Community Partners

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Learn how you can get involved in the right community groups to drive you forward.

Colorado Product

Best For: Product People + Aspiring Product Managers

Colorado Product is a professional organization founded with a goal of establishing Colorado as the hub of technology product management. Through speaker and panel-based educational events, community development and networking, and career development programs and resources, Colorado Product aims to continue the development of great products and product management professionals that the Colorado region is fostering.

Who Is This Group For: Product Managers

What Does This Group Provide: Community, Professional Development, Resources

How Do People Engage: Slack, Free Events, Mentorship

A high quality mix of senior leaders, managers, and aspiring professionals.

Robust resources, an active slack community, and awesome events.
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Beyond these regular meetups, Colorado Product regularly hosts, sponsors, participates in and/or supports other events in the region including Denver Startup Week and Boulder Startup Week, among others.

Colorado Startups

Best For: Entrepreneurs

The purpose of Colorado Startups is to provide a starting place and a growing place for entrepreneurs building the next generation of BIG companies here in Colorado. This community provides three support areas, connections, capital, and resources to help entrepreneurs ranging from first-time founders to seasoned executives.

Who Is This Group For: Founders & Entrepreneurs

What Does This Group Provide: Fundraising Resources, Access to Mentorship, Podcasting Resources, Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Overviews
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How Do People Engage: Facebook, Slack, LinkedIn

Colorado's biggest collection of entrepreneurs in one digital place.

Great connections to fundraising opportunities.

High-level resources around entrepreneurship throughout Colorado.

Commons on Champa

Best For: Aspiring Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners

The Commons on Champa is Denver's public campus for entrepreneurship.

The Commons was founded by the Downtown Denver Partnership, the Colorado Technology Association and the City of Denver to support startups across all industries and to expand access to entrepreneurship.

With 20,000 square feet of space featuring hi-tech amenities, 3 community rooms, a large lounge and a 200 person event space, The Commons provides high-quality programming, education, networking and resources at low to no cost for entrepreneurs.

Who Is This Group For: First time founders looking for resources and community.

What Does This Group Provide: Free Coworking, Tons of Entrepreneurial Programming, Early Idea Accelerator Program, Power Hours & Mentorship, Legal Office Hours, Regular Events

How Do People Engage: Go to the Commons and introduce yourself, Co-Work from the Commons, In-Person Events, StartupSpace App

Their free coffee & friendly staff.

Endless free resources, events, and programs.

The focus on supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs and work to ensure that entrepreneurship is possible for everyone.

Denver Startup Week

Best For: Everyone

Denver Startup Week is a celebration of everything entrepreneurial in Denver, and is the largest free event of its kind. In 2020 the DSW community came together for the first virtual Denver Startup Week and celebrated a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in Denver and beyond; showcasing and building a global culture of innovation. Denver Startup Week 2021 is October 4 - 8.

Who Is This Group For: "Denver Startup Week has something for everyone and anyone."

What Does This Group Provide: 300+ Free Annual Events, Access to Past Events Online, Articles, Volunteering / Involvement Opportunities.

How Do People Engage: Attend Events, Volunteer, Submit Articles Online, Engage on Twitter.

A week filled with incredible speakers, huge parties, and startup people everywhere.

The biggest celebration of startups and innovation in Colorado (maybe anywhere).

Attending events in the offices of Denver's coolest companies, incredible art installations, pitch competitions, rallies, showcases, fairs, and parties all week.

Denver Devs

Best For: Developers & Engineers

A tech developer community focused on helping each other find jobs, solve problems, make friends, and so much more.

Who Is This Group For: Developers and tech-minded folks

What Does This Group Provide: Community, Professional Development, Resources

How Do People Engage: Slack, Free Events, Medium, GitHub

The best central resource for developers in Denver and beyond.

Resources for people new to Denver.

A comprehensive set of Denver Dev emojis to ensure you are set up for success from day one.

