Author Archives: Derek

Ted Rheingold is CEO of InVenture a mobile credit company focused on the developing world. He’s also founder of Dogster, which is way cooler than Facebook. Listen in to learn how he’s meandered through a very rewarding and interesting career. Make sure … Continue reading →

Claudia batten is a serial entrepreneur who’s built an impressive career focusing on digital marketing and advertising. Listen in to hear how she parlayed a law degree into a leading role at multiple fast-growing companies. Follow her on Twitter @ClaudiaBatten and on LinkedIn here. … Continue reading →

Dr. Natalie Baumgartner is Chief Psychologist and co-founder of RoundPegg. If I could have a do-over with college I probably would have done a double major of computer science and psychology. Information technology has evolved to the point where we can now apply it … Continue reading →

Crossposted from the Staunch Robots blog. Slack just raised $120 million. Good for them. One of our Staunchers works on a team that uses it and he likes it a lot. I personally prefer Flowdock, but this space is moving … Continue reading →

TechStars co-founder David Cohen is one of my idols. Not just because of his success in entrepreneurship, but also in the way he made himself relevant in the Boulder tech scene. He had already demonstrated his entrepreneurship bonafides by starting a couple of companies, … Continue reading →

Jessica Billingsley is the co-founder of MJ Freeway, a company I wish I had started. The show opened with the ageless Taj Mahal singing “Chevrolet.” It is impossible to not feel happy while listening to this. PS: Rather than commenting here, please give Semi-Random … Continue reading →

Laura Rich is the founder of Street Fight, a media company focused on serving companies disrupting local media. Prior to to creating Street Fight, Rich co-founded Recessionwire, the first “recession media” startup, which covered the profound impact of the Great Recession … Continue reading →

Steve Outing is a journalist, analyst, educator, and media futurist. Isn’t that cool? Oh and he’s also an avid mountain biker. Several years ago Steve and I worked on a startup together, so it was great to reconnect. Download the … Continue reading →

Tripp Keber is the founder and CEO of Dixie Elixirs, a manufacturer of edible cannabis products. This is a fascinating industry and it’s interesting to see how Dixie and other companies are applying tried-and-true brand development techniques to differentiate themselves from just … Continue reading →

First things first: Drmaj is pronounced “dermay.” I first met Morgan almost two years ago when he was helping run a mens’ group I’m in that’s devoted to self improvement. He’s since moved on to other projects, but once you hear … Continue reading →