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Our next meeting is on Tuesday, September 14th.
The Tuesday, Sept 14th meeting of the Rocky Mountain Internet Users Group (RMIUG) will discuss "Tech Startup: Now?"
In May, Boulder received some terrific press in the New York Time for
its startup activity. The article detailed what many of us have known:
the combination of environment, talent, and (some) money has made
Boulder one of the tech startup hotbeds in the United States. Coffee
clubs, Meetups (New Tech), Tech Start Up "Summer Camp" (TechStars),
Free Law Clinics, an inviting and welcoming culture have created an
ecosystem where talent comes, literally, from all over the country to
make their tech dreams into reality.
Most importantly is that venture funding has found Boulder. In
addition to local VCs such as the Foundry group, VCs from New York and
Silicon Valley have invested money in Colorado startups. In the first
three months of the 2010, 11 Boulder startups raised a total of $57
million, one of the best in the country.
All of this is happening during a time where unemployment, nationally,
is near 10%, and economic growth is anemic, at best. Logic would
dictate this is a terrible time to dive into a startup: With very
little money and even greater uncertainty the conditions are poor to
make your idea into a reality.
But is it a bad time? Some would argue that it may be the best
time to get involved in a tech startup. Companies such as Google,
Microsoft, and HP all started during recessions.
During the next meeting, we will explore this topic in greater detail including:
The ingredients to making a startup
How to find funding in a down economy
How to find a job in a startup
At our next RMIUG meeting we will bring in one of the foremost startup experts in our region:
Brian Tsuchiya (brian@StartupGuru.com)
is the founder of StartUp Guru, a startup consulting firm that provides
creative solutions to guide entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams.
Their services range from fund-raising workshops, consulting and
coaching, and includes structured mentored group programs. Brian
started his entrepreneurial journey 18 years ago and has since launched
ten startups. Startup Guru is the culmination of this extraordinary
journey.
Links:
StartupGuru: http://startupguru.com
Boulder, Colo., a Magnet for High-Tech Start-Ups: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/business/14boulder.html
The meeting is Tuesday, September 14th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm (with
optional 6:30 pm start for refreshments and informal networking). The
meeting will be held at The National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) at 1850 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder. To get to NCAR from the
Boulder Turnpike (US 36) or Broadway (US 93), take Table Mesa Drive
west towards the mountains for approximately 2.5 miles into the
foothills. NCAR is at the top of the hill. For door-to-door driving
directions, go to MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/),
click on Driving Directions, enter your starting address, NCAR's
address, and voila! Park in the NCAR lot, go in the main door, and ask
the guard to point you to meeting, which is held in the main
auditorium, right off the lobby. The meeting is free and open to the
public, but we may pass the hat to help defray expenses.
Our meeting location seats about 120 people. That is usually enough
room to accommodate all attendees, but it's impossible for us to
predict how many people will show up for any given meeting. Seating is
always on a first-come, first serve basis, and in the event of more
attendees than seats, we won't be able to admit additional people into
the auditorium after all seats are filled.
Thanks to our three sponsors who help make RMIUG meetings happen:
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Applied Trust Engineering (http://www.appliedtrust.com/) -- an IT security and network/systems infrastructure consulting services company sponsors the refreshments.
ONEWARE (http://www.oneware.com) -- a Colorado-based software company that provides semi-custom web-based applications, sponsors the RMIUG meeting minutes.
Copy Diva (http://www.copydiva.com)
which provides marketing project management, marketing communications
consulting, and web content development is the AV sponsor for RMIUG.
Consultants and companies are invited to bring Internet-related Product
information, brochures, and business cards which will be displayed on
an information table.
There are email mailing lists set up for this group. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see http://www.rmiug.org/maillist.html. You can also reach the RMIUG "Executive" Committee at rmiug-comm@rmiug.org. Our web site is at http://www.rmiug.org/
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Please note that RMIUG is hosted at NCAR and we are their guests. NCAR
has security regulations in effect that we must follow in order to use
the facility. If any RMIUG attendee is unwilling to follow these simple
regulations, I would ask that he or she not attend and instead read the
minutes after the meeting.
Here are the NCAR security policies that must be followed:
1. No weapons.
2. Must sign in at front desk and provide name.
3. Cooperate with security folks including providing ID if requested.
4. We are guests of NCAR so cooperation and courtesy are expected when dealing with NCAR staff.
If there are any questions or concerns with this policy, please contact me directly.
Thanks, Josh Zapin (josh@rmiug.org).
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