Sunday, February 28, 2010

PitchEngine - VCIR Technology Showcase



Seth Levine, Foundry Group and VCIR Winter Co-Chair, introduces the Technology Showcase and Jason Kintzler presents PitchEngine. PitchEngine is a next generation PR platform that enables companies to create and distribute social PR content to better collaborate with media, consumers and other influencers.

Hydraulic Hybrid Systems - VCIR Technology Showcase



Tim Reeser presents Hydraulic Hybrid Systems at the VCIR Technology Showcase. Hydraulic Hybrid Systems has a safe, cost-effective solution for fleets that reduces fuel use by 40 percent in stop-and-go driving and reduces carbon emissions by 50 percent. First prototypes are currently in testing and sales and distribution channels are already established.

Grogger - VCIR Technology Showcase



Toby Murdock presents Grogger at the VCIR Technology Showcase. Grogger provides a group publishing platform. A Grog is a group blog that combines the social components of platforms like Ning and the CMS functionality of platforms like WordPress. Publishers run their sites on Grogger in order to better engage their audience and crowdsource their content.

Prieto Battery - VCIR Technology Showcase



Tim Arthur presents Prieto Battery at the VCIR Technology Showcase. Prieto Battery is an advanced Lithium Ion Battery developed and manufactured for the transportation industry.

BlipSnips - VCIR Technology Showcase



BlipSnips enables users to tag, syndicate, and inspire conversations about specific moments of videos across their social graph. The service provides a unique way for online users to more highly engage with videos across the world's most popular video players through a platform providing scale and measurable data-driven statistics concerning user engagement.

VCIR Technology Showcase Comments



Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Technology Showcase. Presenting companies included BlipSnips, Hydraulic Hybrid Systems, Grogger, Pitch Engine, and Prieto Battery. Panel members David Cohen, TechStars, Dan Primack, peHUB, and Mark Veverka, Barrons, discuss and provide feedback on the presentations.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 (Audio)

Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010
Technology Showcases
Aces Technology
Biovantage Resources
Clementine Art
Cool Energy
Cradlepoint
Dicom Grid
Eco Products
Green Garage
Mangia
Pure Energy Solutions
TopSchool
Trueffect
Vandyne Superturbo
Zettasun

2010 VCIR: Biovantage Resources (Audio)

2010 Venture Capital in the Rockies - Biovantage Resources Presentation

Monday, February 22, 2010



Micah Baldwin, CEO and Chief Community Caretaker, explains what Graphic.ly brings to the world of comic books, how he got involved with the start-up and the overall landscape of online comic book communities.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

2010 Metzger Associates Social Media Breakfast (Audio)

Metzger Associates Social Media Breakfast Members of Metzger Associates’ Social Media Practice Group — including Doyle Albee, Dean Rizzuto and Dave Taylor — will present an extended Social Media Breakfast Feb. 18 to mark the Fifth Anniversary of Metzger’s Social Media Practice. The morning will also feature special guests Ari Newman and Linda O’Neill, who will cover social media monitoring and social media customer service, respectively.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

The First Open Angel Forum Colorado



Colorado's first Open Angel Forum event took place last night in Boulder, CO. We had the opportunity to interview Jason Calacanis, founder of the event, and talk with a few of the presenters to get their comments about this new format.