If you are anything like me, you hear the phrase “Be Yourself” and you either are left feeling inspired or just incredibly frustrated. Without context, this phrase can be cliché and rather empty. If you are in a moment of confusion or uncertainty Be Yourself can just leave you asking – what does that even mean?
In today’s world we are inundated with messages and curated images and endless articles prescribing, “If you do these … CONTINUE READING
Denver Startup Week, September 28th – October 2nd, celebrated its fourth year in existence, with its goals being to: 1) enhance the sense of community amongst Denver entrepreneurs, 2) highlight Denver as an entrepreneurial center on the local, regional and national stage, and 3) provide education, inspiration and networking events for the Denver entrepreneurial community. The BE Stories highlighted some of the week participants’ stories when they stopped into Chase Basecamp – click on … CONTINUE READING
Revolar started, like most successful companies, out of both a personal passion and as an attempt to solve a problem. Jacqueline (Jackie) Ros, the founder and CEO, was looking for a way to protect her younger sister after she was attacked twice before the age of 17. She wanted to find a way to provide her sister, and other women, with a device that could help keep them safe. She knew that she needed to … CONTINUE READING
Denver Startup Week, September 28th – October 2nd, celebrated its fourth year in existence, with its goals being to: 1) enhance the sense of community amongst Denver entrepreneurs, 2) highlight Denver as an entrepreneurial center on the local, regional and national stage, and 3) provide education, inspiration and networking events for the Denver entrepreneurial community. The BE Stories highlighted some of the week participants’ stories when they stopped into Chase Basecamp – click on … CONTINUE READING
Monday, September 28, 2015
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Denver Startup Week Basecamp – 1515 Arapahoe Street, Denver, CO… CONTINUE READING
One of the things that I want to “be” in 2015 is creating, and as I expressed in an earlier post, There is More to Be Discovered, that involves letting go of my fear that my creations won’t be perfect. I have to be okay with the fact that as I start creating things they will be imperfect and, to be honest, most likely kind of ugly. That is a part of the … CONTINUE READING
Last night, as part of Denver Startup Week, I attended an AIGA Speaker Series event that featured Randy Hunt, the Creative Director of Etsy. He spoke a bit about his work at Etsy, but mostly highlighted the idea of side projects, with a focus on his book, Product Design for the Web. He listed the various side projects he has worked on over the years and categorized Etsy as his “not … CONTINUE READING
Last week I was lucky enough to be able to participate in a bit of Denver Startup Week and the Create Denver Expo that were taking place in Denver, CO. I wasn’t able to be experience the full week of events, panels and speakers, but it was nice to spice things up by getting a new and different perspective from another city’s community of innovators and creatives.
It was very impressive the way in which … CONTINUE READING
