258 Filling Huge Holes in the Traditional Hi-tech Startup Model
There are common and critical things that are overlooked when starting a new business. The founders of TechStars suggest that stealth modes are out and stress tests are in. Brad Feld, investor in many innovative high-tech companies, is always interested in new investment ideas. Brad and Jared Polis have joined David Cohen and David Brown, co-founders of Zoll Data Systems in their newest venture,TechStars which will provide angel funding and mentoring to young entrepreneurs.
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Keywords: TechStars, Startup, David Cohen, David Brown, Zoll Data Systems, Brad Feld, Jared Polis
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257 Building the Spirit of Change, Creativity and Innovation
Escalating worldwide competition for resources, such as energy and water, and related environmental issues are creating substantial demand and opportunities for innovation, new technologies, and new ventures to serve existing and emerging markets. Paul Jerde, Executive Director of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, Leeds School of Business, CU Boulder, points out that's exactly why they are involved with and tackling this important economic sustainability issue. Related Links: Cleantech Innovation Challenge || Partner Spotlight || 2007 Sustainable Opportunities Summit || CORE Home Page ||
Keywords: Deming Center, Entrepreneurship, Paul Jerde, CU Boulder, Sustainability, Innovation
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256 First Family of Health: Launched 52 Years Ago
Vitamin Cottage rides health-conscious wave. When Margaret Isely began going door-to-door in a business that would become Vitamin Cottage, it was 1955 and the benefits of natural foods and supplements were largely unknown to consumers. So Isely, who had embraced vitamins and natural remedies to treat her own health woes, typically would loan out books on the subject and return to the houses later to discuss the reading materials and take orders for vitamins. Related Links: Family of Health || w3w3.com Blog || Event Photos || Colorado BIZ Today || Keywords: Colorado Business Magazine, COBIZ, Colorado, Stephen Titus, Builders, Home Buyer
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255 CUTTO Awards UCDHSC Inventor of the Year
Dr. Robin Shandas was presented with the Inventor of the Year Award for the CU at Denver and Health Sciences Center. The University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office held its 5th Annual Awards event on January 24. Dr. Shandas also recently awarded a multi-million dollar grant from the National Institutes Health. He will lead the development of 200 patient-specific computer models that will be used to help refine diagnosis and improvement treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children. Listen in his own words.
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254 Profits and Social Responsibility Become Partners 
Money motivates and now many are hopping on the bandwagon with an added push from customer demands. The 'buzz word' that has the attention of everyone in Colorado interested in economic development is 'sustainability'. Do you know what the CORE criterion is for being considered a sustainable organization? Sustainability includes being socially responsible, recycling, community support, thinking green and yes... PROFITS.Bud McGrath, executive director and Richard Eidlin board member of CORE explain what we should all know. Related Links: 2007 Sustainable Opportunities Summit || CEC Conscious Economy Channel || Riding on the Wind || CORE Home Page || Cleantech Innovation Challenge || Renewable Energy Channel || Keywords: Sustainability, CORE, Cleantech, Sustainable Opportunities Summit, Bud McGrath, Richard Eidlin, Economic Development > Bytes 5825622 LISTEN 2/5/2007
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253 Globalizing IT Functions in Broomfield, Colorado 
Environmental engineering and consulting firms working and developing internationally face many interesting challenges. With globalized IT functions in the UK, New Zealand, India and in many cities around the US, time-zone differences and cultural differences are all part of the daily routine points out Linda Lannen, Director of iNet Global Strategy & Architecture for MWH Global. Terry Morreale, Producer of the Women in IT Channel reveals some interesting details. Related Links: Women in IT || MWH Global || Barking Seal Newsletter || Applied Trust Home || Keywords: Terry Morreale, Linda Lannen, IT Functions, Applied Trust, Women in IT, Globalization > Bytes 5379033 LISTEN 2/5/2007
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252 Down-home Reality, Slower Sales and Opportunities
On the very day an economist told a Denver audience the national housing market "is correcting in a very orderly manner," D.R. Horton Inc., a national home builder that lists 48 communities it serves in Colorado, announced a 23 percent decline in orders nationally and in its western division, which includes Colorado. On the home builder’s Colorado website, the company offers home buyer incentives ranging from $40,000 to $80,000 per housing unit. . Related Links: Down-home Reality || w3w3.com Blog || Event Photos || Colorado BIZ Today || Keywords: Colorado Business Magazine, COBIZ, Colorado, Stephen Titus, Builders, Home Buyer > Read More 2/5/07
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251 New Inventor of the Year Awarded by CUTTO 
Dr. James Goodrich was presented with the New Inventor of the Year Award for the CU Boulder campus. The University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office held its 5th Annual Awards event on January 24. It was attended by over 200 local business leaders and faculty inventors. After a presentation from Myogen founders Dr. Michael Bristow and Dr. J. William Freytag, awards were presented to inventors, companies, and others who demonstrate best practices in technology transfer. Dr. Goodrich's work is leading-edge and will save lives. Related Links: CUTTO Winners || CU Tech Transfer Office || BioScience Channel || PodCasting Directory || Keywords: Technology Transfer, CU, University of Colorado, Dr. James Goodrich, Gene Expression, RNA
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