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Last week, we took 20 students – eight graduate students and 12 undergraduate students – to Austin, Texas to meet startups and scaling ventures working to make the world a better and more sustainable place. We partnered with the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR) here at Leeds to...

Arieann Defazio is the Founder and CEO of Kitables , a company that gives people the confidence to build. Kitables makes building kits for DIY projects in a variety of fields for both customers and big businesses alike. A former biochemist, Arieann has been founding, managing, or working for startups...

Meet Spencer Turk. She graduated from Leeds School of Business in Spring 2018 with a Certificate in Social Responsibility and Ethics. Spencer is one of our amazing young alums we’ll be keeping a close eye on. As an outdoorsy sophomore with an interest in entrepreneurship, Spencer took a business ethics...

Marc and Julie Bennett from RVLove.com recently visited one of our Venture Planning classes to talk about their entrepreneurial journey and adventure. They shared some great lessons and demonstrated that entrepreneurship comes in all shapes, forms, and sizes. Making it Happen - The Lifestyle About four and a half years...

Why entrepreneurs are asking for funds earlier than ever before Recent years have given way to the popularity of fundraising. Think Shark Tank. Demo Days. Seed, Pre-Seed, Stage A-Z Rounds. The widespread amount of capital flowing to startups, media attention of reality TV shows like Shark Tank, and proliferation of...

Last week, we welcomed our final Lunch-n-Learn guest of the year, Michael Horvath . Our most packed lunch of the semester likely had something to do with Michael’s biggest claim to fame—his role in the founding of Strava . But to students’ delight, Michael dug deeper into his career and...

Led by the Office of International Education, the Global Citizen Awards recognize outstanding contributions to international understanding by members of the CU Boulder community. The Global Citizen of the Year nominees are submitted by students and represent someone they consider a champion for international and/or education abroad students. This years’...

Thursday, November 15 is demo day for the current cohort from the Boulder based Boomtown Accelerator . Earlier this week, we were fortunate to have two of the teams, Breefly and Fangage, visit Leeds to share their pitches and talk to my New Venture Creation class about their journeys and...

Practitioners and academics alike have sought to answer what makes places like Silicon Valley, Route 128, and more recently smaller cities like Boulder, a hot bed for startup activity. While networks (who you know) and experience (what you know) have been factors for successful entrepreneurs, how you act is often...

Last week, the Deming Center was proud to support the Get Seed Funding team’s first pitch night, where micro seed grants were awarded to four student-run startups. Get Seed Funding (GSF) is itself a student-run program, allocating up to $500 to campus entrepreneurs to further their ideas. The program is...