Andrew Currie: Lessons Learned the Hard Way video by Donna Jolly
This Boulder Digital Works video explains to newcomers . How to get angel money.
This Boulder Digital Works video explains to newcomers . How to get angel money.
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Andrew Currie discuss's the trials and tribulations experienced as an entrepreneur and how you can learn to apply his successes and apply his lessons learned to your new business venutre.
Andrew Currie, Entrepreneur, Former CEO, Investor, Conservationist
Andrew Currie is a successful entrepreneur and former CEO of 2 software companies. He founded Email Publishing Inc., his second software startup, and as CEO led the company to become the leading provider of large-scale personalized message delivery and email subscription management in the publishing and software industry. Clients included CMP Media, USA Today, Forbes, Netscape, and Intuit. MessageMedia acquired Email Publishing (since acquired by DoubleClick DCLK). In 1999 Andrew, along with his co-founders Brad Feld & Brian Makare, was named Boulder, Colorado Esprit Entrepreneur of the Year.
Additionally, Andrew has invested in eleven start-up companies, most of them in Colorado, and one of which, AtLast Software, was purchased by Google. He also invests in several venture capital funds, including aquaculture and natural foods products, and several real estate funds.
Prior to this, Andrew served four years on the board of the Boulder software company Gold Systems, Inc. ( www.goldsys.com ), and as a trustee of the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. He is the former Chair of Colorado Conservation Voters and continues to serve on their board. In 2000 he co-founded and served as Chair for Social Venture Partners Boulder County ( www.svpbouldercounty.org ).
Andrew has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and is an alumnus of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization. When not traveling the world, Andrew’s home base is Boulder, Colorado, where he enjoys hiking, mountain and road biking and playing music.
Nader writes to boulder channel 1
This is President Obama’s choice:
Side with consumers, taxpayers and investors.
Or once again make an appointment to please Wall Street.
This administration desperately needs someone who will get tough on Wall Street.
Act now to urge President Obama to name Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The [...]
Nice Hippies try to save world from nuclear Holocaust
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center’s Annual Farm Fest!!
Saturday, August 21st, 4 PM – 10 PM
Make your reservations, NOW!
Advance Reservation Ticket Prices
End Weds. Aug. 18th!
Many Thanks to Boulder Municipal Employees Credit Union
for their Co-Sponsorship of this event!
The picturesque Andrews Family Farm, a local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, [...]
Children: Easy to make, hard to keep ! Why Have Them?
There has been a plethora of news stories about children of all ages being abused. It’s sickening, isn’t it?
Two people decide to have a child or a surprise child is on the way! What’s next? Marriage? Obligation to pay for a child? Hospital, doctor bills! [...]
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Parks and Recreation lifts seasonal raptor closure
The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department has lifted the seasonal closure in the northwest area of Boulder Reservoir (surrounding the aeromodel site).
This area was closed to protect northern harrier hawks, which are considered a rare and declining species in Boulder County. This closure supported a successful [...]
A safety training exercise at Fairview High School on [...]
As for me, I’ve been struggling with quite a bit of existential angst.
I’m prone to depression, sometimes for long stretches, sometimes, quite severe.
Whatever form it takes, loss of identity can send any of us into a state of depression over what we’ve lost or anxiety about a future without this [...]
August 11, 2010
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And the Rain, Rain, Rain came Down, Down and the : Boulder Creek Overflows
August 10, 2010
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Jann asks what are all these car doing parked here at the : Boulder Police Parking Lot
FLASH! August 11 2010 1pm The city of Boulder settled a threatened lawsuit with Seth Brigham for the amount of $10,000 according to sources close to the city attorneys office. David Lane Brigham’s attorney refused to comment saying that part of the settlement was not to even discuss that there was a settlement. Same was said by [...]
City Departments Beg For Cash To Support Sinecures and Ineptitude
With the budget crunch mechanism at full-throttle, city departments are officially stomping their feet and screaming like banshees to draw down their “fair share” of both the operations and capital improvement money wagon. The library wants a million dollars to improve electrical outlets — people can [...]
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Southern Hills Middle School's improved walking and biking connections on Earth Day
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:
Southern Hills Middle School students will be walking and biking to the Earth Day event; ribbon cutting with Deputy Mayor Ken Wilson, Transportation Advisory Board member David Driscoll and Southern Hills Principal Terry Gillach.
What:
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate the improved walking and biking connections of the Safe Routes to School project at and around Southern Hills Middle School. The event ties into Boulder Valley School District's April 22, Bike to School Day event.
When:
8 a.m., Thursday, April 22, 2010
Where:
Southern Hills Middle School, 1500 Knox Drive, Boulder, CO 80305
Background:
In the fall of 2009, the City of Boulder constructed an eight foot wide shared-use path on the west side of Knox Drive from Ludlow Street to Fairview High School. A visible pedestrian crossing with curb-extensions and pedestrian ramps was also installed across Knox Drive providing improved access to the school. Additionally, dedicated parents launched a ‘Walk and Roll’ program at Southern Hills. This successful program encourages students to walk and bike to school.
