Archive for the "VC" category

Idaho Challenged by Results of the Human Development Index

TechBoise is a blog, and not a news agency, but that is still no reason for us to slip into rank boosterism. At the same time no one here wants to adopt a sky-is-falling tone. Still, amidst all the constant lists that Boise makes for being a great place to live, work, and raise a […]

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I’m sorry, your baby’s ugly.

I don’t know how I missed this article by Mark Solon, but it made me laugh. It reminded me of the saying “No is the second best answer you can get.”
I always encourage my start up friends to pitch investors even if you don’t want their money because they’ll tell you all the holes […]

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VC conference in SLC

Feb 7 - and, ok, it’s in Midway, not SLC -anyway, see the attached file (assuming I attach it properly…)
Brad Bertoch knows Boise. I met him only briefly, but the Wayne Brown Institute has a long track record. A long, GOOD track record. They and Zions Bank have started some interesting things that… I’ll talk […]

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Idaho: A VC’s Perspective

This weeks Kickstand should be good:
Is Idaho REALLY Different???
VC’s will discuss what they see that is different in Idaho when it comes to deals and financing of deals.
Nov. 8th 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Powerhouse - 621 South 17th
SPECIAL TREAT & SURPRISE for all Entrepreneurs
I’m not sure what the special treat is; if it’s […]

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TechLaunch 4.0 musings

As a first time contributor, let me first offer props to Tac for getting TechBoise off the ground. It’s a tremendous contribution and long overdue for the Boise tech community to have a collaborative platform.
For those of you who didn’t make it to yesterday’s TechLaunch 4.0, you missed one of the best tech events I’ve […]

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