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27 January 2015

Christina continues to amaze.... 13 November 2014 APEX Conference, Designed for creative encounter and collaboration
1631_ 11/10/14 - We caught up with Erik Mitisek, CEO, Colorado Technology Association and he has exciting new developments to tell us, about the annual APEX Conference 2014. Erik points out that this is a reflection of leadership, culture and innovation that is moving us forward here in Colorado. Designed for creative encounters and collaboration, the APEX Conference (Nov. 20, 2014) is our industry’s opportunity to join together to celebrate successes, spark innovation, create connections, introduce productive disruption and discover opportunities. The conference is the evolution of more than 10 years of innovative thinking, engaging speakers, trend analysis and phenomenal energy. This year, CTA is celebrating our 20th anniversary during a special luncheon in conjunction with the APEX Conference. The luncheon is a fundraiser to support CTA's goal of fueling Colorado's economy, through technology and will be a separate, ticketed event with limited seating. The APEX Awards recognize Colorado’s technology excellence, highlighting remarkable leaders and innovators. Since 2001, the Colorado Technology Association has hosted this prestigious event bringing together the community and celebrating the exceptional people, companies and accomplishments of the year...listen for more...
RELATED LINKS: CTA APEX Conference 2014 (Nov 20) || APEX Conference Info || CTA 20th Anniversary Luncheon || Software Channel || KEYWORDS: Erik Mitisek, APEX Awards, Colorado Technology Association, CTA, Awards, Leadership, Culture, Innovation, Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement Award, > , bytes=5180084
LISTEN TO: Erik Mitisek, APEX Awards, Colorado Technology Association

13 November 2014 at 05:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

02 September 2014

Funding technology oriented companies Looking for companies that can have national or worldwide reach 1593_ 8/25/14  [Part 1 of 2]
- Larry interviewed David Brown, President, TechStars. They have grown so much over the past seven years and Larry was seeking an update. TechStars funds technology oriented companies, typically these are web-based or other software companies, but they’ve funded companies that don’t quite fit that mold as well. They are also looking for companies that can have national or worldwide reach. Specifically, they don’t fund biotechnology companies, restaurants, consultancies, or other local service oriented companies. "How much funding do Techstars companies receive?" You get $118,000 in seed investment upon acceptance into Techstars for 7-10% equity in your company. You also have access to great perks such as free hosting and services, sponsored meals, office space with the other teams, and more. There is immeasurable value in the connections and advice that you’ll receive when you start your company with...listen for more ...David's latest book is 'No Vision All Drive'...
RELATED LINKS: TechStars || TechStars Blog || No Vision All Drive || Entrepreneur Channel || KEYWORDS: David Brown, TechStars, Disney Accelerator, David Cohen, Brad Feld, Jared Polis, Nicole Glaros, Boulder CO, Entertainment, Walt Disney Company, Technology Startups, Europe, bytes=5892287
LISTEN TO: David Brown, President, TechStars

02 September 2014 at 05:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

14 August 2014

Celebrity status in the realm of... What do Leonard Nimoy, Krista Marks, Vinton Cerf, have in common
1600_ 8/11/14 - [archives/2010-09-27] ...Celebrity status in the realm of science and technology; business, commerce and community, creators, educators, visionaries, philanthropists, leaders, adventurous, courageous people! You will find them and many more stand-out-leaders from actor, astronaut, genius to outspoken critic. Visit the w3w3 Podcast Directory for a comprehensive collection of our most important business leaders over the past eleven years. You won't find all these celebrity interviews any place else. Ask Google: Mike Fries, Lucy Sanders, Ted Turner, Dan Caruso, Larissa Herda, Steve Bigari, Jim Crowe, Denise Brown, Ping Fu, Mark Endry, Kathleen Quinn Votaw, Heidi Roizen, Seth Levine, Jon Nordmark, Nancy Phillips, Stephanie Smeltzer McCoy, Donna Auguste, Sam Addoms, Helen Greiner, Roy Dimoff, Greg Maffei, Vinton Cerf, Guy Kawasaki, Jay Walker, Sam Pitroda, Rick Patch, Terry Gold, Michael Powell, Richard Truly, J.B. Holston, Holli Baumunk and 1000s of more interviews can be heard 24/7 at w3w3.com. We have been doing this since January 1999. Check it out...our Podcast Directory makes it easy...
RELATED LINKS: About w3w3.com || w3w3.com Sponsors || w3w3.com Blog || Podcast Directory || KEYWORDS: w3w3® Talk Radio, Leonard Nimoy, Krista Marks, Vinton Cerf, Mike Fries, Lucy Sanders, Ted Turner, Dan Caruso, Larissa Herda, Steve Bigari, Jim Crowe, Denise Brown, Ping Fu, Mark Endry, Kathleen Quinn Votaw, Heidi Roizen, Seth Levine, Jon Nordmark, Nancy Phillips, Stephanie Smeltzer McCoy, Donna Auguste, Sam Addoms, Helen Greiner, Roy Dimoff, Greg Maffei, Vinton Cerf, Guy Kawasaki, Jay Walker, Sam Pitroda, Rick Patch, Terry Gold, Michael Powell, Richard Truly, J.B. Holston, Holli Baumunk

