Presentations
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Teaching the Galvanize Workshop: What’s Next for My Startup?
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This week, I was proud to develop and teach the Galvanize workshop titled “What’s Next for My Startup?“. During this hour-long workshop, I worked with a group of emerging entrepreneurs to discuss pathways for their startups, analyze the state of venture capital, and go over the model we’re pursuing at Boomtown.
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Discussing International Investing and Russian Startups on The Syndicate Podcast
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This week, I had the pleasure of recording an interview with Matt Ward of The Syndicate Podcast: “The Russian Startup Scene and What Founders and VCs Need to Know with Jeffrey Donenfeld of Boomtown Accelerator” Listen to me on The Syndicate Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Android, RSS, Direct Here’s what I discuss with Matt on the…
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Mentoring future global entrepreneurs at the Kazan OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Forum
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Kazan OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Forum “The Kazan OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Forum is a joint initiative of the OIC Youth Forum and the government of the Republic of Tatarstan. Since 2014, the Forum has been held annually, attracting hundreds of startups, investors and industry experts from the OIC states and the Russian Federation. Speakers will discuss…
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Teaching US entrepreneurial mindset at More Ideas Sochi
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More Ideas Sochi “Autonomous non-profit organization “The Sea of ??Ideas” in the city of Sochi is engaged in the formation of an innovative ecosystem “Sochi Innovation Valley”. We know that in Russia there are promising start-ups, and we believe that Sochi is the best place in our country, where the founders of start-ups can live…
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Lecturing on startup trends in the United States at the Kazan IT Park Business Incubator
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Kazan IT Park Business Incubator “The main objective of the business incubator is to help promising startups in the sphere of information technologies to develop ideas and products, getting investment, searching for potential partners and clients.”
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Discussing American startup investing with The Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
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The Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
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Speaking to The Internet Initiatives Development Fund on startup investing in the United States
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The Internet Initiatives Development Fund
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How to move your startup to the USA and get accepted by a top US startup accelerator…
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Building your company in the United States can be a great idea – we have resources, expertise, and a quickly growing startup and entrepreneurship industry. In my role as Investment Manager at Boomtown Accelerator in Boulder, Colorado, I review a wide variety of applications to the Boomtown Accelerator Program from startups all over the world,…
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Speaking on the Triple Bottom Line at University of Denver Margery Reed Hall
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This week, in conjunction with me Executive MBA at the University of Denver Daniels College of Business, I, along with my great team, gave a talk on the work we’ve been doing with Accendo Solutions to bring solar power and satellite internet to two remote villages in Bolivia.
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Speaking at Longmont Startup Week – That Which Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
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Last week I had a great time moderating the “That Which Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” panel for Longmont Startup Week 2017. Event Description Being an entrepreneur is challenging in many regards and one of challenges is managing the ups and downs that come from starting and running a business. While the media loves…
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Moderating Boulder Startup Week 2017’s Future Tech Photography 2.0 Panel
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Today I was honored to work with a great group of industry experts in moderating the Boulder Startup Week 2017 “Future Tech Photography 2.0” Panel at Riverside in Boulder, Colorado. We discussed a number of topics related to future media and photography. Thanks to photo experts Marc Morris, Ian Glass, Matt Treece and Kevin Owocki…
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Moderating New York Travel Festival’s Technology in Travel Startups Panel
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This year at the 2017 New York Travel Festival, I moderated the Technology in Travel Startups Panel. The panelists I spoke with were: Genna Gold, Manager of Local Business Outreach, Yelp Inc. Susan Black, CEO, CIE Tours John Matson, Digital Director, Voyager HQ Topics covered in our 40 minute discussion included: Building community with…
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Moderating the Longmont NewTech eCommerce Technology Panel
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This evening I had the opportunity to moderate a discussion panel on emerging technologies in eCommerce, as part of the Longmont, Colorado NewTech group, in collaboration with the Longmont Economic Development Partnership. We had a great crowd of about 50 people at the Longmont Museum, and covered a wide range of topics. Moderator – Jeffrey…
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Buffs in the Biz: Stories of CU Success
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Building your career after college is one of the hardest things you’ll do. Tonight I had the honor of speaking on a panel at the University of Colorado Young Alumni career night, to discuss ups and downs, dos and don’ts of my career, and what recent grads should consider when building theirs. It was a…
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Speaking at Boulder Startup Week 2016 – Future of Tech: The World in 2026
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This year as part of Boulder Startup Week, I spoke on Technology Driving Digital Photography at the “Future of Tech: The World in 2026“. The packed session was hosted at startup co-working space Galvanize, and it was a fun opportunity to connect with an engaged audience on future technologies in an environment fostering the creation of new tech.…
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Speaking at Ignite Chanukah 2016 – “The Frozen Chosen: Jews in Antarctica”
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This week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Boulder JCC’s Ignite Chanukah Event. I gave a 5-minute Ignite talk entitled “The Frozen Chosen : Jews in Antarctica”. The talk, and rest of the event went great, with about 100 people attending, and food/drinks aplenty. Thanks to Michael and the Boulder JCC staff for…
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Discussing Antarctica with Third-Graders
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This past week in NYC, I had a great time speaking to my cousin’s 3rd grade class about life and work in Antarctica. As much as I like speaking with adult groups about the ice, I can truly say that kids absolutely ask the best questions. This class came prepared with lots of q’s about…
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Talk: The Making of an Antarctic Science Expedition with Jeffrey Donenfeld
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Thanks to everybody who made it to my talk “The Making of an Antarctic Science Expedition” this week at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, Colorado! We had a great time discussing Antarctic expeditions, science, and life! Thanks to Miho Catering for providing delicious Japanese food, Sanitas Brewing Co. for providing refreshing beer, Voltaic Systems for sponsoring…
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I’ll Be Speaking at Neptune Mountaineering about Antarctica on August 27th 2015
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Upcoming on August 27th, 2015 at 20:00 MDT, I’ll be giving a talk at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, Colorado, USA titled “The Making of an Antarctic Science Expedition”. I’ll be covering the details of putting together an Antarctic Science Expedition, including pre-departure preparations, personal gear and packing considerations, specialized Antarctic expedition equipment, logistics, and teamwork.…
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Speaking on Living and Working at the South Pole, Antarctica at Neptune Mountaineering
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Here’s the recording of my recent talk at Neptune Mountaineering. I spoke about my experiences living and working in Antarctica, and what I have coming up next,
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Wrapping Up: The 2014 New York Travel Festival
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This past weekend, April 26th and 27th, I attended and spoke at the annual NY Travel Festival. The weekend was a productive and interesting look at the state of the Travel, Adventure, and Travel Media industry, and featured informative sessions from industry leaders including the Travel 2.0 group, G Adventures, Matador Network, and AFAR Media,…
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Speaking About Antarctica at Percolate Inspire
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Last October, I was invited to appear as the featured speaker at Percolate’s monthly Inspire speaker series. Here’s video of my talk: More on Percolate: Percolate helps brands create content at social scale. Some key features include: – Track events and plan content at the intersection of brand voice and cultural relevance – Employees never…
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Speaking On The Tokyo News To Houtoku About Panasonic
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A few months ago I was interviewed about electronics, and consumer brands for a news program called “Houtoku” (Translated to English), which broadcasts on the Tokyo Broadcast System’s network. They didn’t tell me at the time, but the interview was for a piece on Panasonic’s brand consolidation name change. Now, finally after a little waiting, here’s the…