Here are the first four episodes:

The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 1 “The Selected Few”

The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 2 “Orientation”

The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 3 “A Community Party”

The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 4 “Skills & Persistence”

You can follow the series iTunes link or RSS feed or on the page on TechStars dedicated to the series.

We hope you enjoy!

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Here are the speakers!

Joel Gratz- You don’t need a life coach! All the answers were in the 4th grade…

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Gregg Tobo- How a magician (and his magic trick) helped to advance the Industrial Revolution

Rick Bakas- Bacon and Timetravel

Erika Napoletano- How Victoria’s Secret is Single-Handedly Causing the Current Recession

Michael Tseng- Interaction Design (is not your father)

James Baber- US Culture – Through the lens of Top Grossing Movies & the DSM IV

Dr. Richard Han- Universities and communities that spark successful New Tech businesses

Corey Donohoe- Everything I know about being an awesome open source hacker was learned from indie rap artists

Bruce Wyman- Marine Mammal Biology

Elaine Ellis and Tara Anderson- Colorado: The Napa Valley of Beer

Garret Smith and John English- World War Corn

Terry Cabeen- Find Your Community. Or Build It.

Naomi Meredith- 15 things you didn’t know about the Founding Fathers

Plus, we will be giving away Adobe Creative Suite 4 AND an iPhone 16 GB GS!

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If you don’t know him, you should, one of the best writers out there.

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First off: that was fun. I’ve been training since January 1 so I felt strong and happy the entire way. Well, at least until the last half a mile when I said to myself ’sprint you bigass runner.’ I passed ten people in the last hundred yards and 100% without any second thoughts did the ‘I just won the race arm pump’ at the finish line.

Yep, one of those days.

A sprint triathlon is roughly a half mile swim, 18 mile bike ride and a 5k run. The swim is what everyone generally fears. This was my first one, didn’t really know what to expect.

If someone knows how I started to think this was a good idea, please let me know. Funny how randomly addicted I have become.

My splits were:

Swim: 17:47
Trans 1: 2:25
Bike: 52.23
Trans 2: 1:15
Run: 26:47
Total: 1:40:35
Rank: 18/58 in the Clydesdale division

The swim was slower, as it was my first open water swim and I zig zaged and ran into people a bit more than I would like to admit. I took all the corners really well. Wasn’t too tired after. Felt really good about it.

The bike was fun until about the halfway mark, when I heard a little ‘tink’ and then felt my left cleat on the bike go really loose. At the end of the race I found that two of the three screws holding it onto my shoe were missing. I was scared of this happening, and didn’t do any pulling on the upstroke. I was passed by a fair about of bikes worth more than my car, and was alright with that.

The run was steady. I passed Rich (who had passed me on the bike). He was taking it really slow after injuring himself in the 120 day challenge. I started kicking at half a mile and has a super fast finish. Kick ass for finishing the run Rich, pushing through injury is tough!

The user experience of the non race frankly sucked. My race time was 1:40, and my time waiting for things like getting marked, getting a drink and banana after the race and waiting for the restroom took 1:45.

Yeah, I spent more time waiting for logistics than it took me to race 22 miles. This drives me nuts. If you have 1600 athletes coming through a line, perhaps you should have more than one table and three staffers. Just sayin.

I also saw quite a few tech folks out there.

So now is gut check time. Half Ironman distance or not. I guess I will have to see how I feel tomorrow as I get in touch with some coaches.

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Language control or the ability to search my friends please!

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Hello everyone!  I’m spending a few days in Boston.  I’m here to say hello to the TechStars Boston office and see some old friends.  Really a great group, am having a blast.  I’m excited to see some familiar faces here: Shawn Broderick, Brad Feld, Ken Zolot, Howard Diamond and Bill Warner.

Oh yes, the northeast.  This is where I went to college.  Land of the Dunkin Donuts and slight depression.  I know, and love it.

I had an amazing tour of MIT by Ken Zolot today.  I would love to spend some time real time here.  Here is the Stata Center, the most amazing building I have ever been in:

Spent the rest of the day at Cooley, Godward and Kronish as they met with the teams to discuss software patents, trademarks and the common mistakes of early stage entrepreneurs.

June 17th at noon there is a group meeting at betahouse and going out to lunch. betahouse is a kick ass coworking spot (the 14 I have visited) and is run by some outstanding guys.  I have heard quite a bit, and am excited to see it in person.

If you are in the area, please join and talk TechStars, tech and perhaps a bit about Boulder or triathlons.  So far it is @jonpierce, @zapnap, @hybernaut and a few other coworkers.

If it isn’t too large of a group, lunch is on me.  Thanks for reading this blogity.  I’m here until Thursday, and would love to catch the Red Sox game tomorrow night (anyone else want to go?).

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50K, 12 M, and 7M trail race with 90 – 95 % single track trails through aspen groves, pine forests, and rocky ridges. Elevation ranges between 8,000 and 9,500 ft. The 50K course has 12,000 ft, the 12 mile course has 5,000 ft, and the 7 mile course has 2,300 ft of climbing/descending. All 3 courses are loops with soft and fast as well as rocky and technical trails. This is a beautiful course with spectacular views of the Continental Divide.

I signed up for the 7M race and had a change of heart the day before, bumping it up to the 12m.

This was the longest race I had ever done, so I was both excited and nervous.  My friends Amy and Bracken also were running the 12 mile.  I should have listened to the advice that someone on the start line said “this course is way tougher than most marathons I have run.”

5000ft climb and decent on single track crossing streams with one log bridges.  Adventure is where the outcome is unknown.  This was an adventure.

I wish I carried my camera with me (any ideas on a super small camera for runs like this?).  The entire area was bursting with green, something you don’t see for more than two weeks a year in Colorado.

I didn’t realize how steep the climbs were, or how long they would be.  I bonked at mile 5 at the top of a 4 mile climb.  Just below this was an aid station that was really a welcome sight.  We descended a mile or so more and then had another three mile climb up to a mountaintop.  At this point you had to check in with ‘destiny.’

So, a 3 mile climb at mile 9 of a race, and you are told ‘destiny’ is waiting.  The group I was running with decided that ‘destiny’ was the sexiest girl we had ever seen, and the entire way up were adding on details of the beverages she held, etc.

‘Destiny’ turned out to be a guy dressed up as the grim reaper.

So it goes.

I bonked at mile 11 on the final steep incline, and found myself half running, half walking down to the finish.

I finished at 3:13 to loud cheers from Bracken and Amy.  I don’t know why, but that made my day.  A strong finish, good friends, and some tasty food.

The funny thing about running, very few participants actually win.  They all face the same course, and themselves in every race. Very few trophies.  This race was a bit different, as it raised enough money to put six Gilpin County girls to camp this summer (hey, everyone can win).

I’m on track to put on more than 220 miles this month as I train for a half ironman.

Amy has a great roundup too.

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