The TSBoard(tm) is:
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A peer group of individuals involved with high-technology startups.
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A group of people driven by a common desire, to help others in the high-technology startup community succeed.
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A source for relevant, useful information for high-technology companies.
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Not a company or a non-profit organization.
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Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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| Mission - Technology Startup Board |
Our Mission - What We Want To Do
The Technology Startup Board's mission is to encourage and support the success
of high-technology startups in Colorado Springs.
We accomplish this by helping our members to:
- Build their personal network / professional contacts
- Know about everyone and every startup in the community
- Access relevant, useful information for high-technology companies
- Share and exchange knowledge and experiences (library, online discussions, mentoring)
- Increase awareness about high-technology startups in Colorado Springs
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| Methods - Technology Startup Board |
The Methods - How We Do It
Time is one of the most precious resources in the world of high-technology
startups. With this in mind, most of the interaction between Board Members
is via the Internet. To facilitate new connections between member,
we periodically hold networking events like High Tech Thursdays and
Tech Talk Presentations.
- Internet Interaction
- High Tech Thursdays - TSBoard Social Events
- Invitation Required (attendance limited to 100, a special effort will be made to invite investors and VC's)
- No Pitch Zone (asking for money is not allowed)
- No Recruiting Zone (job seeking/hunting/recruiting is not allowed)
- Drinks and food provided (thanks to event sponsors!)
- Always Held Thursday Afternoons
- Tech Talk Presentations
- Restricted Attendance (Board Members get priority)
- Usually Held Prior To High Tech Thursdays
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| History - Technology Startup Board |
History - Why Are We Doing This?
"Colorado Springs may as well be Kansas, nothing ever happens there."
-- Quote from a Boulder high-technology individual
Colorado Springs is a great place to live and work. There are many incredibly
talented / successful individuals and high-technology businesses here in our
community. Unfortunately, the perception outside our community is that not
much is happening in Colorado Springs. In short, Colorado Springs gets no
respect when it comes to high-technology startups. We believe that there
are two fundamental issues that need to be addressed:
- Need To Increase Awareness (what's really going on here?)
- Need To Strengthen The Community (let's get everyone together)
The Technology Startup Board was started as a
grass roots effort to address these issues.
Our fundamental approach is to create a solid foundation that the high-
technology community can build on. We don't expect to be "the" answer to
all of these issues. But we do want to make a difference (for the better).
Awareness - We are attempting to address this issue by compiling
the most complete listing of high-technology businesses and individuals
in the Colorado Springs area. We are also building a list of venture capital
firms, related partner companies, and entrepreneurial resources available
to the high-technology community in Colorado Springs.
Community - Once we raise awareness, we can then start to raise the
level of community spirit. Our goal is for everyone in the high-technology
community to know (hopefully firsthand) everyone else in the high-technology
community.
The TSBoard was founded in 2002 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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