14 August 2014 at 06:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

04 August 2014

Supporting business and technology in Colorado for 15 years...

Valuable Information @ Your Fingertips... Business Organizations:
Calendar of Events, Photos, Interviews and more
**8/5/2014 ACG Denver, David Liniger, ReMax 1593_ 8/4/14 - Some organizations have their own portal page on w3w3.com, or what we call a Channel. As a result, we help promote their events, cover the events, interview their key people and their keynote presenters, take pictures and post their photos on our website, add their stories on the w3w3.com podcast directory and the blog. Check out the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Denver Channel which is loaded with interviews, photos, text, variety of links, special and monthly events, and other specific information. ACG-Denver includes representatives from companies, private equity, finance, and professional service firms. ACG-Denver helps Colorado business owners and senior executives navigate the growth business community through valuable content; best-of-class resources; capital formation; and networking and connections with an influential community of executives growing companies locally, statewide and worldwide.
RELATED LINKS: ACG Denver || ACG Denver Channel || KEYWORDS: Association for Corporate Growth, ACG Denver, Business Channel, Colorado, Business Organizations, Events, Photos, Interviews

04 August 2014 at 10:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

17 July 2014

Getting these companies commercialized Building the system and getting the companies commercialized
1584_ 7/14/14 - EY Entrepreneur Finalist Jeff Pruitt is founding partner and CEO of Tallwave a venture development and venture capital firm. Jeff said they've connected a consulting firm, sleeves-rolled-up, hands-on, taking companies through the validation process, creating product / market fit and then actually commercializing companies on one side of the business - the venture capital on the other side. We have an $18 million seed fund. They work hand-in-hand on getting software-as-a-service and digital marketing companies through that crucial period of time where you're beyond concept but you're having to go commercialize something to get in the market. While venture capital is behind the success of so many companies, Jeff says, "It's more than capital - it is understanding the market. And, before you go and deploy capital, understanding where you're going to point your company; where the market is, how you're going to market it. But then early-enough-on, user interface, building the product, building the system, building the sales system and getting these companies commercialized - and that's a very crucial point. If you can get funded at the time they need funding but also able to deploy, getting the company into market, that timing really changes the ratio of successful companies..." Listen for more...
RELATED LINKS: Tallwave || EY Entrepreneur of the Year Program || EY 2014 Finalists || Economy Builders || 2013 Economy Builders || 2012 Economy Builders || Mastering Change || KEYWORDS: Jeffrey Pruitt, Tallwave, Venture Development, Venture Capital Firm, Commercialized, Ernst & Young Denver, Governor's Mansion, Entrepreneur of the Year, Finalists Reception, bytes=3552969
LISTEN TO: Jeffrey Pruitt, CEO, Tallwave

