announces new board leadership - Colorado Technology Association

Colorado Technology Association announces new board leadership - Colorado Technology Association

Zayo reports loss despite improved revenue | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

Zayo reports loss despite improved revenue | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

This Tiny Gizmo Is All You Need to Automate and Protect Your Home | Product Reviews | Wired.com

This Tiny Gizmo Is All You Need to Automate and Protect Your Home | Product Reviews | Wired.com: There’s a new battle going on in tech, and the coveted prize is a spot in your home. Companies like Roomba and Nest, who put innovative spins on mundane gadgets, have spurred a new wave of “smart” in-home hardware. Intercoms, door locks, albino Grimaces, and egg trays are scrambling to squeeze in sensors and some sort of communication component, usually in the form of a mobile app.

Simple Energy closes $6 million in Series B funding - Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Simple Energy closes $6 million in Series B funding - Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

The Growth of Big Data in the Finance & Accounting Profession

The Growth of Big Data in the Finance & Accounting Profession

Rise of the Chief Financial Technology Officer

Rise of the Chief Financial Technology Officer

U.S. Staffing Industry Stock Index: 4Q13

U.S. Staffing Industry Stock Index rose 14% in 4Q13 16 stocks advanced, 1 declined Outperformed S&P 500 (up 10%) and Russell 2000 (up 8%) - See more at: http://www.staffingindustry.com/Research-Publications/Research-Topics/Region-North-America/4Q13-SISI-Report#sthash.zMk7TNjU.dpuf

Siri Gets Serious, Microsoft Gets Its Mojo Back and Everything Gets Encrypted in 2014

Siri Gets Serious, Microsoft Gets Its Mojo Back and Everything Gets Encrypted in 2014

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Awards Nominations are Open - Colorado Technology Association

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Awards Nominations are Open - Colorado Technology Association

C-Level @ A Mile High connects solution providers with... - Colorado Technology Association

C-Level @ A Mile High connects solution providers with... - Colorado Technology Association

Mile-High Disruption: Why Denver Should be on Your Tech Radar

Mile-High Disruption: Why Denver Should be on Your Tech Radar: to purchase and recreationally consume marijuana, a move that is expected to create jobs and generate tax revenue. Roughly 1,200 miles away in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries.

Where are Colorado's best beer bars? - Denver Business Journal

Where are Colorado's best beer bars? - Denver Business Journal: In the judgment of the experts of Draft Magazine, three of the 100 best beer bars in America are in Colorado.

Denver home sales break record set in housing boom - The Denver Post

Denver home sales break record set in housing boom - The Denver Post: Single-family home sales in metro Denver last year beat a record set during the housing boom, according to a report Wednesday from Metrolist, the area's multiple-listing service

Business confidence up again for 2014 | Today's News | Northern Colorado Business Report

Business confidence up again for 2014 | Today's News | Northern Colorado Business Report: Business confidence is expected to continue its ascent in Colorado, with the University of Colorado Leeds Business Confidence Index rising again for the first quarter of 2014.

World's first legal recreational marijuana sales begin in Colorado - The Denver Post

World's first legal recreational marijuana sales begin in Colorado - The Denver Post: In a historic swirl of commerce and cannabis, the world's first stores licensed to sell marijuana legally to anyone 21 or older opened in Colorado on Wednesday.

Technology firm moving HQ to Longmont | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

Technology firm moving HQ to Longmont | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report: LONGMONT - A tech company in Delaware that is developing organic materials for fiber-optic data communications and optical-computing devices, will move its headquarters and testing facility to Longmont after the first of the year.

Lightwave Logic Inc. in Newark, Delaware is leasing 4,720 square feet at 1831 Lefthand Circle from Goff Capital Partners LP, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

KidsTek Received Grants from XCel Energy and Chase Community Giving - Colorado Technology Association

KidsTek Received Grants from XCel Energy and Chase Community Giving - Colorado Technology Association

FirstNet setting up technical HQ in Boulder | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

FirstNet setting up technical HQ in Boulder | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report: BOULDER - FirstNet - an agency created by Congress to oversee a national emergency communications network - will locate its technical headquarters in Boulder, according to its board of directors.

Liberty Global selling Chellomedia to AMC Networks for $1B - Denver Business Journal

Liberty Global selling Chellomedia to AMC Networks for $1B - Denver Business Journal: Liberty Global selling division for $1 billion.

Three Boulder tech firms to pitch in Denver | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

Three Boulder tech firms to pitch in Denver | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

DigitalGlobe reverses, picks Westminster | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

DigitalGlobe reverses, picks Westminster | Today's News | Boulder County Business Report

LONGMONT – Satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe Inc. plans to move its headquarters to Westminster next summer rather than to Broomfield.


