Due to the continuing uncertainty about COVID-19, organizers of Boise Startup Week announced on May 4 that the event will be held virtually this year. The event — which last year drew more than 2,600 attendees, over $53,000 awarded to early-stage ...

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Idaho is no stranger to national “best-of” lists, but in 2019 it hit a new threshold with a pair of articles in Inc. magazine, according to leaders in the state’s entrepreneurial community. Now, it’s a matter of leveraging that attention to ...

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More than 2,600 attendees, over $53,000 awarded to early-stage companies, more than 70 partners, 122 talks, three pitch competitions and one dodgeball tournament later, Boise Startup Week is over for the year. And what have we learned? “We believe this ...

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What do clean toilet seats and nonallergenic breast milk have in common? They were considered the best startup ideas by judges at the Pitch Competition held during Boise Startup Week on Oct. 9. Washie, a toilet seat intended for public ...

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New presidents of Idaho state universities, with an increased spirit of collaboration, could resurrect a several-year-old plan to consolidate some university services to save money. On. Oct. 8, Gov. Brad Little led what he called a “fireside chat” among the ...

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Techstars, a 13-year-old Colorado-based seed accelerator, is one of the most exclusive and influential organizations in the tech world. And it could be coming to Boise someday. Amos Schwartzfarb, managing director of Techstars Austin, is in the City of Trees ...

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Idaho’s technology community said it largely expects more of the same in 2019. Some additional technologies may be added to the mix, said Jay Larsen, president and CEO of the Idaho Technology Council. For example, he said to improve security, ...

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Seasoned entrepreneurs at the third annual Boise Startup Week had lots of advice for new entrepreneurs, primarily telling them not to let other people tell them what to do and accept that they will screw up. If nothing else, screw-ups ...

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Boise Startup Week this year included two pitch contests with $10,000 cash prizes for the winners – “Trailmix,” focused on processed food products, and a more general startup contest. The winner of the Trailmix competition was Snacktivist Foods, a Coeur ...

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Boise is about to experience its third Startup Week, a series of events intended to help promote the city’s entrepreneurial community. Scheduled for Oct. 17, 18 and 19, Boise Startup Week is one of the thousands of entrepreneurial events Techstars runs ...

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