Erik Mitisek is new CEO of CTA
If you came to the Colorado Capital Conference last October you may have seen Governor Hickenlooper’s keynote address. Hick’s good friend Steve Foster gave the introduction. At the time, Steve Foster...
View ArticleThe Very Basics of Anti-dilution in Early Stage Financing
First Post by Sara Rodriguez-Lopez For those (many) who don’t know me, I moved a few months ago to Denver where I began to volunteer at the Rockies Venture Club. After only 3 months I met a lot of...
View ArticleInvestor Pitch Deck Series #5 – The Problem Slide
Dear reader, This is the fifth of many blogposts in a series that I’m calling the Investor Pitch Deck Series. I am creating a post about each investor pitch slide, why it is important, the common...
View ArticleVCs who Blog
If you really want to understand venture capital. Read venture capitalists’ blogs. Here is the most complete venture capitalist blogroll I’ve ever seen. Shamelessly stolen from National Venture Capital...
View ArticleRedesigning the RVC brandmark
Guest post by Yuta Okkotsu, Principal at Okkotsu Design In 2012, when Peter Adams and Nicole Gravagna took over RVC, they envisioned a modernized version of the historic Denver angel investor club....
View ArticleBizGirls Camp Open House This Week
BizGirls Open House is this week as a part of Boulder Startup Week. Come visit Thursday evening 5:30-7:00 at the Boulder YWCA and hear Colorado School of Mines professor Joy Godesiabois speak about her...
View ArticleValuation for Early Stage Companies
A workshop to learn how to price early stage companies by Thought Leader: Peter Adams, MBA Executive Director, Rockies Venture Club Free to Keystone Members When Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:00 PM – 7:30...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between a “venture bank” and a regular “business bank”?
You may be familiar with the typical business bank. Names like Vectra Bank, Wells Fargo, Chase or KeyBank may come to mind. These banks loan money based on your demonstrated ability to pay them back...
View ArticleWhat alternatives do you have when banks can’t or won’t lend you money?
There are still lots of options available and one is “alternative lending.” There are several types of alternative lending options available and one is the Cash Flow Loan. Cash flow loans work by...
View ArticleAre all startups “tech companies”?
Sometimes it seems as though all startups are tech companies. When they are in early stages, we talk about “technology risk”, even if that means figuring out how to outsource your supply chain and get...
View ArticleTechnology Talent Shortage: Is the solution education, immigration or...
Technology Talent Shortage: Is the solution education, immigration or recruiting women? Attend any tech event in Colorado and you’re sure to walk away with the impression that there is a huge tech...
View ArticleUsing Warrants Helps to Close the Deal
Investors are always concerned about balancing risk with potential rewards when making angel investments. Recently P2Bi was able to close their deal quickly by adding warrants as a “sweetener” to the...
View ArticleWhite Paper Outlines Why Venture-backed Companies Should Not Rely Solely on...
With the upcoming Exit Strategies Workshop, this press release is a timely bit of research about how to go about selecting an underwriter for your IPO. With IPOs becoming a possibility in Colorado...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Innosphere Expands Cleantech Activities
Rocky Mountain Innosphere, an incubator focused on high impact scientific and technology startup companies, recently announced the launch of the cleantech focused “Innosphere at CREED”. CREED is the...
View ArticleP2Bi Raises Series A, Helps Small Businesses Via Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding has been a growing force in the financial industry, disrupting sectors each time it reaches a new one. Microloan platforms like Kiva and peer-to-peer lending such as Prosper have proven to...
View ArticleDenver Startup Week is over, what’s next?
By Michael Price, Executive Director of Coalition for a Connected West michaelprice@connectedwest.org Innovation takes action. That’s a core takeaway from Denver Startup Week and the APEX Conference...
View ArticleGet Ready for the 25th annual Colorado Capital Conference!
On November 6th and 7th, the Rockies Venture Club will host the 25th annual Colorado Capital Conference in Denver and Golden, CO. 12 companies will be selected to pitch to investors, and the 2-day...
View ArticleRVC Announces the Companies Selected for the 2013 Colorado Capital Conference
The Rockies Venture Club has announced the companies that will pitch at the Colorado Capital Conference. On Thursday, November 7th, the following 12 will give investor presentations: Accuer (Boulder)...
View ArticleDo YOU Have What It Takes To Exit? Find out at the Colorado Capital Conference
You think you can sell your company? Learn from those who have done it at 2013 CCC next week! The entrepreneur’s dream: starting from scratch, building something significant, and creating value for...
View ArticleSun Number awarded $1 million by DOE to lower solar acquisition costs
by James Lester, Managing Consultant with Cleantech Finance Rockies Venture Club presenter Sun Number has announced an award of approximately $1 million to expand the geographic coverage of its rooftop...
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