17 July 2014 at 05:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

02 July 2014

Continuing business growth at critical junctures

Technology and media and successful entrepreneurs 1575_ 6/30/14 - JB Holston has run a wide range of technology and media enterprises over the last two decades. He served as founding CEO for NewsGator (now Sitrion) from 2004 through 2012. We spoke to JB at the CTA Public Policy & Legislative Session Celebration where he updated us on his role at Sitrion and the exciting developments there. Next he slipped in a big piece of news for the entrepreneurial community in Colorado... Maybe you've heard of BEN Colorado, JB Holston is the executive director. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation has selected the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado (founded by Phil Weiser, Dean of the Law School at CU) to host its first expansion of its innovative Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network. Through a gift of $4 million, the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network in Colorado (BEN Colorado) will strengthen and grow the networks across the aerospace, bioscience, digital/technology, energy, and natural foods sectors. BEN Colorado will initially focus on the Boulder and Denver Metro Area regions. BEN Colorado will work with Master Entrepreneurs and Advisors to open up important networks of influence to a select number of companies on the verge of rapidly 'scaling up'. The goal is to extend, expand, and connect the networks of experience and expertise in and outside of Colorado. Be sure to listen to this interview and check out BEN Colorado..
RELATED LINKS: Sitrion || Colorado Technology Association BEN Colorado || Economy Builders || Mastering Change || KEYWORDS: JB Holston, Sitrion, NewsGator, BEN Colorado, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network, Entrepreneurs, Phil Weiser, University of Colorado Law School, Silicon Flatirons Center, bytes=4876228
LISTEN TO: JB Holston, Chairman Sitrion; Executive Director, BEN Colorado

02 July 2014 at 04:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

26 June 2014

Mountain Desert Region for Entrepreneurs...

Strategy is for amateurs, execution is for professionals 1569_ 6/23/14 - We are at the Mountain Desert Region EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists Reception at the Governor's Mansion here in Denver, Colorado, speaking with Dan Burns, CEO, Accuvant, an EY Finalist. Accuvant is a cyber security company otherwise known as information security company and security today affects everyone, not only companies and organizations, but people. So the awareness and seriousness of security is just absolutely huge these days. Our goal is to help enterprises protect their data, their information, your information from leaking out to the bad guys. We're a fairly large organization at this point, $700M in revenue, 37 offices across the U.S. and Canada and we're looking to grow this company to $2-3 Billion in the next three to five years. Advice for entrepreneurs: Dan always tells his leaders, "If your best interest is aligned with the success of the people around you, you're automatically going to be successful. So I focus on the success of the people around me and don't worry so much about my own personal success." Dan added, as an entrepreneur you would be best served by focusing 10% of your time on strategy and 90% of your time on execution."...Listen for more…
RELATED LINKS: ACCUVANT || EY Entrepreneur of the Year Program || EY 2014 Finalists || Economy Builders || Blog || KEYWORDS: Dan Burns, Accuvant, EY Entrepreneur of the Year Program, EY Mountain Desert Program, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Cyber Security, Information Security, bytes=3333959
LISTEN TO: Dan Burns, CEO, Accuvant - EY Finalist

26 June 2014 at 05:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

01 June 2014

College Degrees and How much must you save for retirement???

What is the Rate of Return on a College Degree?
FEI Colorado 5/19/14 - He explained how federal laws from the early 1800s shaped our current education system, our economy, and ultimately the role of the U.S. as a world leader. Dr. Stephan Jordan, President, MSU, highlighted current trends and shifts in the education arena. He provided statistics about teaching job skills versus teaching students critical thinking, and how higher education changes students, their families and the larger world around them. The audience left with an understanding of what a college or university is in today’s world and how to ensure that you match the right type of education with the needs of your employer and your family. Since taking the helm, President Jordan has led MSU Denver on a rapid trajectory toward becoming one of the preeminent public urban universities in the nation. Under his leadership, MSU Denver has achieved university status, launched its first master’s degree programs, experienced undergraduate enrollment increases at record levels, and seen plans for a new Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center and the Student Success Building come to fruition. Amid deep budget cuts, President Jordan has led nationally recognized initiatives to retool and reposition the University for the future. Dr. Jordan went into great detail what MSU was doing about Investing the Stimulus, Metropolitan State College of Denver uses federal funding to reposition itself for the future... Earlier, Alternative Investments: Why 60/40 Doesn’t Work Anymore was presented by: Chris Pelley, CIMCO
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