A week filled with important events, beginning with CU Tech Transfer and the Boulder Innovation Center: Technology Entrepreneurship Luncheon and then on to the Entrepreneurial Mash Up: Where you were immediately inducted into a Rock Band, recognized Brad Feld with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and much more fun and networking. But that was just the beginning: We had the Feld-Weiser One-on-One (video below); then Entrepreneurs Unplugged with Glenn Jones; next, Putting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Perspective conference with keynote address by Governor Bill Ritter; the CU New Venture Challenge Finals and you can keep going this week with the April Entrepreneurs Unplugged... PHOTOS on the Events Page
Brad Feld and Phil Weiser One-on-One: Feld on The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem from Andrew on Vimeo.
649_ Association for Corporate Growth, Denver brings in founder of Travelocity At the 7th Annual Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference Larry sat down with Terrell (Terry) Jones, founder of Travilocity.com to discuss success in turbulent times. Terry understands dealing with unprecedented change and what has to be done to be successful. During the interview he focused on three things, 1) dealing with change and the speed of change; 2) how important innovation is, particularly in large companies. Travelocity began within American Airlines, which is a little rare, ideas don't always flourish in big companies. 3) and then he talked about building digital relationships with your customers. It's not that face-to-face is going away, but if we don't understand that digital connection with the customer, we're not going to have that customer anymore. Terry said, "Travelocity went through unprecedented change in a very short period of time. The Internet is sort of like Darwinism on steroids - everything happens so quickly. We went from 10% commission on our tickets over three years to zero from the airlines - our entire revenue stream was cut out, we had to revolutionize the company." Listen for more sage advice. Related Links: Essential Ideas || KAYAK || ACG Denver || M&A Channel || PodCasting Directory || Keywords: Terrell Jones. Terry, Kayak, Essential Ideas, Association
for Corporate Growth, Denver, ACG, Travelocity, Kayak, Change > Channel:ACG Bytes= 66166401 > 4.13.09 LISTEN
647_ Winning partnership of a computer scientist and a cardiologist David Allen, CU Associate Vice President for Technology Transfer said, "Collaborative cardiac imaging research with a computer scientist and a cardiologist." is what led to winning the University of Colorado's Technology Transfer 'Inventors of the Year, UC Denver' award for Drs. John Carroll and James Chen." Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States and in the State of Colorado. Among cardiovascular diseases, the only type that is increasing in number and relative percentage is heart failure. By integrating research and the training of scientists and physicians specializing in heart muscle disease and heart failure, the Institute allows a more efficient and creative approach to the training of future scientists and physicians while markedly enhancing the potential for securing program grants and the ability to integrate training program and research. Larry talked with them on a number of topics including funding and its challenges during these economic times. Their overall scientific goal is to derive a complete understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the development and progression of human myocardial failure and to produce new diagnostic treatment modalities. We need more winning research like theirs. Related Links: University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center,
Div. of Cardiology || CU TTO Home Page || CUTTO Award Photos || Tech Transfer Channel || w3w3.com Blog || Keywords: Dr John Carroll, Dr James Chen, Cardiac Imaging, University of
Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center, David Allen, CU TTO, Tech Transfer Channel:CUTTO Bytes= 11751030 > 4.13.09 LISTEN
648_ Overarching concerns over privacy and how to maintain data records Internationally there is the whole problem with harmony and privacy laws - how do we share that information properly while maintaining privacy. And when you outsource a function to another country, what impact does that have on the data they're working with? And of course, ethics is the gray area between legality and morality. But, amazingly, there are some common grounds of harmonization and we focus on the grounds of commonality and go from there. Terry Morreale, producer and director of the Women in IT Channel and senior engineer at Applied Trust talked with Betty Pierce, President, Secure Network Systems about this important issue and other concerns and solutions. "Secure Network Systems was formed here in Colorado, and it's actually been making a lot of inroads nationally with regard to certifications by different federal agencies for what's called "Phipps 201" or the convergence area. We've also worked for the transportation worker identification credential system, Maritime Port - basically the convergence of logical and physical security with identity. Then the overarching concerns over privacy and how to maintain data records so they aren't used for nefarious or incorrect purposes." Listen for more... Related Links: Secure Network Systems || Ethics Work Group || Applied Trust || Women in IT || Find It Page || Keywords: Betty Pierce, Secure Network Systems, Terry Morreale,
Applied Trust, ATE, Ethics, Privacy Laws, Information Technology Security Channel:WiIT Bytes= 16593087 > 4.13.09 LISTEN
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654_It's IP TV and there are several ways for you to interact! Colorado Rising, a new media interactive TV channel, is focusing on our strengths. w3w3tv.com is mobilizing organizations in Colorado to support businesses, government and education for the good of all. Click " Live Web cast Link" below to watch and listen online. Skype in you can call or video in - Chat on line, watch and get involved....
