People are starting to catch on... Colorado has a little something special going on and is attracting some incredible talent to take part in the entrepreneurial community and a growing number of startup companies are setting up shop here. Welcome to Colorado where the startup scene is starting to turn heads outside state lines for example, Fast Company did a recent piece, "Why You Should Start a Company in... Boulder."
As the article highlights, Boulder's current entrepreneurial ecosystem boasts relocated second- and third-generation entrepreneurs like Kimbal Musk, who with his brother Elon (now CEO for Tesla), started and sold Zip2 and PayPal, and now runs real-time search engine OneRiot. One of Boulder's most recent entrepreneur transplants, Joe Stump, left a prestigious position at Digg to launch software firm SimpleGeo in Boulder.
...So yes, there are some exciting things happening in the town known for skiing and perhaps a layover here and there.
Having been born and raised in Colorado, I couldn't be more excited to play a small part in promoting the talent, ideas and concepts that are coming out of our town. To that end, I have joined a team that will unveil a new video podcast network and more specifically a show called NextCast. This show will highlight some of the talent, influencers and companies in the startup scene. Some of our initial episodes will include conversations with OneRiot, BlogFrog and SimpleGeo founders. Stay tuned for links and show information.
Congrats Colorado!
