Reflections on Boulder
I loved Boulder. Steve loved Boulder. Boulder is amazing. End of story.
This weekend was an absolute whirlwind of “data” points about our idea, the target market, team dynamics, future of the product – we talked about it all. We talked about it all with some of the brightest minds we’ve met to date. Raleigh isn’t necessarily a breeding ground for software startup people; you can imagine our fascination with the warm tech scene that Boulder had to offer. They just get it.
We talked to a lot of teams at techstars for a day. Outside of the event the conversation was all with techstars grads and other people in the area recommended to us by these previous grads – mentors and locals who are heavily involved in the startup process. Their feedback was candid and very much appropriate for our situation and our outlook moving forward.
Our conclusion? We need to pivot. Whether we pivot some or pivot completely is still up in the air, but the writing on the wall as we saw it this weekend is more than enough evidence for us to do some due diligence to switch gears. We’ll continue to surround ourselves with people much smarter than us and make the most informed decision before we go back to flying by the seat of our pants.
Big thanks to everyone at Techstars and in Boulder who helped us out – Next Big Sound (David, Alex, Samir, Eric), Micah Baldwin, Ben Brinckerhoff, Tom Higley, Jason Mendelson, Seth Levine, David Cohen, Nicole Glaros (congrats on the baby!), Rob LaFave, and everyone else we met in passing. You all left a great impression on us and are solid recruiters for keeping Boulder alive and thriving.