The Big Picture in Startups, Investing, and Life.
I’m sitting in Avanti, adjacent to the Boulder Theater, hiding in a back corner because I can’t seem to get a quiet, undisturbed spot to write this post. Downtown Boulder is filled with Techstars people here for Foundercon: alumni, executives, staff, mentors, and previous managing directors. I can’t walk 5 feet without seeing someone I [ ]
I have some news. After two years of soul-searching, experimentation, and saying no to everything, I’m finally saying yes. I’ve joined Natty Zola, Ryan Broshar, and Shannon Shroyer at Matchstick Ventures. Like a moth to the flame (pun!), I’m getting back into venture capital. That’s pretty much my news, short and sweet. However, I’ve had [ ]
I can’t believe it. We did it, we really did it. A little less than 2 years ago, I joined Ben Hubbard, Tom Dunmore, and Jordan Angeli at ForDenverFC, an effort to bring women’s professional soccer to Colorado. And today, that dream is realized! My story began with the nudging of a friend Jaclyn Hester, [ ]
In response to the evolving Colorado startup ecosystem, 2 exciting new initiatives are being launched. The first is Techstars Colorado, a new locally governed Techstars accelerator program to support early-stage startups. The second is a space dedicated to high-growth entrepreneurship for collaboration among venture funds, startups, and mentors. These initiatives aims to continue the collective…
When someone frustrates you—whether at work or home—your first instinct may be to confront or correct them. But what if you started with care? Asking 'Are you okay?' builds trust, strengthens relationships, and avoids costly mistakes. Leading with empathy can open doors to better outcomes and lasting connection.
We’ve all heard how important company values are; they are the basis of the culture of our company and we spend hours upon hours writing them, agreeing on them, training on them, hiring against them, and putting them on walls. And secretly (or maybe not so secretly), we all roll our eyes and know they’re [ ]
Come find me at Boulder Startup Week, on May 13th and again on May 17th
A goodbye and thank you to Techstars Boulder
Getting a women's professional soccer team in Colorado!
This Is Air is a program for venture-backable early-stage founders, designed to help them collaborate and improve performance. Thanks to those founders taking a chance on the program, and my network for helping me get here!