The Longmont-based company (NYSE: DGI) will move to 1300 W. 120th Ave. in Westminster, the company said in a press statement. In September, DigitalGlobe executives said the company would move its headquarters to Broomfield.

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How to Escape the Dark Valley of Your Hadoop Journey

How to Escape the Dark Valley of Your Hadoop Journey

It happens to the best of us. You know your business is bursting with useful data, and you’ve only begun to scratch the surface. So you strike out to build an analytical platform, using all the great open-source tools you’ve been hearing so much about. First, you have to capture all the data that’s coming in, before you even know what you’re going to do with it. So you build a butterfly net to catch it all, using Hadoop.

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Denver gets a looks at Pittsburgh's shale playbook, economic rebound (Video) - Denver Business Journal

Denver gets a looks at Pittsburgh's shale playbook, economic rebound (Video) - Denver Business Journal:
A delegation of 163 Colorado business and nonprofit leaders and government officials are visiting Pittsburgh to learn how the city has revitalized itself and is taking advantage of its new economy, particularly energy, medical, technology and arts and entertainment.

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The Denver Post TechKnow Bytes: Even solo, Charlie Ergen could be turning Dish Network into a wireless juggernaut

By Andy Vuong

The Denver Post

Without a dance partner at the telecom ball, Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen is crashing the party solo.
Through a series of behind-the-scenes moves, Ergen and the Douglas County-based satellite-TV provider are stockpiling wireless assets that would rival industry giants Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

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OWL Gala 2013

OWL Gala 2013:
8th Annual OWL Gala and Auction“Writing the Code for Success”
Honoring Mary Joy and Jerre Stead

Event co-chairs: Robin and Jonathan Gear & Devon and Tyler Coombe

Event sponsor: IHS

Keynote Speaker -David Ethan Greenberg
David Ethan Greenberg is the Founder and Past Board President of Denver School of Science and Technology. He will provide a motivational speech about STEM education, the digital divide, and the path to college.

Emcee – Natalie Tysdal
Until 2012, Natalie Tysdal has anchored “Everyday” and the Emmy-award winning News2 This Morning. Since joining KWGN in 2002, the show was continually named Colorado’s #1 local morning news program.

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Place: Infinity Park Event Center – 4400 East Kentucky Avenue, Glendale, CO 80246

To learn more and purchase tickets:
Call us: 303-832-0066
Send us an email: info@openworldlearning.org
RSVP to the OWL Gala online: 8th Annual OWL Gala RSVP
Check out and bid on the silent auction online here: 8th Annual Gala Silent Auction

Google for Entrepreneurs partners with Denver's Galvanize for tech hub

Google for Entrepreneurs partners with Denver's Galvanize for tech hub: Google for Entrepreneurs, which offered a free day of training for budding entrepreneurs at Galvanize last month, has chosen the Denver startup campus for its Tech Hub Network.
The search giant created Google for Entrepreneurs to help “foster entrepreneurship in communities around the world.”

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How I Hire: 6 Ways I Find and Hire Hardworking Millennials | LinkedIn

How I Hire: 6 Ways I Find and Hire Hardworking Millennials | LinkedIn:

By Lesley Jane Seymour


Yes, I hear you complain about them every day: Those millennials, they ask about vacation time in the first interview! They get a bad cold and disappear for days! They want my job after a week in their job! “Who do these upstarts think they are,” you moan to me over every business lunch...
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FuturistSpeaker.com – A Study of Future Trends and Predictions by Futurist Thomas Frey » Blog Archive » Life as a Teenager in 1994, 2014, and 2034 – What a difference a generation makes! – Part 2

FuturistSpeaker.com – A Study of Future Trends and Predictions by Futurist Thomas Frey » Blog Archive » Life as a Teenager in 1994, 2014, and 2034 – What a difference a generation makes! – Part 2: Our teenage years have always been a time of great awkwardness, super hormones, and bad decision-making. But lately these years have moved even further down the path of supreme weirdness.
Puberty is now kicking in at an increasingly early age, yet because jobs are harder to come by, today’s adolescents are taking on adult roles far later.

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Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio completes his prison sentence

Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio completes his prison sentence

Teach kids programming

A collection of resources I’ve been gathering the best resources to teach children & teens programming — books, environments, apps, courseware and games.
These resources are meant for teachers and parents who want to have their children fall in love with computers and see the magic of programming.
I’m staying away from philosophical debates of whether kids should learn to program, when they should start and other such topics. I know this — I fell in love with computers in 3rd grade (a beautiful ZX Spectrum), and I want to share the joy of programming with others.
I’ve chosen in this list to be quite comprehensive in listing all resources — but also choosy to restricting this to things I found useful & of high quality.
I’ve also started this list with my own opinionated picks on what kind of material from the large list of resources may be suitable for children with different interests and at different points in their learning.
Sharing this broadly, do let me know what else I can add to this list.

