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Entrepreneurs

Jan 4, 2017

Scott Schaible’s latest startup connects athletes with fans

Scott Schaible has played founder more than a couple times. After an early stint in the nation’s capital working on high-profile political campaigns, he came to Colorado and started a public relations firm, followed by two pet projects.

Nov 22, 2016

Should you patent or not?

When lawyers and the courts play word games, they soon find they have worked the law into an impossibly-difficult legal jigsaw puzzle. This is exactly the situation that developed in the patent world concerning software-related inventions.

Nov 9, 2016

How Bart Lorang aims to make FullContact a global power

Founded in 2010, FullContact launched its first contact management solution to 100 beta users, beginning a journey that would lead the company to tackle the challenge of fixing the world’s contact information problem.

Oct 5, 2016

Rise of the Rest tour electrifies Denver

Billionaire AOL co-founder and venture capitalist Steve Case electrified the local startup and established entrepreneurial community Tuesday with a non-stop blitz of activities and site visits, as the Rise of the Rest nationwide tour rolled through Denver.

Oct 4, 2016

The making of a restaurant

After years of building the dreams of others, I wanted to begin to build my own. Most importantly, I just wanted to have fun cooking, the way I felt when I wasn’t even tall enough to reach the counter at my mom’s side.

Oct 3, 2016

Is there a franchise in your future?

Closet entrepreneurs and small business hopefuls can be in business for themselves without being by themselves. The solution is coming from the widely growing sector of franchising.

Sep 28, 2016

Should you eat an airplane just because you can?

Thirty-five years ago, Frenchman Michel Lotito became famous for eating a Cessna 150. Yep, he ate the whole thing: wings, tires, windows, seats, engine--everything. It took him two years, but he got the whole thing down, and I'm assuming, out.

Sep 26, 2016

AOL's founder stops in Denver to spotlight the American dream

Steve Case has taken to the streets on a cross-country Rise of the Rest tour to shine a spotlight on entrepreneurial ecosystems between the coasts. And this year’s five-day, five-city excursion- Oct. 3-7- makes its way to the Mile High City on Oct. 4.

Sep 22, 2016

Prolific publisher Pat Wiesner wraps it up

Thirty-three years, 30 magazines, hundreds of employees, 11 airplanes and countless columns later, prolific Colorado publisher Pat Wiesner is putting down his pen. And picking up a guitar.

Sep 21, 2016

This lemonade czar is all of 10 years old

When life hands you lemons, the saying goes, you make lemonade. Unless you’re 10-year-old Jack Bonneau – then you build a business.

Sep 12, 2016

Why immigration reform would be good for Colorado

As an investor, I’m always looking for the next great American company. Today, it is just as likely to be someone born in Beijing or Jaipur as it is to be someone from Boston or Boulder.

Jul 8, 2016

Secrets behind the success of a serial restaurateur

Start early, stay late and be prepared to lose most of your friends, your mind and at least one marriage. Be prepared to live a half rags and half riches lifestyle, while your restaurant has a line around the block.