Technology companies have a diversity problem. The number of women in tech has been steadily declining since the 1980s. Only recently at Colorado State University, has the number of women enrolled in Computer Science increased from 7% in 2013 to 11.3% in 2016. As still the only woman programmer on my software development team 13 […]
Mike Baron is an Eisner award-winning author right in our own back yard. If you’re a fan of The Punisher and Star Wars, Mike is someone you’re gonna want to get to know. His insights into the business side of writing are both timely and carry the weight of years of doing the work. Mike’s […]
Nikki Lachar and Tina Todd, co-founders of simplyHR, are shaking up the world of sexual harassment training. Crowdfunding Define The Line, their comic book-based team training tool, to the tune of $10,000, the comic book is taking root nationwide. Nikki’s panels are: Define the Line: How to create civility in the workplace on Monday February […]
Franklin Taggart is a creative coach, podcaster, advisor for the Loveland Business Development Center, and he’s one heck of a musician. He’ll be presenting 3 panels at Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins: Podcasting for Marketing, Sales and Customer Service on Tuesday, February 26th, 2:00pm-2:45pm @ The Innosphere, 5 Online Income Opportunities for Creative Businesses on […]
Having grown up in Fort Collins, I didn’t have much opportunity to interact with diverse cultures or mindsets. The city we know today is a mecca of diversity by comparison! Now, when interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds, I consciously stay open to things “outside my comfort zone”, remaining mindful of thoughts and inner […]
Once, on my way back to Scotland to finish my degree after spending the summer with my family in Fort Collins, I stopped at an arthouse cinema in London to see “Mirror” by the Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. At first, things didn’t look so good. There were three people in the audience and my jet […]
Since I was a pasty, awkward middle schooler I’ve been writing computer code. Much of my coding time is spent fixing my own silly bugs, but a couple of magical coding moments standout: When I accessed my hideous, lets animate-all-the-gifs AOL-hosted homepage on a middle school computer. Character-by-character, copying Tetris onto my TI-85 calculator from […]
Whatever pulls you into the startup space, you’ll inevitably find yourself face-to-face with one of the toughest requirements for your venture’s success: cold, hard sales.
At Sunshower.io, we talk to a lot of people about their cloud infrastructure usage. In our professional lives, we’ve dealt with the confusion caused by different cloud vendors, including confounding billing methods, lack of insight into the infrastructure you’ve built, and just throwing hardware and money at the current problem and hoping it’ll fix it. […]
Peggy Lyle, the Director for the Downtown Fort Collins Creative District, is one of the foremost advocates for treating artists like the entrepreneurs they are. She’s got her finger located directly on the pulse of our growing creative community. You can check out Peggy’s panel Sharing Your Personal Culture: Where Dance and Music Intersect on […]
A creative community is composed of ALL KINDS of awesome entrepreneurs – and Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins brings together the best of the best. Today’s blog post/podcast features Sari Kimbell, Food Business Expert. You can check out Sari’s panels below: Overwhelmed by E-Commerce? Find Your Platform on Tuesday February 26th, 9:15am-11:00am @ Downtown Artery […]
Think Big Go Far – Startup FoCo Podcast Episode 05 Notes Podcasting from Fort Collins Colorado, this is the StartupFoCo podcast episode 5. I am your host Vanessa Pagan, gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins. In this pre-event episode, we have 8 guests who remind us to think bigger and go further. […]
Do The Work – Startup FoCo Podcast Episode 04 Notes Podcasting from Fort Collins Colorado, this is the Startup FoCo podcast episode 04. I am your host Vanessa Pagan, gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins. In this pre-event episode, we have 8 guests who remind us to do the work. From […]
Podcast Episode 03 – Founders & Food Episode Notes Podcasting from Fort Collins Colorado, this is the Startup FoCo Podcast episode 3. I am your host Vanessa Pagan, gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins. In this pre-event episode, we have 8 guests who are from the Founders and Food communities of […]
Last week we posted information to help you prepare for parking at Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins. Today we want to orient you to the easiest way to get around during Startup Week. Once again attendees have the option to ditch their cars and hop on the free BFB Shuttle that will travel between venues. There […]
You may already be counting the days to Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins — a free, 5-day celebration of ideas, ingenuity and collaboration. Adding to this year’s excitement is Create Places ARTup Week, a brand new companion celebration of creative people building up the creative industries, creative environment, and creative community. Get to know a […]
StartupFoCo Podcast Episode 02 – Artup Week and Music Tracks Podcasting from Fort Collins Colorado, this is the StartupFoCo podcast episode 2. I am your host Vanessa Pagan, gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins. In this pre-event episode, we have 6 guests from the Artup Week and Music tracks of Fort […]
You Say You Want a Revolution with Charisse Bowen In this inaugural episode, we have an in-depth conversation on what Revolution means with Charisse Bowen. We go into the lasting message in the lyrics from the Beatle’s song from 1968, Revolution that apply to current events happening today and how we can make change happen […]
Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins is right around the corner and with multiple venues on the docket we don’t want parking and transportation to be a challenge. Check out this quick list of where to park (and where not to park) when traveling between locations. We also have information about public transportation and Fort Collins […]
Today, we have an interview with Lu Cordova, the head of Techstars Foundation. Lu will be keynoting the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins Wednesday, Feb 28th at 9am at the Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for Creativity. She will be talking about what it’s like leading a global nonprofit fostering diversity in entrepreneurship. In […]
