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The Eternal Optimism of Entrepreneurship
Blog post written by Angela Koukoulas, GJEP intern, West Slope Startup Week Organizer, and Colorado Mesa University student (graduation date 2021) I think it can go without explanation, that 2020 has felt like a baseball bat to the knees. Each day has an absurd...
How to Plan Your WSSW Schedule
Blog post written by Kayleen Cohen, founder of Mtn. Dog Media and Communications Track Captain for West Slope Startup WeekWith more than 70 events happening throughout the month of July, are you wondering how to navigate them all and plan your schedule? We've got you...
Going Virtual
Blog post written by Kayleen Cohen, founder of Mtn. Dog Media and Communications Track Captain for West Slope Startup WeekWest Slope Startup Week is pivoting in light of COVID-19 and moving forward with a new, virtual format this July. Starting July 7th, there will be...
How one small business founder found WSSW 2019
Hi! My name is Kayleen Cohen and I’m the founder of Mtn. Dog Media. I started my small business almost eight years ago in Boulder, Colorado under the watchful eye of many of our region’s most legendary startup entrepreneurs. In 2017 I moved myself and my brand to...
What is West Slope Startup Week?
Have you heard?! WSSW is coming to a town near you June 1-5, 2020!Coming at you from Steamboat Springs, this is Kayleen Cohen, founder of Mtn. Dog Media and Communications Track Captain for West Slope Startup Week. WSSW brings together small business owners,...
West Slope Secret Weapon: Ski Towns
Techstars founder, VC Brad Feld will share tips on building startup communities at June 6 West Slope Startup Week.Colorado’s ski towns may be Colorado’s secret weapon to building startup in the mountains, says longtime venture capitalist Brad Feld. The cofounder of...
First-ever Techstars Startup Week on the Western Slope pushes innovation, investment off the Front Range
Startup incubator sees connecting rural investors with startup founders in their own backyard as one of Colorado's "secret weapons EAGLE — Justin Bradshaw and Mark Roebke knew where they wanted to be: close to the ski hills and trails in a riverside mountain...
Durango’s Tailwind Nutrition Fuels Durango for the Long Haul
"We are helping people to stay in this community."The origin story of Tailwind Nutrition, a powder for athletes, shares a narrative with many businesses. It all began with a problem. But unlike many other stories about successful mountain-town businesses, Tailwind's...
Need Risk Capital in the Mountains?
“We’re looking under every rock and we’re finding the coolest companies inside the most surprising places.”Uncover the Pros and Cons of Investments at West Slope Startup Week Up until recently, young Colorado mountain startups struggled to get their hands on “risk...
Western Slope Startup Week to Celebrate a New Wave of Entrepreneurs
"We’re starting to create a culture that takes pride in and celebrates the people who take risks and build things. It will only grow." Forget what you think you know about startups. Tech, software, biotech— sure, they’re still buzzing in Colorado. But along the...
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