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Keywords: Kathleen Quinn Votaw, Talent Trust, ACT, Corporate Growth, Denver, Lu Cordova, md-it, Federal Reserve, Raymond Hutchins, SimGame Exchange, Dave O'Brien, Kevin Johansen, The Business Catapult, Colorado Capital Conference, Broadband Video,
Colorado Rising, Web TV, Entrepreneurs, Economy Builders, Interactive Business TV Show > Channel:Colorado Rising
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The reinvented web is a more social, more connected place Lucy Sanders, CEO and Founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology and NCWIT founding board member, along with Larry Nelson interview Mena Trott, Co-Founder, President, Six Apart. Mena has been involved in the weblogging space since she began publishing to her own weblog, dollarshort.org, in early 2001. She speaks regularly at industry conferences. Mena can be found writing about weblogging and Six Apart at Mena's Corner. Mena pointed out, "At Six Apart, we provide the tools that have helped reinvent the web as a more social, more connected place full of distinct voices and lively conversations. In just a few years, millions of bloggers have dramatically changed the face of media, communications and society. We believe in the power of blogging, and that's why we make the most powerful and expressive platforms and services available: Movable Type, TypePad, Vox, Blogs.com and TypePad AntiSpam." Six Apart and its famous products Movable Type and TypePad helped pioneer the blog category and move blogging into the mainstream. Since 2001, it has enabled millions of individuals, media companies and enterprises to create blogs and form rich, interactive communities. Six Apart powers conversations among passionate people and leading organizations around the globe. Listen for more...
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Keywords: Mena Trott, Six Apart, Lucy Sanders, Movable Type, TypePad, Vox,
Blogs, AntiSpam, Entrepreneurs, National Center for Women & Information Technology, NCWIT Heroes > Channel:NCWIT
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Doing Business in Mexico can be very profitable...if done right
Starting a business in Mexico can easily take two plus months just to get the doors open. If you are going to start doing business in Mexico through an M&A it's a great deal trickier. Troy Braegger of Holme Roberts & Owen discussed the ins and outs with Daniel del Rio (Abogado) of Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. in Mexico City. They focused a great deal on the cultural differences and then went on to a macro overview of Mexico going back to the beginning of NAFTA and up through the economic challenges in 2008-09. In Daniel's presentation at the HRO offices in downtown Denver, he outlined the top M&A considerations: Historical background of M&A in Mexico; Necessary transitions; The challenges & trends; The difficulties of regulations, current business trends; Key sectors; Decision making and negotiations; Understanding client's needs; a different time pace; Power of Attorney challenges; The power of attorney differences are one example out of many that if understood and handled properly can make a significant difference in becoming a profitable center. Legally speaking there is so much more, listen now.
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Keywords: Troy Braegger, Daniel del Rio, Holme Roberts & Owen, Basham,
Ringe y Correa, Mexico, M&A, Power of Attorney, Client Needs, HRO - Channel:Law Bytes= 11793870 > 4.20.09
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651_ Commitment, passion and fun are drivers for a successful business Judi Sheppard Missett, founder of Jazzercise was the opening keynote speaker for the annual Rocky Mountain ACG Conference, 2009. Jazzercise, is the world’s largest dance fitness program. Judy explained, "Jazzercise is the only dance fitness program that’s international, that’s global, and it is a fusion of several things actually, of jazz dance, movements that are simple and easy to follow – anyone can do them, but in addition to those movements is the cardio workout that that includes. We also do muscle strengthening, we work through movements that involve Yoga and Pilates and it is really an all encompassing program because we realize that time is very important to people today, so in 60 minutes you can come into one of our classes and get a little bit of everything. This is our 40th Anniversary year; I started in Chicago in October of 1969." Pat asked, "You mentioned innovation and certainly that is important to any entrepreneur. How did you come up with the idea?" She replied, "I was going to Northwestern University and I was a working professional in the theatre as I had from the age of 14. I was also teaching for a professional dance studio, and I was doing it as though the people in class were going to go on and become professional dancers when in fact, that wasn’t their intent. They would come and go thru the class and not stay. So I interviewed a bunch of them. They said they loved the class...listen for more...
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Keywords: Judi Sheppard Missett, Jazzercise, Rocky Mountain ACG Corporate
Growth Conference, Franchise, Fitness Program, Commitment, Entrepreneurs - Channel: ACG Bytes= 9129381 > 4.20.09
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