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VerbalizeIt takes home $250K CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge award on Saturday

FORT COLLINS -- The drama at the CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge business pitch competition rose to a crescendo Saturday evening when the two final competitors VerbalizeIt and ... Read More

By: steveporter Monday June 1, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU Blue Ocean Enter, Charisse Bowen, VerbalizeIt, Xtrude2Fill, Chem with Ray, OptiEnz Sensors, Native, Jebbit, The Space Research C, Wise Art Foods

Native takes $20K top prize in CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge collegiate competition

FORT COLLINS -- Native , a University of Colorado-based startup company that aims to provide a personal travel assistant from a mobile app for only $25 a month, was the top prize winner at the... Read More

By: steveporter Thursday May 28, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU, CSU Blue Ocean Enter, Native, Change Composites, Nathan Saam, Devon Tivona, CU, Christine Chin

Second annual Fort Collins Startup Week set for May 26-31 with full slate of events, networking, fun

FORT COLLINS -- The second annual Fort Collins Startup Week , May 26-31, kicks off with opening ceremonies on Tuesday and a host of speakers, panel discussions, workshops and other networking... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Friday May 22, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, Fort Collins Startup, Chris Petroff, Steven Weigler, Dan Tyre, HubSpot, CSU Blue Ocean Enter, jobZology, Made In Loveland Day

CSU Blue Ocean Challenge judges announced

FORT COLLINS -- Organizers of the second annual $250,000 CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge announced the panels of judges for each round of the business pitch competition. A total of 28... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Thursday May 21, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU Blue Ocean Enter, Fort Collins Startup, Gerry Caron, Christine Hudson, Russ Kittell, Kyle Kirkpatrick, Meade Malone, David Tolson, Robert Ward, Libby Cook, Daniel Epstein, Lawrence Mandes, Sanjay Mehta, Alex Welch, Tamara Kleinberg, Lisa Tessarowicz, Jose Vieitez, Scott Bergquist, David Gold, Kyle Hansen, Bill Heuston, Sue Kunz, Juan Velez, Jeff Wood, Gary Wayne Clark, AJ Dye, Todd Lemley, John Marotta, Ashok Reddy, Kyle Cox, Sue Heilbronner, Jeff Hoffman, Kate Shillo, Peter Adams

Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of Priceline.com, to give keynote, judge at CSU Blue Ocean biz pitch event

FORT COLLINS -- Jeff Hoffman , a successful serial entrepreneur who has been part of startups that include Priceline.com, uBid.com, CTI and ColorJar, will give the keynote address at the second... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Wednesday May 6, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, Jeff Hoffman, Christine Chin, CSU Blue Ocean Enter

Decibulz founder Kyle Kirkpatrick to keynote Fort Collins Area Chamber awards breakfast May 20

FORT COLLINS -- Kyle Kirkpatrick , founder and CEO of Loveland-based Decibulz and winner of the 2014 CSU Blue Ocean Challenge , will keynote the Fort Collins Area Chamber s Small Business of... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Tuesday May 5, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, Fort Collins Area Ch, Small Business of th, Kyle Kirkpatrick, CSU Blue Ocean Enter, Decibulz

Launch Haus announces more than 100 sessions at Fort Collins Startup Week

FORT COLLINS -- Launch Haus , producer of the second annual Fort Collins Startup Week (#FCSW15), announced a full calendar of more than 100 sessions during the event set for May 26-31. ... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Thursday April 30, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, 2015 Fort Collins St, Chris Snook, Launch Haus, CSU Blue Ocean Enter

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprise Challenge competitors prep for May 27-30 pitch event in Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS -- With one of the nations richest business pitch competitions just a month away, competitors in the Colorado State University Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge gathered in Fort... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Wednesday April 29, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU Blue Ocean Enter, Christine Chin, Fort Collins Startup