Austin is such a beautiful and unique city all in itself. I can understand why 150 people move to Austin everyday, even after just being there for a couple of days! Our first visit was at ATI with Mitch Jacobson. ATI is essentially an incubator for the University of Texas. There are 3 areas of […]
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Austin Flex Time!
My favorite activity out of the Austin trip was the SXSW Create event. It showcased how “Tomorrow happens here” as Sean Branagan would put it. There were a lot of hands on activities, allowing people to understand their mission or what they do first hand. I got to see 3D printers, virtual reality devices, and […]
Capital Factory!
On March 13th, we visited one of the coolest co-working spaces so far (in my opinion): the Capital Factory. From inside, there is a beautiful view of the capitol and downtown Austin and 46,000 sq. ft. full of entrepreneurs (on two floors: 16th and 5th floors). There are 3 components to the Capital Factory: the […]
Bolder Boulder!!
Our first day in Boulder, we visited the Chamber of Commerce, which is involved in economic development and plays a role in the startup community. The Chamber of Commerce understands that they have to change or evolve if they want to engage the startup community and find new ways to deliver their services (e.g. the […]
Techstars Boulder
On March 10th, we visited Dave Cohen [ Twitter ] at Techstars. He gave us a lot of insight into why the founders chose Boulder and why he decided to stay. Techstars started in Boulder in 2007 and is a mentor-driven approach for an accelerator. This is a very highly selective program, with only a […]