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What Interviewers Wish They Could Tell Every Job Candidate | LinkedIn

What Interviewers Wish They Could Tell Every Job Candidate | LinkedIn: In the best interviews, job candidates say a lot and interviewers very little – after all, the interview is about the candidate, not the interviewer.
But there are a few things interviewers would like to tell job candidates well before the interview starts.

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Denver Startup Week 2013

Via CTA:

9/16/2013 to 9/21/2013 When: September 16 - 21, 2013 8:00 am - 10:00 pm M-F
Where: Downtown Denver Venues Denver, Colorado 80202 United States
Contact: Suzan Bond suzan@suzanbond.com

What is Denver Startup Week?

Denver Startup Week is a celebration of everything entrepreneurial in Denver. Denver has a rich history of entrepreneurship and this week long event will showcase Denver’s entrepreneurial community with an emphasis on technology, design, social entrepreneurship and business. The event is intended to unite the entrepreneurial community in Denver and will celebrate the great companies, innovation and ideas happening in the City and the people and inspiration behind them.

The week is focused on 5 tracks - Business, Design, Tech, Manufacturing, and Social Enterprise - and events includes sessions, presentations, panels, workshops, happy hours, social events, job fairs, and much more.

Our 2013 site is still in process. Check back for updates, or catch up with us on Twitter or Facebook. You can also check out our 2012 wrap-up video and archive site.

Why Denver Startup Week?

Denver has a thriving entrepreneurial community and is one of the best places in the U.S. to start, build and operate a business.

Inspired by the innovation and activity in Denver, Denver Startup Week is focused on three goals:

Enhance the sense of community amongst Denver entrepreneurs, with specific focus on Downtown Denver.

Highlight Denver as an entrepreneurial center on the local, regional, and national stage.

Provide education, inspiration, and networking events for the Denver entrepreneurial community.

How do I get involved?

We're actively looking for sponsors, presenters, volunteers, and more. If your company is interested in becoming a sponsor, please check out our sponsorship prospectus. We'll be issuing a formal call for sessions in mid-May.

Colorado Technology Association is a proud Title Sponsor for the second year in a row!  Join us at the McNichols building for Tech Cocktail and the Kickoff party.  

Register for Tech Cocktail Here

DSW Press Release from 8/15/2013

Special Congratulations to Ping Identity

I want to extend to a huge congratulations to Andre Durand and his team at Ping Identity.  I have seen this company grow from humble beginnings to become a true technology powerhouse.  This honor is very well deserved!

Tech startups, execs honored at CTA's Apex Awards

Sep 10, 2013, 8:15 pm  MDT

Tech startups, execs honored at CTA's Apex Awards

The Colorado Technology Associate honored local companies and members of the tech industry Tuesday night at the association's annual Apex Awards. The…

Colorado’s job growth above regional, national averages | Colorado Springs Business Journal

Colorado’s job growth above regional, national averages | Colorado Springs Business Journal: By Amy Gillentine

Colorado’s economy continues to add jobs at a higher rate than the rest of the Rocky Mountain states and the nation.

Colorado’s economy grew nearly 2 percentage points in August, from 54.8 to 56.5, according to the Goss Institute for Economic Research. The overall business conditions index, a mathematical average of new orders, production, employment, inventories and delivery lead time, is growing if the rate is above 50, which is neutral, Goss said.

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Four Areas Where Senior Leaders Should Focus Their Attention

by Peter Bregman  |  11:30 AM September 3, 2013

It was getting close to lunch time and the people seated around the table — the CEO and seven of his direct reports — were clearly getting antsy. But it wasn't because they were hungry. In fact, they'd been eating snacks all morning, mostly out of boredom.

The COO was at the front of the room, talking through slides projected on a screen. The conversation was primarily one way, with the COO explaining and, when necessary, defending his work.

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Broomfield's Level 3 cuts 700 jobs worldwide, including 150 in Colorado

Level 3 Communications is cutting 6.5 percent of its global workforce, or roughly 700 jobs, as the Broomfield-based Internet network operator works to trim costs and reach profitability for the first time in its 15 years as a publicly traded company.
The reduction in force will include about 150 positions in Colorado, where Level 3 employs 2,700. The company employs 10,600 worldwide.

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DigitalGlobe HQ moving to Broomfield, leaving Longmont in 2015

Aug 29, 2013, 5:29 pm  MDT

DigitalGlobe Inc., the satellite image company, plans to relocate its headquarters from Longmont to Broomfield in 2015, signing a letter of intent for…

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Kaiser Permanente opens new IT center - Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Kaiser Permanente opens new IT center - Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Local and national Kaiser Permanente executives joined officials from the Metro Denver business community on August 22, 2013 to celebrate the grand opening of the health care provider's new information technology (IT) center in Greenwood Village. Nearly 350 employees are now working at the new IT center and Kaiser Permanente is actively recruiting to fill an additional 95 new positions in 2013. By 2015, Kaiser Permanente anticipates that approximately 700 IT professionals will work at the new IT center.

