I agree with you Micah. You are in the right place at a really good time. There are so many exciting projects and people making Boulder their HQ. When Lijit moves to downtown Boulder, we will be in the midst of it all and I cannot wait. Looking forward to lunch soon...
Eric Carstens CEO of MyFreeEst
· 2 years ago
I love the title. So you wanna be a startup and all that ..... I am a 32 year old in Minnesota. And talk about no start-ups.
I can really relate as I am sure most people with a start up, to having no capital.
I as I metioned before live in MN jsut south of the Twin Cities. I have a very successful company but in the starting months and years I asked everyone I knew, banks, investors..etc, to invest. They all laughed. If your not a trucker or farmer, or an illegal alien trying to open a tobacco store, we will not give you money is their motto.
But, like you at this point, when the banks are calling me off the hook, and the investors are begging, I give them the good ole' bird.
I am surprised to hear of the start up in Boulder. I wish it was like that here. I can't even get a decent BA to give me an assesment. It's a joke.
Well good luck to you. Mabye this will be a "small world" story.
thanks
Eric Carstens
micah
· 2 years ago
@Eric
you should contact Andrew Hyde at www.startupweekend.com and get a weekend launched in Minnesota. You might be surprised to see how strong the community is...
@Tara
As for lunch, Mike is a funny dude. It will be quite interesting to see him and Todd interact...
Niles
· 2 years ago
Glad to see startupweekend provided such a launchpad for you Micah! I'm proud to have you representing us with the advancement of Vosnap.
I fully support your soapbox, I'll donate a soapbox for your other foot to stand on so you can keep the encouragment coming!
Gwen
· 2 years ago
Hey Micah, Thank you for posting this. I just interviewed David Cohen last night and I think he's one of Boulder's finest example of the limitless possibilities of bringing talented people together under one roof to do good work in the world. I'm excited to see what comes out of Boulder next.
@Eric: I've heard Boulder compared to Disneyland for grown-ups. If you're a startup, I think it's doubly true! *ponders a return to Boulder*
micah
· 2 years ago
@ Niles Thanks, my friend. You are a great example of what Boulder has to offer. You arent working at a startup; arent a coder, but came up with great ideas at Startup Weekend and made the whole experience so much better.
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I can really relate as I am sure most people with a start up, to having no capital.
I as I metioned before live in MN jsut south of the Twin Cities. I have a very successful company but in the starting months and years I asked everyone I knew, banks, investors..etc, to invest. They all laughed. If your not a trucker or farmer, or an illegal alien trying to open a tobacco store, we will not give you money is their motto.
But, like you at this point, when the banks are calling me off the hook, and the investors are begging, I give them the good ole' bird.
I am surprised to hear of the start up in Boulder. I wish it was like that here. I can't even get a decent BA to give me an assesment. It's a joke.
Well good luck to you. Mabye this will be a "small world" story.
thanks
Eric Carstens
you should contact Andrew Hyde at www.startupweekend.com and get a weekend launched in Minnesota. You might be surprised to see how strong the community is...
@Tara
As for lunch, Mike is a funny dude. It will be quite interesting to see him and Todd interact...
I fully support your soapbox, I'll donate a soapbox for your other foot to stand on so you can keep the encouragment coming!
Thank you for posting this. I just interviewed David Cohen last night and I think he's one of Boulder's finest example of the limitless possibilities of bringing talented people together under one roof to do good work in the world. I'm excited to see what comes out of Boulder next.
If you want to read the interview: www.gwenbell.com/blog
@Eric: I've heard Boulder compared to Disneyland for grown-ups. If you're a startup, I think it's doubly true!
*ponders a return to Boulder*
@ Gwen - stop pondering.