Information:
Marni Ratzel, bicycle pedestrian transportation planner, 303-441-4138
Funding will allow Boulder County to launch the Colorado Retrofit Ramp-Up Program in partnership with the City and County of Denver, Garfield County, the Governor’s Energy Office, Xcel Energy and others
Boulder County, Colo. – The White House announced today that Boulder County, in partnership with the City and County of Denver, Garfield County, the Governor’s Energy Office, Xcel Energy and others, will receive $25 million in federal stimulus grants (out of a pool of $452M in Recovery Act funding) through the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up Initiative.
Under the initiative, communities, governments, private sector companies and non-profit organizations will work collaboratively to promote large-scale retrofits and make energy efficiency resources accessible to homeowners and businesses across the country.
Statement from the Boulder County Board of Commissioners:
“We are delighted that the federal government has chosen Boulder County as one of only 25 communities in the country to receive funding under the Retrofit Ramp-Up Program. These grants will stimulate significant investment and innovation in energy efficiency across the nation, leading to more jobs, lowered greenhouse gas emissions, and a stronger economy. We are proud to be part of this momentous effort.
“In being selected to participate in this program, we are pleased that the Department of Energy recognizes the outstanding leadership of our residents, our municipal partners, and our business community in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and innovative financing options to help residents and businesses pay for these improvements.
“The federal grant will enable more businesses and residents to take advantage of expanded energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits, leading to great energy savings, cost savings and jobs creation. The $25 million federal investment is expected to leverage an investment of $180 million in energy upgrades, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 200,000 tons, and generate or retain thousands of green jobs across the region.
“While Boulder County is the lead agency for this grant, we submitted it in partnership with the City and County of Denver, Garfield County, the City of Boulder, the Colorado Governor's Energy Office, the Metro Mayors' Caucus, and the Denver Regional Council of Governments. We believe that the federal decision to award this grant reflects the remarkable leadership of Governor Ritter and the Colorado legislature in creating the New Energy Economy, and the groundbreaking efforts of Mayor Hickenlooper and his Greenprint Denver team to make Denver a sustainable city.
“We look forward to working with our residents and businesses, the federal government, and all of our regional partners, as we all join together to retrofit our buildings to build the New Energy Economy, and to protect our economy, our environment, and our global climate.”
For more information visit: www.bouldercounty.org/sustain.
Background
Through the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up Program, Boulder County and its program partners will work to expand on-the-ground efforts in energy efficiency and renewable clean energy resources for residents and businesses to retrofit existing homes and buildings.
The Retrofit Ramp-Up projects are part of the overall $80 billion Recovery Act investment in clean energy and energy-efficiency. The awards are the competitive portion of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, which was funded for the first time under the Recovery Act to help state, local, and tribal communities make strategic investments in improving energy efficiency, reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
The goals of the program are to stimulate local economic growth and investment in our region, and to advance the state of Colorado’s energy independence through large-scale retrofits in the neighborhoods and business districts in Boulder County (including the municipalities of Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior and Ward); the City and County of Denver; and Garfield County.
These programs will then be replicated throughout the rest of the state through partnerships with the Governor’s Energy Office, the Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Metro Mayors Caucus and others. Additional partners and collaborators include Xcel Energy, Change to Win, The DC Project, Wells Fargo Securities, and other private and nonprofit partners with expertise on financial, technical, and social mobilization related matters.
The Retrofit Program will deliver clear information on energy efficiency and weatherization to the residential and commercial sectors by working with utilities, community organizations, partnering with state and local agencies and businesses, and identifying and targeting neighborhoods, business districts, and social networks.
Funding may be used to create an energy concierge service to provide information directly to homeowners and businesses; provide targeted rebates; expand the "Two Techs and a Truck" program to provide onsite assistance with business and residential retrofits; expand the ClimateSmart Loan Program, and complement these efforts with microloans and other innovative financing strategies.
Two years ago, nearly every municipality in Boulder County joined with the county to adopt an ambitious yet achievable Sustainable Energy Plan which lays out a set of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, while saving hundreds of millions of dollars in energy costs. These efforts have been years in the making:
· In 2005, city of Boulder residents voted to enact the nation’s first carbon tax to support climate action programs
· In 2005, residents countywide voted to create funding for countywide sustainability programs
· In 2008, Boulder County voters authorized the creation of the ClimateSmart Loan Program, one of the first three property-assessed clean energy financing programs in the nation
· Boulder, Longmont, Superior and Boulder County all have adopted cutting edge residential green building codes
· Boulder, Longmont and Boulder County have jointly funded energy action programs designed to help homeowners and businesses identify and implement energy upgrades
· Boulder, Lafayette and Boulder County all have installed large-scale solar electricity generation on public buildings
· In 2008, Xcel Energy chose Boulder as the location for the nation's first SmartGrid City
· The University of Colorado at Boulder has signed the American University Presidents' Climate Commitment, and has developed and begun implementing a long-term plan to achieve carbon neutrality
· In 2009, county residents voted in favor of a bonding measure to allow deep energy retrofits to multiple public buildings, including the use of solar hot water, solar electricity, and biomass heating to cut the Jail's energy use in half
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