BOULDER BETA

Great startup communities are inclusive—anyone can take initiative and create something new. Tim Falls exemplifies this, as you’ll see from his story about the creation of Boulder Beta (http://startuprev.com/d3).

When I moved from Bloomington, Indiana, to Boulder four years ago, I quickly realized I didn’t need go far or wait long to find a gathering of startup enthusiasts. The options were endless: walk down Pearl Street Mall any given day, attend one of the focused Meetups held weekly, get caffeinated with fellow techies at Boulder Open Coffee Club every other Tuesday morning, check out the freshest startups at the Boulder Denver New Tech Meetup on CU’s campus each month, enjoy a geeky chuckle at Ignite Boulder each quarter, meet the newest batch of TechStars during the summer, or hang out each spring for a week for the startup festival known as Boulder Startup Week.
Upon a bit of self-reflection, I realized how much my peers had done for me since welcoming me to Boulder four years earlier. I went from knowing no one to knowing everyone, in a matter of months. I could call on the pillars of the Boulder tech community to help me with any request; and believe me, I requested. I felt a need to give back. I wanted to play a significant role in sustaining Boulder’s awesomeness and taking our community to the next level.
So, I asked myself, “What does the Boulder startup community need that it doesn’t currently have?” I recently discovered an event called SF Beta ...

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