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🌍 Calling all aspiring climate founders! 🚀 We’re excited to announce a pilot of Startup Springboard, a 3-month pre-accelerator designed to support underrepresented founders in the earliest stages of entrepreneurship. Our first cohort will focus on tackling clean energy challenges using AI/ML, and we invite you to go on this pilot journey with us. Find out more and apply here --> https://lnkd.in/gCtguVmm 🔹 What we offer: - Hands-on entrepreneurial training - Networking with potential co-founders - Insights and feedback from industry experts 🔹 What you’ll gain: - A clear problem statement and validated customer needs - Market insights and potential business opportunities - A path to developing your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) 🌱 Who should apply? Pre-idea climate founders aiming to solve energy issues with AI/ML. We especially encourage women, LGBTQIA , people of color, and individuals from rural areas to apply. 📅 Program Dates: Late October 2024 - Early February 2025 📝 Apply by: September 30, 2024

🌍 Calling all aspiring climate founders! 🚀 We’re excited to announce a pilot of Startup Springboard, a 3-month pre-accelerator designed to support underrepresented founders in the earliest stages of entrepreneurship. Our first cohort will focus on tackling clean energy challenges using AI/ML, and we invite you to go on this pilot journey with us. Find out more and apply here --> https://lnkd.in/gCtguVmm 🔹 What we offer: - Hands-on entrepreneurial training - Networking with potential co-founders - Insights and feedback from industry experts 🔹 What you’ll gain: - A clear problem statement and validated customer needs - Market insights and potential business opportunities - A path to developing your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) 🌱 Who should apply? Pre-idea climate founders aiming to solve energy issues with AI/ML. We especially encourage women, LGBTQIA , people of color, and individuals from rural areas to apply. 📅 Program Dates: Late October 2024 - Early February 2025 📝 Apply by: September 30, 2024

In May, I quit my job. The one I dreamed of having when I was in 9th grade. I value greatly my 15 years as a professor, the 30 in academia. I trusted I could arrive into a new dream gig that better fits me and this moment in culture and planetary change of the 21st Century. Where did I land? Startup Colorado where I met Tim Wolters which led to time at Denver Startup Week and new connections with these amazing women Charlotte De Ridder Laura Klein Rachael Shayne as we engaged with a great audience who are also exploring climate entrepreneurship and social enterprise. I stated that if most folks do worse as the climate warms then climate entrepreneurship is a theological, justice and relationship endeavor, which I speak of as Earth Theology. Then, I found myself at a revival on Wednesday night led by extraordinary women building community, capacity, connection for Women Who Startup! I drove home amid aspen forests more yellow than when I left inspired to stay connected with you all and put what I learned to action in my new business the Center for Earth Theology.

Add Sep 18 at 11:00 to your calendar and join us for a discussion focused on the challenges and successes of underdog entrepreneurs in cleantech industries. Engage entrepreneurs who navigated significant barriers. Hear firsthand stories of resilience, innovation, and success from those who’ve been there. Connect with experts, like CrowdSolve and others, who are committed to helping you overcome obstacles with resources and funding options. Come share your challenges and leave with at least one actionable next step. If you’re a successful entrepreneurs (a top dog), come share your lessons learned and explore how you can boost underdog entrepreneurs through the Colorado Gives Foundation. Planning on attending? Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/mHUmY Jessica Acosta, CISEC, Jalen Thomas, Nahjee Maybin, Kenneth Liang, Mark Christian Tolton, Kelly Dunkin, Lia Franklin, China Califf, Charles Ciaccio, Ally Barth, Alex Melberg, Laura Hickernell, Tim Wolters

Incredible experience speaking at Denver Startup Week on the "Vision to Impact: Inspiring Women Founders Driving Climate Solutions" panel. Thank you, CrowdSolve, for the opportunity to reconnect with the climate community. Being in a room full of passionate people never fails to fill me back up and crank up my creativity. Hearing from others who are building climate solutions was genuinely inspiring. From discussing our personal "climate why" to exploring the challenges we've faced as women entrepreneurs in a messy technology space, the conversation was insightful and a reminder of the power of authenticity and how saying no to opportunities that don't align with our values can give you new growth opportunities. Heidi Steltzer, PhD, brought a unique perspective on transitioning from academia to entrepreneurship and the lessons she's learned along the way from polar bears to theology school. Laura Klein's approach to building a values-aligned, financially independent startup was both practical and deeply inspiring. Charlotte De Ridder, our masterful panel host. Thank you for taking the time to ask deep questions and seek vulnerable answers. You're amazing. Each of you brought your authentic selves to the table, and I'm honored to have shared the stage with you. To all the aspiring entrepreneurs in the audience: trust your journey, embrace your authenticity, and don't be afraid to say no when it matters most. Let's keep pushing the boundaries—we need all of the solutions. The status quo is our only competitor. #DenverStartupWeek #ClimateSolutions #WomenEntrepreneurs #Authenticity #Leadership #B2BMarketing #climatetech #branding

I'm in Denver for Denver Startup Week. Loved starting out with a Women Founders event hosted by W Create Co. Where I did some 'homework' and met Charlotte De Ridder, who is the moderator for our panel today. Do women founders in Denver want to talk climate? The answer is yes! Join us to support women founding climate-centered businesses in agriculture, tech and social enterprise. Thanks Tim Wolters for coordinating for this event. 1660 Wynkoop St #800 is where we will all be at 2pm today.