Washington takes aim at Wall Street (Yikes)

There is a great op-ed by Tom Perkins of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in today’s Wall Street Journal.  He talks about the danger of grouping the venture capital industry with the investment banking industry when it comes to federal regulation. 
I have long feared that the environment of finger pointing in Washington was going to [...]

VCIR and the state of venture capital

Today marks the end of the Venture Capital in the Rockies Conference in Beaver Creek, Colorado.  The conference showcased twenty companies from the Rocky Mountain region and attracted a strong group of investors from around the country (more details here).
Only time will tell if the conference was a success for those companies that came in search [...]

VC Thought: Just say no to the NDA

It always amazes me how many start up companies open their pitch by asking potential investors to sign a non-disclosure agreement. While there are unique instances where an NDA is appropriate (i.e., you just invented the wheel and haven’t got around to filing a patent), they are far and away the exception.
The main issue with [...]

I do love living in Colorado

As the snow began to fall in Boulder yesterday afternoon, the wheels began to turn.  It looked like a serious storm was stuck over the mountains, and the forecast was calling for snow through Sunday.  It didn’t take long for us to decide to start our weekend a day early (a true “snow day” for [...]

The Power of Video

Rarely is a new technology so disruptive that it, in and of itself, creates a new industry.  More often than not, it is the application of a new technology to an existing industry that creates the biggest waves (think wireless internet access as applied to cell phones).  
This is definitely the case with Envysion, a [...]

How to be Strategic

Yesterday, I took part in an all day strategic planning session for Global Education Fund.  GEF is a non-profit organization that is committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children around the world through education. I have been on the GEF board for about a year and a half, and have been witness to amazing [...]

changing the world…and their brand

I have to hand it to Pepsi.  No, I’m not talking about their Super Bowl ad, I’m talking about one of their new initiatives called the Pepsi Refresh Project.  The initiative is an incredible example of how a company in today’s world can combine technology, social networks and crowdsourcing to not only do good works, [...]

Fishing in February

As the snow continues to fall here in Boulder, a day on the river seems a long way off.  If you are looking to get a winter fly fishing fix, I would highly recommend catching the Fly Fishing Film Tour if and when it comes through your town (schedule here).   While the tour is in [...]

The VC Pitch

Yesterday afternoon, I had the pleasure of participating in a rehearsal for the upcoming Venture Capital in the Rockies conference. It was an opportunity for several of the presenting companies to run through their pitches and solicit feedback from a friendly audience. For the most part, the presentations were very strong, and each company had [...]

The Power of the Crowd

The age of co-creation, or crowdsourcing as some like to call it, has arrived.  And although the concept remains the subject of fairly lively debate, in my mind, resistance is futile.  It is no longer a question of whether co-creation will become a powerful tool for business, but how it will be used and which [...]

VCIR Presenters

The Venture Capital in the Rockies Conference is upon us, and the selection committee has just announced the first group of presenting companies.  The companies include:

BioVantage Resources, Inc. (Golden, CO)
DiCOM grid.Inc. (Phoenix, AZ)
Eco-Products, Inc. (Boulder, CO)
Ice Energy, Inc. (Windsor, CO)
Infopia, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Top School (Denver, CO)
TruEffect, Inc.(Broomfield, CO)
University Parent (Boulder, CO)
Zettasun (Boulder, CO)

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