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Andrea Young named new CEO of Colorado Technology Association
The
named Andrea Young as their new CEO this week. Young comes from a background as CIO/CTO of Boulder’s BI Incorporated. A Colorado native, Young spent the last six years as a member of the CTA’s board, including one year as chairperson in 2013. She will begin her tenure with the CTA in early June. [Andrea Young named Colorado Tech Assn's CEO, Denver Post]
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Loveland kicks off its first-ever Startup Week
For the first time, Loveland will have its own official Startup Week. The abbreviated “week,” which goes from today to May 21st, will celebrate the Northern Colorado city’s growing entrepreneurial community. Events will primarily take place in Downtown Loveland and will feature sessions like “Arts Business Basics” and “Inventors’ Bootcamp.” [Loveland Startup Week provides free 'fertilizer and water' for entrepreneurial seedlings, Reporter-Herald]
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Sphero’s educational capabilities profiled
The New Yorker published an in-depth feature about
’s ed-tech capabilities this week. It details how Sphero helps kids learn to code, told through the story of a sixth-grade teacher in Longmont who uses the Boulder-based company’s products to grow her students’ interest in STEM topics. The profile also gives a great lesson on the company’s history and explains how its robots work. [A Whole New Ball Game: The rolling robot that teaches kids to code, The New Yorker]
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Aventeer shakes up business model, offering a new product
Denver-based
announced this week changes to their business model and the addition of new services. The company, which acts as a marketplace for freelancers and contractors, previously charged companies for access to their database of freelancers. That feature is now free, as they introduced a new suite of fee-based services including booking candidates through the platform and concierge services for shortlisting, scheduling interviews and screening candidates. [Press Release]
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Denver featured as “emerging tech hub”
In a Mashable feature, Denver was included as an emerging tech hub luring companies and talent from other areas like Silicon Valley. The piece cites public-private initiatives, like the restoration of Union Station, as reasons for Denver’s growth, along with changes in commercial real estate to accommodate smaller companies and the Colorado lifestyle. [Why 4 emerging tech hubs are luring startups away from Silicon Valley, Mashable]
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Quote Wizard expands to Denver, seeks to hire developers
An insurance comparison company, Seattle-based Quote Wizard, announced plans to expand to Denver this week. The company has already relocated 13 employees to its new Denver office at 19th and Blake and hopes to hire people for sales and developer roles to fill the office, which can hold around 40 people. [QuoteWizard picks Denver to expand insurance quotes; needs developers, Denver Post]
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Return Path releases report on presidential candidates’ email engagement
Email analysis company
released a report this week analyzing the engagement of the presidential candidates’ email campaigns. They found that while Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have larger email lists, Republican candidate Donald Trump’s emails saw higher engagement. They conducted the analysis using their interactive “Email For President” tool, which allows anyone compare candidates’ email campaigns side-by-side and analyze the data provided. [Press release]
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