Hi all

I was very excited to see so much student engagement last night. We had a spy lurking in the overflow room last night and she will report back on ways to make that experience feel more connected. if you have ideas add them below.

Announcements:
New Tech Denver is doing something different for October and your invited. David Cohen and Brad Feld authors of the new book "Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup" will join us. The working plan is to bring the book chapters to life through panel discussions, lectures and a fireside chat with the founders of techstars. Cohen and Feld also recruited an impressive list of mentors and entrepreneurs to assist with the book:

isaac saldana, natty/nate, darren crystal, greg reinacker, niel robertson, alex white, paul berberian, alex white, micah baldwin, howard diamond, ari newman, ryan mcintyre, jeff powers, rob Johnson, bill flagg, michael zeisser, eric marcoullier, david brown/zoll, nicole glaros, kirk Holland, jason mendelson, mike platt, jon taylor, brad bernthal, jon fox, matt galligan, mark solon, seth levine and amy batchelor

And they are all invited to participate and share their startup experiences. New Tech Denver will be held on October 19 register here: http://www.bdnewtech.com/

We are dedicating December to the establishment. If your company is generating real revenue, has more than 75 employees and is doing something cool with tech, we want you to present. Please fill out this form http://goo.gl/qEVR and we?ll get you scheduled. Or if you are a startup and you would like to present any other month complete this form: http://goo.gl/yeCf.

According to our new sentiment engine you were "Neutral" on last night?s BDNT and based on the comments that feels about right. Should we keep sentiment, add comments below.

October Presenters:
Soren Gordhamer - wisdom2boulder conference November 5th and 6th. Segment sentiment (N/A)
New Tech gdgt the parot AR drone presented by OneButtonLife Segment sentiment score (N/A)
Jive Software Segment sentiment (positive)
The least you can do Segment sentiment (N/A)
OneTrueFan Segment sentiment (neutral)

October Sponsors:
ReadyTalk (http://www.readytalk.com)
ReadyTalk is committed to helping customers successfully conduct audio and web conferences of all sizes ? from ad hoc meetings to large webinars. ReadyTalk combines ease-of-use with sophisticated marketing tools to improve audience engagement, ROI and meeting productivity. Unlike other services, ReadyTalk gives customers a full-suite of tools for training, collaboration, webinars and more. You always have access to the features when you need them, no need to upgrade to another product. Learn more at www.readytalk.com.

Rally Software (http://www.rallydev.com)
Rally Software Development provides software-driven enterprises a complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with Agile. We are a local company built on entrepreneurial values and innovation, who strive to be leaders in our industry and within the community. We have received numerous awards, both local & national, for our products and work culture. Rally currently support 2,100 customers, 58,000 projects and 96,000 users in 60 countries. Find out more about our Company & Career Opportunities at www.rallydev.com.

Silicon Flatirons (http://www.silicon-flatirons.com)
CU-Boulder?s Silicon Flatirons Center is a donor-supported entity which helps connect the fabric of the Front Range?s software, Internet, and telecom entrepreneurship scene. SFC?s objective is to help catalyze startups by connecting CU to the Mile High Tech emerging company community. In addition to the Meetup, SFC?s Entrepreneurship Initiative includes the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, the Entrepreneurs Unplugged series, Crash Courses on entrepreneurship, and our annual March entrepreneurship conference. SFC additionally works closely with partners across the CU campus to present the New Venture Challenge. SFC is delighted to serve as a Meetup sponsor since 2007.

Metro State (http://www.metrostateinnovate.org/)
The Center for Innovation seeks to foster cutting-edge and effective curricula utilizing creative learning tools that make entrepreneurship education a college-wide and community-wide experience.

Boulder Digital Works at CU (http://bdw.colorado.edu)
Boulder Digital Works is dedicated to providing a space for people to learn how to learn. Digital technologies are changing everything ?? how we work and play, interact as individuals and groups, and how and what we learn. Yet, too many educational institutions have become museums of what we used to learn at the expense of why and how we learn. We decided to create a place that would do more than remember the past. We wanted to create a place that would lead into the future. We understood that it would have to be different. Boulder Digital Works is an alternative. We develop people who are generative, integrated thinkers, and can work collaboratively. Everything we do evolves from a foundation that combines creativity, technology, and business. People from different disciplines in industry and academe come here to ask questions, share ideas, and solve problems. BDW bridges the widening critical gap between academe and industry, between thinking and doing.

Cheers

Robert Reich
@menro
http://menro.me