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Aviraj Saluja

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Aug 9 / 2:48pm

"Boulder has more 'collaboration per capita' than any other city in the US"

my life’s work is to find the most compelling startups in the Intermountain West and I’m going on record to say that there’s no better place in the region to start one than Boulder, Colorado.
There’s a very unique culture there and I think successful regional entrepreneurs from all over the country should go visit Boulder to see the impact of the culture of caring which exists there.  Successful entrepreneurs, lawyers, VCs and countless others devote a very significant part of their lives to mentoring local startups not because there’s something in it for them, but because they simply care deeply about entrepreneurs and they’ll do anything they can to help them.

I've written about this before and I guess I'll keep saying it over and over again: Boulder is fantastic for startups. Okay, I haven't got a chance to experience the startup environment as closely as people like the author of this quote have, but it's only a matter of time before I do.

*So* psyched.

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4 comments

Aug 09, 2009
lou said...
Almost ideal. I notice a lot of the startups kind of already have an "in". It's kind of clicky in that arena. TechStars, for example, has sponsored some pretty ridiculous ideas and passed up on good ones.
Aug 09, 2009
Andrew Hyde said...
lou- just for clarification, TechStars invests in teams, not ideas. So is the name of the game in early early stage investing.

We also host quite a few open hack nights, parties and speaking events. Feel free to drop me an email andrew {at} techstars.org

Aug 16, 2009
Emily said...
It was great to meet you too, best of luck in the program and let us know when you start up the Leeds blog!
Aug 16, 2009
Aviraj Saluja said...
Thanks Emily! The Leeds blog is already up and running on http://www.cuboulderblogs.com/mba and http://mba.aviraj.com

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