Episode 007: Rendl Clark, Director, Boulder Startup Week

Boulder Tech Podcast
Boulder Tech Podcast
Episode 007: Rendl Clark, Director, Boulder Startup Week
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Our guest for  Episode #7 of the Boulder Tech Podcast is Rendl Clark, Program Associate at Techstars and Director of Boulder StartUp Week. We discuss how she first became involved with StartUp Week; its evolution over nine years and changes she’d like to see; the joys and challenges of wrangling a largely volunteer-driven organization that puts on over 200 events in a single week; and the growing tech community’s impact on Boulder

Follow Rendl at @r3ndl

This episode of the Boulder Tech Podcast is presented by 2018 Boulder StartUp Week Education track sponsor, Gloo.

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The program is also made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors MatterZayoGoogle and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek.
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem.

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.

Episode 006: Jordan Winkler, Director of Business Development for Platform, Descartes Labs

Boulder Tech Podcast
Boulder Tech Podcast
Episode 006: Jordan Winkler, Director of Business Development for Platform, Descartes Labs
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Our guest for Episode #6 of the Boulder Tech Podcast is Jordan Winkler, Director of Business Development for Platform at Descartes Labs, and speaker coach for Boulder Ignite.

We talk about the spatial data space, passion and storytelling, and what it means to be human.

Follow Jordan on Twitter:  @GeoBigData.

This episode of the Boulder Tech Podcast is presented by Boulder StartUp Week Development Track sponsor, Technical Integrity.

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The program is also made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors Matter, Zayo, Google and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek.
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem.

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.

Episode 005: Young Kim, Community Curator, Startup Digest

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Episode 005: Young Kim, Community Curator, Startup Digest
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Our guest for Episode #5 of the Boulder Tech Podcast is Young Kim, a community curator at Startup Digestthe personalized insider newsletter for all things startup in Boulder-Denver and around the worldHe’s also the coordinator for the Boulder FitTech meetup.

We touch on several ideas in our discussion including finding your community, and the power of asking for help.

This episode of the Boulder Tech Podcast is presented by Boulder StartUp Week Design track sponsor, The Trade Desk.

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors Matter, Zayo, Google and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 (dojo4.com) for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio (kgnu.org) for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek. Hear more at eccodek.com
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem. You’ll find them at earthrisesoundsystem.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.

Episode 004: Jake Hurwitz, VP of Branding, Boulder Bits

Boulder Tech Podcast
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Episode 004: Jake Hurwitz, VP of Branding, Boulder Bits
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Our guest for Episode #4 of the Boulder Tech Podcast is Jake Hurwitz, former founder & CEO at Eyesight Collective, and currently the VP of branding at Boulder Bits. Over the course of our conversation, we touched on several topics, including:

  • how bad ideas make your startup stronger
  • the valuable role that college students can play in a startup’s earliest stages
  • and what underlies the Boulder startup and tech community’s uniqueness

This episode of the Boulder Tech Podcast is presented by Boulder StartUp Week Development track sponsor Technical Integrity.

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors Matter, Zayo, Google and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 (dojo4.com) for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio (kgnu.org) for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek. Hear more at eccodek.com
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem. You’ll find them at earthrisesoundsystem.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.

Episode 003: Micah Alcorn, Technical Co-Founder, Well-Attended

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Boulder Tech Podcast
Episode 003: Micah Alcorn, Technical Co-Founder, Well-Attended
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Micah Alcorn is based in Norman, Oklahoma. A longtime commercial real estate agent, he’s now transitioning into the tech world, doing work on behalf of blockchain company, Origin. He’s also the technical co-founder of Well-Attended, a user-friendly online ticketing experience.

In this episode, Micah offers a semi-outsider’s view of the Front Range tech/startup scene.

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors Matter, Zayo, Google and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 (dojo4.com) for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio (kgnu.org) for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek. Hear more at eccodek.com
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem. You’ll find them at earthrisesoundsystem.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.

Episode 002: Stan James, Senior Blockchain Engineer, Origin

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Boulder Tech Podcast
Episode 002: Stan James, Senior Blockchain Engineer, Origin
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Stan James is the Senior Blockchain Engineer at Origin.

In this episode, we’ll discuss the evolution of Boulder’s tech and startup community, the present and future of blockchain – and why we should be excited about it.

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors Matter, Zayo, Google and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 (dojo4.com) for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio (kgnu.org) for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek. Hear more at eccodek.com
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem. You’ll find them at earthrisesoundsystem.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.

Episode 001: Andrew Hyde, founder of Boulder StartUp Week

Boulder Tech Podcast
Boulder Tech Podcast
Episode 001: Andrew Hyde, founder of Boulder StartUp Week
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In addition to being the founder of Boulder StartUp Week — the first-ever StartUp Week, anywhere — Andrew Hyde also puts on Boulder’s Ignite and TEDxBoulder events. He is also the Director of Community at Origin.

In the inaugural episode of the Boulder Tech Podcast, we discuss topics including:

  • the birth and evolution of Boulder StartUp Week
  • Boulder’s wealth of talent
  • business as a means to artistic freedom
  • the future of Boulder tech

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The Boulder Tech podcast is presented by Honey. joinhoney.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is made possible in part by Boulder StartUp Week platinum sponsors Matter, Zayo, Google and Boulder Engineering Studio.

We’re also presented by Glider, a Colorado-based Community movement and non-profit that produces Boulder’s Ignite and TedX events, as well as Boulder Startup Week. Learn more and consider a donation at glider.com

Thanks to dojo4 (dojo4.com) for providing space for our podcast studio, and to KGNU Community Radio (kgnu.org) for the recording gear.

Our intro music is by Eccodek. Hear more at eccodek.com
Our outro music is by EarthRise SoundSystem. You’ll find them at earthrisesoundsystem.com

The Boulder Tech Podcast is produced by Joel Davis. Your feedback, criticisms and comments are welcome.