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Free Trip to Boulder, Colorado For Developers
The Boulder tech scene is growing like crazy. Twenty of our top tech startups (you can see a few in the sidebar) have banded together to fly in one hundred top software developers, programmers and engineers from across the country, all expenses paid. You can apply to be one of the hundred at the boulder.me site.
Also covered here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/24/twenty-startups-pool-resources-to-recruit-developers/
- markbao 18y agoWow, this is a brilliant recruiting idea.
- wastedbrains 18y agocool idea hopefully it will get some smart people to boulder.
- gregwebs 18y agoI am not sure that return path is a startup...
- peregrine 18y agoI am interested in Boulder....how is their college graduate program?
- einarvollset 18y agoIn terms of CS, University of Colorado, Boulder (http://www.cs.colorado.edu/ http://www.cs.colorado.edu/) is a great school. It's not Cornell, MIT, CMU, etc (Posterous favourite school..) but definitely top 10-20 depending on sub area. I also like Colorado School of Mines (www.mines.edu), but not sure they're in Boulder.
- calvin 18y agoColorado School of Mines is in Golden, CO. It's about a 45 minute drive from Boulder.
- wastedbrains 18y agoI did my undergrad there, and the CS department is very good. For grad school it really matters what area you are specializing in. CU is really highly ranked in some areas, and doesn't have any profs focusing on other areas of CS.
- xiaoma 18y agoI used to live in Boulder, and I can't emphasize enough how great the location is. It's a town of about 90,000. It's right up against the mountains, the air is great, it's full of bikers and runners. Plenty of river rafting, mountain climbing, skiing and snowshoeing is to be had, too. The school there, my alma mater, is strong in the sciences (3 nobel prizes in physics this decade). Lots of interest in aerospace, too. Sun, Amgen, and a number of other tech companies are nearby. Finally, Boulder is just crammed full of geeks in general. Every type from live action role-players to wargaming fanatics is well represented. My roommate said he saw Tom Christiansen at Dragonfire games. I don't think there's another town of its size that offers the same. Health nuts, geeks and hippies. That's what you'll see in Boulder.
- ardit33 18y agoTwo crazy questions. 1. What's the hacker/drone ratio there. Do you meet smart people often? 2. What's the women/men ratio. And are girls good looking? Sorry about question #2, but it is totally relevant to single 20 something guys. Last thing I want to end up is somewhere where everybody is fat and republican (like some, I don't want to name, states in this country).
- davidw 18y agoBoulder is anything but Republican, from everything I've read. My wife and I are considering moving there. It seems like it's one of the few smaller (and thus maybe more "livable") towns with a lot of startup activity. BTW, some earlier discussion of nice places to live: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=111398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=111398
- mixmax 18y ago..totally relevant to single 20 something guys Though many won't admit it it's relevant for men of all ages, postures, colors and political standings.
- steveplace 18y agoI think 20-somthings have a bit more of a hormonal relevance.
- dill_day 18y agoI'm currently a cs undergrad in Boulder. Had an internship at a late stage startup this summer, it's a great place to be!!
- heyadayo 18y ago"You’s a punk bitch if you don’t know bout Boulder"
- davidw 18y agoDamn... this is a dupe, but the other one went by unobserved, and I kind of hoped it would stay that way, as I sent my resume in:-)
- byrneseyeview 18y agoDoes it worry anyone that startups are doing this kind of Chamber of Commerce stuff?
- epall 18y agoIt worries me that startups in other areas _aren't_ doing this kind of stuff!
- calvin 18y agoIf you've got family there are many cities within about a 30 minute commute of Boulder that are much more affordable (larger house/more land for same price). This would include towns such as Longmont, Firestone, and Erie. Some towns in the area border on being rural, but have become less so over the last fifteen years. I grew up in Longmont and worked in Boulder for a couple years after college. Great area to live and work. I've since moved to Seattle, but I enjoy every trip home to see friends and family in the area.
- icey 18y agoCan anyone say anything about the cost of living in Boulder? I've heard that it's almost Aspen-like in terms of housing costs (which is to say, very high). Also, if there is someone currently living in CO, what do you feel the likelihood is of this bill passing? http://www.coloradoballot.net/ProhibitFiringEmployees.htm http://www.coloradoballot.net/ProhibitFiringEmployees.htm On the surface, it kind of seems like this would be bad for startups.
- wastedbrains 18y agoCost of living in boulder isn't bad... certainly nothing like Aspen. When I was a student here I was paying $400-500 (my share) a month with room mates in a 3 bedroom. Now I have a two bedroom right downtown (by Pearlstreet) for $1295 (I pay half). As a startup I was surprised to see that bill... I doubt it will pass, but I had never heard about it.
- menloparkbum 18y agohalf of $1295? i.e. $650? or $1295 * 2 = $2600?
- wastedbrains 18y agoSorry didn't see this, I pay $650
- icey 18y agoNot to pry, but are you renting an apartment or a house?
- wastedbrains 18y agoNo worries, in college I was renting a house. Now I am renting a two bedroom apartment.
- ced 18y agoThree years ago I was renting a room downtown from a lady, 130$ per week, which was supposedly on the cheaper side of the spectrum. I loved the place.