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    1. Comment by Allen Taylor — January 15, 2010 @ 1:00 pm

      Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.

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    2. Comment by Peter Hoskins — January 15, 2010 @ 1:03 pm

      Great news David. Glad to see the quick turnaround as well.

    3. Comment by Shane Taylor — January 15, 2010 @ 2:01 pm

      From an entrepreneur’s perspective, this sounds like a great idea (probably not so shocking to hear). Actually feeling comfortable presenting to investors will make the presentations higher quality because just being allowed (sponsored) to present says that you are welcome at the event and have met a certain level of filtering. That is a good feeling. One other thought after reading Mark Suster’s description of OAF (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/01/15/open-angel-forum/) is the recommendation of companies with local emphasis. You mentioned that it wasn’t a requirement, but an emphasis on this seems like it can only be a good thing.

    4. Pingback by Open, Sez Me « Angels and Pinheads — January 15, 2010 @ 2:03 pm

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    5. Comment by Derek Scruggs — January 15, 2010 @ 2:19 pm

      Love it. Good to see that Boulder is an early adopter of this concept. It’s a tribute to your hard work that you were invited to go to OAF in the first place.

    6. Comment by Toby Murdock — January 15, 2010 @ 4:38 pm

      Sounds awesome!

      It’s certainly the way things should be done. Thanks for bringing it to CO.

    7. Comment by Nathaniel Whittemore — January 15, 2010 @ 6:27 pm

      Congrats on this – I think you’re absolutely right on to embrace the sip of beer tradition. Congrats and keep on building that Boulder startup ecosystem!

    8. Comment by scott edward walker — January 15, 2010 @ 6:52 pm

      Great post – and great meeting you last night at Matt’s house. Don’t forget to bring your tennis racket the next time you’re in LA. Cheers, Scott

    9. Comment by Chris Straface — January 15, 2010 @ 7:10 pm

      This sounds like an amazing opportunity – free, access to angles, local event, etc. I have just one quick question regarding the event: must presenting companies be in a tech related industry, or is the event open to companies in other sectors?

      Is it fair to assume this depends on the diversity of angels present?

    10. Comment by Luke — January 16, 2010 @ 1:25 am

      I am somehow ashamed that, of all places, we Boulderites did not start the “swig of beer” thing. Maybe we can up the ante by having the chosen microbrew be a fashion statement.

    11. Comment by John Bliss — January 17, 2010 @ 2:58 pm

      Awesome. Congrats! Look forward to all the possibilities this presents! CTEK, you might want to consider changing your business model…

    12. Pingback by My Experience presenting at The Open Angel Forum | I Am Not Afraid — February 5, 2010 @ 10:22 am

      [...] (worth the read of the site to learn it’s history). After the first event in LA David posted a call for the 2nd event in Boulder. The application is VERY simple but I would recommend that if you apply for future events defiantly [...]

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