Comments on: Boulder, I’m Lookin’ And I’m Likin’

By: Dave Michels

Dave Michels — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:32:02 +0000

Don't feel so left out. I have lived in Boulder since '89 – and I am part of the tech scene. I've held management roles in tech companies, and taught tech courses at CU, and own/operate my own locally focused tech company. None of the people you mentioned will return my follows on Twitter either. Boulder has a tendency to be a bit clicky – and that group is no exception. I watched the Ignite feed too and was struck at how informal it was – it seemed everyone knew each other, like a club.

Boulder is a great town and has lots of offer, but don't think being here will make it more accessible.

There is actually a lot more similarities between Boulder and Eugene than Boulder and Portland. Boulder is great, I love it here. If you intend to come out for a visit, let me know.

By: sooran

sooran — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:54:18 +0000

Very Good !
Thanks …

This post very Helped me

By: Boulder, I’m Lookin’ and I’m Likin’ « Searching For Savvy

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:22:43 +0000

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By: paul Frano

paul Frano — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:33:31 +0000

I work up in boulder and its fair to say that its a little bubble up here. When you move here you stay and dont leave to go anywhere else.

By: Rags @ Boulder Net

Rags @ Boulder Net — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:14:22 +0000

It is a wonderful place. But it is not easy to simply move there before lining up a career. I manage a LinkedIn group called Boulder Net and I recently conducted a poll of LinkedIn professionals in and around Boulder on their employment status. I found a high (25%) unemployment rate and about 50% expressing interest in switching jobs. Just a thought.
The survey results are here:
http://bouldernet.blogspot.com/2009/01/boulder-metro-employment-status -poll.html

-Rags

By: Boulder - An onlookers perspective

Boulder - An onlookers perspective — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:16:57 +0000

[...] Monday, Megan Soto of LaunchSquad in SF wrote a post entitled “Boulder, I’m Lookin’ and I’m Likin’” providing an onlookers perspective of Boulder. The post captured a lot of whats going, [...]

By: Boulder is Nice. Not Paradise

Boulder is Nice. Not Paradise — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:06:49 +0000

[...] Hyde repping the town so fervently, that it’s grown a significant following of its own. Megan Soto’s recent blog post and the comments therein are but the latest example. Just Summize ‘Boulder’ and [...]

By: Natty

Natty — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:13:16 +0000

Thanks for the great post. You are spot on, Boulder is all about community and good people. Come visit anytime, and if you do, make sure we all know about it so we can show you the “magic” first hand. I help write for http://www.boulder.me, would you like to guest blog this piece on the site? If so, please let me know. We hope to see you soon!

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:45:18 +0000

Nice post. I’m not sure I agree with Dave (first comment). As a relative newcomer to the tech scene (not Boulder, itself), I’ve found people to be very open, welcoming, and interested in helping each other out – whether or not they follow me back on Twitter.

It’s a great town, for sure, but community is what makes it special.

By: Arthur Nisnevich

Arthur Nisnevich — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:21:55 +0000

Very cool post. Now when my friends ask me why I’m so anxious to flee the Midwest for Boulder, I can resound some of your sentiments in my answer.

I think you hit it right on the head with “comradery.” I suppose you’d get the sense of belonging to the “greater good” in any true community, but (as an outsider looking in) it seems to permeate deeper in Boulder, as if they’re saying, “Well we’re all a part of something bigger… so we might as well help eachother.” I definitely get that sense of friendliness and welcoming every time I travel there, whether it’s to rock climb or to work.

I don’t know if that comes from being a relatively small town, but I imagine it also comes from the mountains… how could you truly lose yourself in yourself when you can feel the grandness of the Rockies over your shoulder?

Then again, maybe it’s all the thin air and beer. :)