Startup Grind is a global event series and community designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

Join Attorney Eric Kessner, guest speakers and members of the Boulder startup community for a series of free seminars discussing various legal topics that are useful for startup and early stage companies.

(What is a Good Living? See Note at bottom of this page.) "Freely you have been given, freely give." For nearly 20 years, there has never been a charge for these startup workshops, where people who have started share their startup experience. " Do you sincerely want to make a Good Living? If you do, then join us when you need a boost as you start in a new direction with a new career, new project or campaign, or a new business! Each IDEA Cafe is independent and self-governing. We'd love to help y …

Purpose: To stimulate the free flow of entrepreneurial ideas and share practical wisdom. This Meetup will provide a range of programs and events specifically for startup entrepreneurs and business owners in the Denver-Boulder area. Our aim is to deliver educational information and valuable content that will assist you in starting up and running your own business. We provide a variety of ways for entrepreneurs to learn, grow, gain essential skills and make valuable connections through networking. …

Startups who want to grab lunch together. Let's have fun with this and make up the rules as we go. To start off, anyone can set up a lunch. Since not every restaurant accommodates a large # of people, put a max on the RSVPs. Also, it's important that if you RSVP, you show up or unRSVP. If you don't show up to more than one lunch, I think we'll just take you off. But we'll see as we go along.

Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. It is an amazing opportunity to connect with other passionate and skilled individuals, and perhaps even find a co-founder or two to transform your idea into reality.

So you've realized that there is entirely too little free information about how to start a business. The Student Startup Network would like to change that. Our mission is to create endless education, networking opportunities and events for our shareholder, namely YOU. We’ll lead you down a path of entrepreneurship discovery, Ideation workshops, hands on business development, and more, as you learn how to start your own business and follow your passions. The Student Startup Network helps students …

JFE (Jews For Entrepreneurship) Network is the leading and largest organization and platform for connecting entrepreneurs and investors, and accelerating innovation in the Jewish community. We launched in San Francisco and Silicon Valley in November 2009. Right now we are bringing the Silicon Valley spirit of entrepreneurship to Boulder, Colorado and New York City. Over the past 3 years we have hosted numerous pitch events, seminars, speaker panels, and networking mixers. We have witnessed numer …

The Rockies Venture Club Investor Forum meets once a month following the regular RVC meetings to discuss the presentations, evaluate investment options, conduct and plan due diligence and get together to syndicate investments. The group provides guidance to the RVC selection committee for the types of investment presentations they would like to see. If you are looking for the Rockies Venture Club regular monthly meeting information, please visit www.rockiesventureclub.org.   The next RVC public …

Does your Startup need a Mentor? By creating this Meetup we will try and bring together Startups and Mentors together to help continue the education process and help foster growth in your Startup and in the Startup Community in Denver.

The Funding 360 Meetup gives you a whole view of all things funding. We exist to teach entrepreneurs how to access capital to fund their startups and existing businesses. We will have speakers talk about a variety of funding topics and it will be all things funding. We also will select an entrepreneur to pitch their business in order to give feedback and to learn how to pitch. The pitch will be vetted and also expert feedback will be presented along with member engagement. Join us to learn about …

A happy hour for tech startups in Denver. If you've ever wondered what other startups exist in Denver, drop in the last Thursday of every month and find out. If you work at a tech startup/former tech startup or are involved in the tech-startup world (writer, event planner, etc.), we'd love to meet you. Please note: We do not accept membership requests from recruiters as that's not the nature of this event. Also, no selling of any kind (services to startups etc.) If you'd like to advertise your s …

We are an informal group coming together to help Colorado businesses with capital formation. Whether you are seeking or providing loans, angel investments, venture capital, crowd funding or just some pointers, we are all about funding businesses with debt or equity. We alternate between mixers and info sessions, in both Boulder & Denver. Always on a Tuesday evening.  Colorado Capital Formation is not selling any company specific products or services. We are about educating entrepreneurs & busine …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Denver Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Denver serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements you. We …

Built In Brews is a networking happy hour for Denver's Digital Startup community. On the second Thursday of each month, a different local startup hosts us at their office. Come join us to see the inside of some of Denver's coolest offices, meet the founders, and get to know other members of the tech startup scene.

