Hello, and welcome to diDUknow: a new section in the Clarion that brings attention to what’s new around DU. This week—a startup event in Denver you shouldn’t have missed.
Thousands of ambitious minds gathered in Denver last week for one of the most innovative and energetic events the city has ever seen: Denver Startup Week. For absolutely no cost— just a simple online registration —attendees sat in on talks covering every step of how to start and run a business efficiently, centering on four overarching themes: business, design, tech and manufacturing.
Successful business owners came with goals of improvement, and aspiring ones came to get their ventures off on the right foot, but everyone shared a common goal of making useful connections and a common bond of excitement for the future.
In addition to the various talks, Denver Startup Week was full of other unique events that made it an absolute blast for attendees. One of the more popular events is the Startup Crawl, which is similar to a pub crawl, but involves going around from startup office to startup office instead of bar to bar. And to keep the general idea of a pub crawl intact, each office had unlimited free alcohol and food to reel in flocks of guests. This gave everyone a chance to take an in-depth look at some of Denver’s most thriving startup businesses, which was a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity.
This event is something all DU students should attend during their time in Denver, no matter what your major is or goals are. There’s no requirement to be affiliated with a business; it’s simply an open invitation to learn more about creating a fulfilling future for yourself instead of sticking to the expected script.
Mark your calendars for next year, and also be sure to checkout Boulder Startup Week, a very similar event which takes place May 12-16 of next year.
There is a wonderful shift occuring right now in the way business are made and run, so don’t miss out on learning about it. Otherwise you’ll be stuck conforming to the typical “real world” path we dread as graduation creeps inevitably closer.
