A Startup Movie: Never Mind the Valley, Here's Boulder
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It's no secret that we at ReadWriteWeb have a lot of love for startups that make their homes outside Silicon Valley and the Bay Area.
We've decided to make a few videos spotlighting some unique, unexpected locations where startups thrive, where tech scenes are vibrant, where cooperation outstrips competition, and where creativity runs rampant. One of the first cities we'd like to introduce you to is home to between 150 and 170 startups as well as a thriving entrepreneurial and creative community. Welcome to Boulder, Colorado.
With the startup accelerator program at TechStars acting as a lightning rod, this area has grown from an earthy university town to a true hotbed of innovation. In certain parts of downtown, you can't throw a rock without hitting some startup's offices, and I could barely walk three blocks without bumping into at least one entrepreneur, developer, or designer working at a company such as Threadless or AOL.
We interviewed a couple of local startup advisors and one startup team about the culture and community in Boulder. Watch and listen to what they have to say; there are more than a few reasons tech-minded residents love this gorgeous mountain town.
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Nice work Jolie.
Great work, Jolie! There is so much happening outside The Valley and I'm glad to see other cities and start-ups getting recognition from you and RWW.
Maybe we'll see a Nashville movie... :)
Cheers!
Travis
Very good. Gives a nice sense of Boulder's atmosphere and what it takes to make a start-up friendly city.
Can't wait to see you do a piece on the Philly tech scene! :)
Excellent piece Jolie. You captured the key entrepreneurial element of Boulder, which is cooperative environment about what we can achieve collectively. You get out of it what you put into it. It's a phenomenal community for creativity.
I love this - makes me immensely proud to live in Boulder.
And Micah's not kidding about the Cup and the Laughing Goat - they're both perpetually packed with startup peeps.
I said it on the Vimeo page, but it's worth repeating. This is a phenomenal video, Jolie. Very nicely done. Watching what they've accomplished in Boulder gives me hope for Toledo.
And dont forget folks: one word: flatirons!!!
Great video Jolie, its awesome!
Julie works fine. You seize a key factor in Boulder Venture, which is an environment of cooperation to achieve our collective. You out of it you put it. This is an amazing creative community
It's stories like this that help me see that I am right where I need to be. The best work is coming from freelancers and start ups that see value in innovation and quality. It's cool to see it happening all over the country. Nice work!
This made me tear up and proud to be here in Boulder. I can't believe what has happened in Boulder since I moved here, thanks to guys like @micah @andrewhyde @penguin and the The Foundry guys for serving a greater good and helping to make Boulder the best place to be.
That was very cool! It give me hope that - being based in Denver - I can make use of the Boulder resources for my start-up and not have to move to have a chance to be successful. Driving to Boulder sure beats moving to SF.