PART 1: Mini-roast while Passing the Baton at Silicon Flatirons
Ray Gifford - Silicon Flatirons Senior Adjunct Fellow and Advisory Board Chair and Partner, Kamlet, LLP was the moderator. Ray was then joined by David Getches, Dean University of Colorado School of Law.

As Silicon Flatirons Center closes out this program year, they are moving on to a new chapter where founder, Phil Weiser, heads off to the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division and the new "Killer application", Dale Hatfield, steps into the role of Executive Director. At this Passing of the Baton Ceremony, the evening was spent in recognition of Phil Weiser's 10 years of dedicated service and to welcome Dale Hatfield's leadership. The program opened with welcome remarks from Travis Mitchell, Board President, Communications Technology Professionals. This was an evening of poking fun and covering a great sense of loss while welcoming Dale Hatfield... - 11109985 bytes - 6/22/09 LISTEN

681_ The roast continues as two of Phil's colleagues turn up the heat
PART 2: Brad Bernthal - Silicon Flatirons Entrepreneurship Initiative Director and Associate Clinical Professor of Law got us all laughing. Brad was followed by Paul Ohm - Silicon Flatirons IT/IP Initiative Director and Associate Professor of Law continued the fun. 11174768 bytes - 6/22/09 LISTEN

681_ Then two admirers tried to put a ball and chain around Phil's leg
PART 3: With a little shift in gears Sue Wyman - Silicon Flatirons Executive Communications Advisory Board Chair and President of Jivaro Group and JivaroCXO was followed by Anna Noschese - Silicon Flatirons Program Director had fun but they focused on getting Phil back in a couple years.
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681_ The fun evening was topped off with an exchange between Weiser and Hatfield
The FINALE : Dale Hatfield - Silicon Flatirons Executive Director had talked about retiring but the baton he was handed doesn't allow for that. Phil Weiser - Silicon Flatirons Founder had a great time as he was joined by his lovely wife and daughter along with 100s of friends.
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Even More Photos Now... 675_ Event Photos around the Business & Technology Community
Ernst and Young - Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Dinner & Awards, HRO Summer Comfort, Applied Trust - Top of the Summer Season, CSIA: Apex Awards - RVC: The Entrepreneurial Frontier - Bard Center: Business Plan Competition - SFC: Feld-Weiser One-on-One - ACG Denver Speaker: Roy Dimoff Viawest - Ernst & Young: Entrepreneur Finalists - CORE: Distinguished Speakers Series - BCBR: Mercury 100 - RVC: Colorado Capital Conference - NCWIT: Conference at Google - NCWIT: Symonds Innovator Award - ACG: Speaker, Thomas Richards, Qwest - And many more. Click on album cover to view the entire album ...click to enlarge...or view as a slide show. Click here to view: - 6/15/09

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677_ It’s IP TV. Listen and watch the four interviews listed below. We archive all interviews for anytime viewing on the Colorado Rising / w3w3 TV Channel. And, BTW, if you have any entrepreneurial interview ideas, contact us.

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2:00 Melodie Reagan: Auromira, Career Challenges
2:15 Dave Drach: Microsoft, Emerging Business
2:30 Michael Webb: Michael Moto, Going International
2:45 Bart Taylor: ColoradoBIZ Mag, Changing Media

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686_ Letting go of space in order to create more independence and activity
Meet Dr. Sara Honn Qualls, CU TTO New Inventor of the Year, Colorado Springs. Her research interests focus on family development in later life and clinical interventions; also the development of neurological wellness and assessment tools for elderly care management. Not a moment too soon as statistics from the national insurance commission reveals that by 2012 one new baby boomer will reach age 65 every nine seconds. "As we age in our society, of course more and more of us are living longer, we are living in very long term relationships. How families navigate those changes is interesting..." and this has lead Sara to a further interest in the very robust challenges faced by families in which a member has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. "Those families really are America's heroes. They face amazing challenges and they ante up remarkable resources and energy, and we need to figure out ways to support them." That has lead Sara to her third interest which is housing context in particular. "What do people look for when they move into a housing campus, including independent apartments or assisted living, what do they need and how can we best support them so they can actually upsize their life - letting go of space in order to create more independence and activity?" Here we have the lady working on the answers we will all need as time goes forward.
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685_ TechStars alum joins the Entrepreneurial Toolbox Series
Emily Olson is a TechStars alum and for people who've listened to our Entrepreneurial Toolbox Interview series you've heard David Cohen talk about TechStars a wonderful program here in Boulder to help budding entrepreneurs. Emily is a cofounder, Foodzie, an online market place where you can discover and buy foods from all kinds of passionate food producers and growers. Business Week named Emily and the three cofounders some of the most promising entrepreneurs in tech. "We're growing a lot." says Emily, Right now, people want farms local to them and to have more sources for that. So that's where Foodzie is focusing, helping the growers market and the people to find what they're looking for and using the tools we've developed to do that. When asked what Emily like about technology in the food industry she had a long list of great points.. Small producers have a hard time getting into the big stores, the Internet provides unlimited shelf space without the brick and mortar; you can get to know the grower - something never possible in a store and the videos and social media bring so much more information to the buyer. There's more...
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684_ Some say we are facing a moral as well as financial crisis
Richard Eidlin, Founder, the Progress Group, a consulting firm and Christine Marquez-Hudson, CEO/Exec. Dir. Mi Casa Resource Center were interviewed by Larry at the Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver. They were talking about collaboration while looking at the role of social entrepreneurs in the greater Denver community focusing particularly on low to moderate income people who are aspiring business people and wish to have a social mission attached to the business activity they're involved in. Christine says the mission of Mi Casa is to advance the economic success of Latino families, ("..we work with all other groups, but the Latino community is our focus") Mi Casa has been involved in business development for almost 25 years. They offer a 13 week program [in English and Spanish], that helps new and aspiring entrepreneurs start their business, including connecting with lenders. Mi Casa's interest is in helping these new entrepreneurs to think about incorporating social issues into their new businesses as well as strategies to be environmentally friendly. The Progress Group is sponsoring 'The Responsible Economy Roundtable' on July 9 at the Mi Casa Resource Center. Speakers include André Pettigrew, Executive Director, Office of Economic Development, City and County of Denver, Steve Murchie from the Keiretsu Forum and others...
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