The Kaiser Permanente IT center is located at 6560 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Some of the new positions currently being recruited include:

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Denver Startup Week

Denver Startup Week: Denver’s momentum is making headlines around the nation. To showcase Denver’s opportunities to the future work force and the world, Denver is hosting the second annual Denver Startup Week, September 16-21, 2013 and the event showcases the entrepreneurs, employees and the startup companies fueling innovation in Denver. Organized by the Downtown Denver Partnership, Colorado Technology Association, and the Denver community, Denver Startup Week is a platform to convene all those who are building startups, want to build startups and want to be involved in the community. With hundreds of activities and events over a period of six days, there is something for anyone who wants to engage in Denver’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The week includes workshops, mentor office hours, resource fairs, hack-a-thons, happy hours and more. Get involved and be a part of the community!

Google for Entrepreneurs comes to Colorado ahead of Denver Startup Week | TechKnow Bytes — The Denver Post

Google for Entrepreneurs comes to Colorado ahead of Denver Startup Week | TechKnow Bytes — The Denver Post: Google for Entrepreneurs, described as an umbrella effort of the search giant’s various programs to support startups, is coming to Denver.

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DBJ's 2013 Outstanding Women in Business winners on their 'aha' moment (Video) - Denver Business Journal

DBJ's 2013 Outstanding Women in Business winners on their 'aha' moment (Video) - Denver Business Journal: There comes a time in most successful careers when a person has an "aha" moment — that moment of clarity when a light shines brightly on a direction or an idea that changes the course of their future.

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OtterBox awarded $2 million in counterfeiting case | Today's News | Northern Colorado Business Report

OtterBox awarded $2 million in counterfeiting case | Today's News | Northern Colorado Business Report: FORT COLLINS - A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against S & P Trading Inc. and ordered the New York counterfeiter to pay OtterBox $2 million, Fort Collins' OtterBox said Tuesday.

RMLIPC announces 30 regional companies for 2013 lineup - Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

RMLIPC announces 30 regional companies for 2013 lineup - Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

The 2013 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference (RMLIPC) will bring 30 of the region's most innovative private and public life science companies together to present to a targeted audience of biotech, device, diagnostic and pharma investors and strategic partners. The conference is being held September 18-19 at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver.

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Forbes: Denver and Fort Collins great for business and careers - The Denver Post

Forbes: Denver and Fort Collins great for business and careers - The Denver Post: Forbes Magazine on Thursday announced its 15th annual ranking of Best Places for Business and Careers, and Denver and Fort Collins made the top 10 cities.
Denver was ranked sixth and Fort Collins seventh.

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Colorado's STEM Program

So, I had an opportunity to attend the CTA's Industry Breakfast this morning. The topic of discussion was the Governors’ STEM Action Plan. Being heavily vested in this topic, I was excited to attend this event and listen to Senator Mike Johnston and the Accenture Foundation’s Scott Fast as they discussed education reform and more specifically the STEM Action Plan. Although I am entirely convinced that the need for more STEM graduates is absolutely necessary, I was less than convinced that the government has an actionable plan to address these needs. It seems they might be putting the cart before the horse by asking for a significant tax increase this fall prior to having a detailed plan as to how we produce more STEM workers. Now in all fairness, the government might have a more detailed plan and simply did not have enough time to share during the breakfast, but I would certainly want to see the details of such a plan before I voted in favor of a 27% increase on the state income tax. I would be more in favor of a voucher plan that allowed the parents the option of enrolling children in STEM centric charter schools or private schools and allowing the free market greater participation in possible solutions. The biggest areas of improvement that I have recently seen in addressing the shortage of STEM workers have been generated in the free market. Technology schools such as the gSchool and RefactorU are popping up to meet the demand for more technology workers. These types of free market solutions are exactly what is needed in helping the workforce adapt to the needs of the 21st century. I appreciate the fact the government is concerned about a shortage of STEM workers, but I lack confidence in their ability to come up with viable, cost effective solutions.

Who have I helped today?

Sometimes it is important to occasionally step back and evaluate how well you are spending your time. I often catch myself using my busy schedule as an excuse as to why I neglect the really important things in life. What a poor excuse! My schedule is one of the few things I actually control. Willful or not, I deprive myself of the time I could use to help someone in need. Instead, I should keep my eyes wide open for opportunities to provide others with some assistance. Because at the end of the day, I should be comfortable asking myself "who have I helped today?" Helping others has the biggest ROI.