Ignite Boulder 18 FAQ

Ignite Boulder 18 is Wednesday, May 16 at the glorious Boulder Theater! Here is everything you need to know: What should I wear? Dress normally. We only do our dress-up events in December. (Tuxedo enemies, you’re off the hook this time.) Are tickets on sale? SOLD OUT! Very sorry. Are there any at the door? Nope. Do I really need to print out my ticket? No. Just bring an ID! (Eventbrite automatically puts that language on each ticket – ignore it.) I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine? No sweat. Have them check in under

Tickets are sold out!

If you bought tickets – we love you! If you didn’t buy tickets – we still love you, but wish you hadn’t waited so

Ignite 18 Speakers Announced

Tickets are on sale! And the speakers for May 16th’s Ignite Boulder are…drumroll please… Fake it in Five Minutes: Woo and Wow With Basic Partner Dancing (by Solveig Haugland) Will drinking Mad Men-quantities of alcohol make you funnier? (by Peter McGraw) The Future of Regulatory Compliance. Beyond Robocop? (by Dean Calhoun) Silver, It Could Be as Hot as Pink (by Diana Hoguet) RFID = Really F***ing IncreDible (by Carrie Requist) Digital Craftsmanship – Make it real, fast (by Charles Overy) Expect This to Suck (by Beth Rotach) C-level shakeup: Why

Want to Speak at Ignite Boulder 18?

Ignite Boulder is nothing without its speakers — and we’d love for you to be one of them. Here’s your chance. Go here to submit your topic idea. We’re doing things a little differently this time. We want you to fully explain your subject – approximately 300 words’ worth of detail. So if your topic is pretty flimsy (and you were hoping to get by on charm alone), you should probably leave that at home. Here are some speaking tips, and here are the rules. Please read both. They’re not long, and they’re totally

Ignite Boulder 18

Ignite Boulder returns for its 18th event, kicking off Boulder Startup Week on May 16 at the Boulder Theater! Speaker submissions will open on Monday, March 26. We’re doing it a little differently this time. Stay tuned for the submission form and ticket availability. This event will definitely, definitely, definitely sell

Ignite Boulder Sweet 16 Videos

Sometimes when you share a special night with someone, you want to relive it almost immediately – the sights, the sounds, the sweet smell of nervous nerds. And now you can! Each of the speakers from Ignite Boulder Sweet 16 are ready to enthrall you again via the YouTubez. The full playlist is here. Thank you again for spending your evening with us. We’ll be back before you know it (and we’ll sell out even faster, so be sure to buy your tickets

Ignite Boulder Sweet 16 Wrap-up

Thank you to everyone for celebrating our Sweet 16 with us. It was a packed house, full of energy + enthusiasm + a baby or two. All are welcome. A huge shout-out to our sponsors (all of whom are listed on the right side of the page) for supporting us and making our event stronger with each outing. A similarly huge shout-out to our volunteers for helping first-time Igniters feel at home. Lastly, thank you to our speakers. Five minutes goes by very fast, but you made every moment count on that stage. Well played. We’ll announce the date of the next Ignite Boulder soon.

Updated Ignite Boulder Sweet 16 FAQ

Ignite Boulder 16 is Thursday, September 1 at the Boulder Theater! Here is everything you need to know: Are there any tickets left? NO! All gone. I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine? No sweat. Have them check in under your name. Will there be food? Nope. But there are lots of restaurants downtown that would love to stuff your face with cage-free Fritos. What time do things really get started? Doors open at 6pm. The show starts at 7pm. Try to be on time. We’re usually done at 9pm or so. I didn’t buy a ticket, but

Ignite Boulder 16: SOLD OUT

All the tickets are gone! Oh noes! If you didn’t buy a ticket (but you want to attend the event), ask around on Twitter. We may release 1 or 2 tickets this week due to refunds and that sort of thing, but your best bet is asking around. Thanks for supporting geeky creativity in Boulder

Ignite Boulder 16 Speakers Announced

We’ve pulled together a dangerously spicy lineup for our Sweet 16: Charles Jones -  For Such a Smart Species, Why Do We Do Such Stupid Things? Ceci Ervin -  How to Never Let a Hitch in Your Giddy Up Stand Between You and a Good Time Stephanie Lee – Failure of Modern American Architecture: Public Bathrooms Mark Jordan – Hero to Zero: Five Proven Steps for Sabotaging Your Career Kevin Hotaling – Why is It So Damn Hard to Talk to Each Other? [About Politics] Lauren Spacek – Nothing Will Prepare You for the Apocalypse of 2012 like a Homemade