Posts Tagged ‘boulder’

House of Genius Brings Entrepreneurs Together to Solve Problems Through Community

Innovation and entrepreneurial issues are some of my favorites  and House of Genius is a great volunteer organization that incorporates innovation, community and networking is a unique and powerful way. Recently I attended the one-year anniversary of House of Genius. Not surprisingly, I wasn’t invited because I’m a genius, but to offer me an opportunity to ...Read more.

Boulder Fire Stokes Community Through Social Media

This article was originally published in Huffington Post. Labor Day 2010 will forever be remembered in Boulder as the day the Four Mile Canyon fire began to burn. Today, two days later, over 7,000 acres and 140 structures (including 9 homes owned by fire fighters) have been consumed by the fire that is still burning. ...Read more.

Living With Blogger’s Guilt

Hi, I’m Brett Greene and I have ‘blogger’s guilt.’  Unlike ‘Catholic guilt,’ where you feel guilty about what you’ve done, ‘blogger’s guilt’ comes from feeling guilty about what you haven’t done.  Namely, posting on your blog often enough. Even though I post on Twitter almost incessantly, I’ve lived with Blogger’s guilt ever since I started ...Read more.

Community Collaboration is the New Black

Community collaboration is the new black.  People everywhere are looking at more ways to serve their communities and help each other out.  Though it’s a tired phrase, we really do get more by giving. My current volunteer projects are helping the Wild Animal Sanctuary with social media marketing and helping SnapImpact with marketing and connecting ...Read more.

Striking Independence by Getting Authentic …Blogger Style

Last night I attended Ignite Boulder 5, which totally rocked.  Besides being a fun outing to see friends and create community, it made me reflect on some things. The first Ignite Boulder was probably a year ago, I got on Twitter on Mothers Day 2008 and I started attending local tech meetups about 2 years ...Read more.

Startup Weekend Asks “What’s Your Problem?”

Startup Weekend is a conference bringing together developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.  Sounds cool, right?  It is. The concept grew from an idea by  Andrew Hyde in 2007 and now there have been over 49 Startup Weekends with ...Read more.

Entrepreneurial Attitudes Vs. Status Quo Complaints

Last night I attended the Entrepreneurial Mashup hosted by Silicon Flatirons.  It was an event honoring the biggest entrepreneurs in Boulder. It’s quite amazing to be in a room with 150 fun, successful, optimistic dreamers committed to building a better future. As you’d imagine, it’s the opposite feeling of hanging out with people who follow ...Read more.