Colorado Crowdfunding Meetup is the one and only original Colorado Crowdfunding Meetup! Colorado Crowdfunding Meetup is Your Safe, Secure and Free Venue to Obtain Reliable Information About Crowdfunding that's timely, germane and unbiased. You won't be sold, handled or mangled by service providers trying to get into your pockets or pocketbook. If you're a business looking for funding or an investor looking for investments, come and learn all you can about crowdfunding before making an investmen …

This is a sort of meta meetup made of up the tech/startup meetup organizers. The hope is that together we can: - Learn from each other. - Get help finding venues, speakers, and sponsors. - Help market each other's events. - Create a combined calendar / website. - Put on jointly created / sponsored events.

We are a new group of people with different professional goals and backgrounds. We meet regularly to provide the support and know-how to realize each member's professional dreams! Learn to clarify your strengths and values, market yourself effectively, get key contacts, and much more. Make friends, make money, have fun, and contribute to the world in your own unique way.

As an entrepreneur, you know that the answers to certain legal questions can make or break your business. Do you know the best way to split the company’s equity? What are the tax implications for the different types of business structures, and what exactly is the significance of an 83(b) election? Is your intellectual property adequately protected? Should you hire independent contractors or employees? Everyone will tell you that a good business attorney will provide vital assistance in almost ev …

This meetup is for tech developers that are interested in getting involved in the creation of a startup, and for entrepreneurs that are looking for developers. Here is what to expect at the meetup event. 8 entrepreneurs giving 5 minutes pitches of their ideas. Afterwords there will be a breakout session with food! Entrepreneurs will be stationed around the room with snacks, available for conversation. If you are interested in presenting please see the Information for Future Presenters page.

This is a Meetup Group for people who make ideas happen... * startups * solopreneurs * entrepreneurs * innovators * freelancers * community managers * thought leaders * artists * creatives * designers * writers * inventors To help you make ideas happen, this Meetup Group will provide a series of events and workshops focused on... * entrepreneurship * innovation * creativity * personal branding Let's make ideas happen. #makeideashappen

Welcome to the premiere gathering of active change agents, social innovators, impact investors and sustainable entrepreneurs who discuss the details and challenges of funding, creating, and running a sustainable venture, social enterprise or other for-benefit organization. This emerging sector, which spans the for-profit and non-profit worlds, is full of people struggling to create socially- and environmentally-impactful organizations that can stand the test of time. We meet the 3rd Wednesday of …

Startup CFOs, controllers and accountants! We're going to tackle the really nasty issues. You've got some. Let's sort 'em out. There are plenty of resources available for the basics. But what about the hard stuff...derivatives, beneficial conversion features, variable interest entities, revenue recognition, impairment? Your venture funded startup is likely riddled with accounting issues you've never heard about. Let's get a handle on them before the auditors show up.

Lean Engagement emphasizes art, practice and systemization of agile software, lean start-up, 4 hour workweek, and getting things done (GTD) principles in bootstrapping and enterprise-funded start-ups. Practitioners of Lean Engagement learn through testible hypotheses, transactional engagement with beta testers and customers, multivariate data, and agile project management of software and business development. This Meetup group will comprise of hands-on workshops, lectures, community hack-a-thons …

Need some help getting your new business off the ground? Been in business a while and want to be inspired by a fresh crop of passionate, driven entrepreneurs? Seasoned Entrepreneurs will talk about how they moved forward in spite of obstacles. Self-employment is a difficult but rewarding path and hearing of other's struggles ( and subsequent success) can fortify our resolve. Hear other entrepreneurs share what they have done to get things up and running quickly. We will cover topics like: Market …

Being great at what you do and turning it into a viable business are 2 different skill-sets. Making a pizza and running a profitable pizza shop are very different, yes? Topics offered through this meetup will help you shift your thinking from working in a job that you created to creating a sustainable business. We offer lunch 'n learns, lab-style workshops, and group coaching/masterminding.

Mixing Tech with Happy Hour. Obviously a match made in heaven. 8 am is too damn early!!!