Design Leaders

Best For: Tech Designers + UX/UI Professionals

Who Is This Group For: Product Managers

What Does This Group Provide: Community, Professional Development, Resources

How Do People Engage: Online Resouces, Free Events, Slack Group, Mentorship

Our mission is to advance the practice of design by building a safe and inclusive community of design leaders to learn from each other, heal from our challenges and share our mistakes and successes of leading design teams and demonstrating design's value to business

1 Million Cups

Best For: Founders

Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, the Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012—a free program designed to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs around the country.

1 Million Cups works with entrepreneurs, empowering them with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses. Mr. Kauffman believed it was a fundamental right for anyone who had a big idea to be able to bring it to life—and we're here to fulfill that mission.

Who Is This Group For: Founders & Aspiring Entrepreneurs

What Does This Group Provide: Opportunity to Present, Peer Feedback on Business Ideas, Opportunity to Hear Business Ideas & Engage, Community

How Do People Engage: Free Events, Volunteering

1 Million Cups (1MC) is an authentic, welcoming environment for entrepreneurs to support one another.

1MC is not a pitch platform, nor is it a networking event. It’s simply a chance for 1-2 presenting entrepreneurs to tap into the knowledge and experience of the local community in a focused and encouraging environment.

Every 1 Million Cups event concludes with a question posed to the entrepreneur: “What can we as a community do to help you?” This cultivates the intention that 1 Million Cups chapters are created by the community for the community.

TARRA

Best For: Women from All Walks

TARRA is a women’s leadership network driven by ideas and built for the driven. We inspire new ideas, shift perspectives, and accelerate careers through events, education, mentorship and community. You bring your passion, drive and ideas. We take care of the rest.

Who Is This Group For: Women from all industries and backgrounds

What Does This Group Provide: Community, Professional Development, Resources, Physical Creative Space

How Do People Engage: Memberships, Free Events, In-Person Campus, Online Community

TARRA is an unbeatable community of inspiration and connection.

Colorado's top female leaders in one place, collaborating, sharing best practices, creating networks of support, and more.

The Wright

Best For: Outdoor Industry Enthusiasts

Inspired by independent-minded, hard-working people and communities of the Rocky Mountain region, The Wright Summit is a signature annual celebration of the industry and culture of the outdoors. Featuring panel discussions, workshops, a keynote speaker series and special events, The Summit culminates with the much-anticipated Award Night celebration recognizing the Contenders for the 2020 Wright Award.

Hatched in 2011 as a non-traditional business award program celebrating entrepreneurs in the outdoor industry, The Wright today, at its core, is a community of doers. Those we celebrate are independent-minded men and women creating the products and experiences that draw us into the outdoors. The Wright brings together honest leaders, recognized for their contributions to their respective communities, and known to hold a deep-seated connection to place.

Who Is This Group For: Outdoor Industry Enthusiasts & Entrepreneurs

What Does This Group Provide: In-Person Events, Award Show, Community

How Do People Engage: Attend Events, Volunteer

The Wright is the embodiment of Real People, Real Work, Real Communities. This authentic community of outdoor industry and rural Colorado companies provides inspiration and earnest community.

The Wright recently became a non-profit and will grow its programming and opportunities for engagement.

Women Who Startup

Best For: Female Entrepreneurs

Women Who Startup is a global learning platform and rapid accelerator for women entrepreneurs and innovators. Monthly Basecamps and our annual Rally and Summit are ways we shine a spotlight on the stories of women to inspire entrepreneurship and startup journeys. We also provide our members with access to WWS Connect and WWS Live which are resources including a virtual, real-time community where women collaborate every day. We are working towards connecting women anywhere in the world to their local resources and empowering them by connecting them to a global network of entrepreneurs, mentors, accelerators, capital and other resources.

Who Is This Group For: Women Entrepreneurs / Aspiring Founders

What Does This Group Provide: Community, Events, Resources, Slack Group

How Do People Engage: Membership, Frequent Events, Slack Group, Mentorship

The WWS Rally will blow you away. No matter who you are (men are encouraged to join), you will walk away feeling inspired, energized, and excited for the current and future generations of female founders that are kicking ass.

Beyond the Rally, the WWS community is a great place for female founders to seek community, support, and resources.