Chautauqua: SOLD OUT

Thanks to everyone for coming out last night to endure colder-than-anticipated temperatures at the sold-out Ignite Boulder 15 explosion at Chautauqua Auditorium. There were 1,321 tickets sold, filling the historic venue to capacity with cheers, good-natured heckles and genuine “pew-pew-pew!” laser gun sounds. If you were there, we hope you had fun. If you weren’t, we’ll come roaring back in September. If you’re interested in speaking at the next one, follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook. We’re pretty active there and will share

Ignite Boulder 15 FAQ

Ignite Boulder 15 is Thursday night! If you didn’t buy a ticket, BUY SOME NOW. If you were lucky enough to snag a ticket, here’s a helpful FAQ: Are there any tickets left? Yes. But once we sell out, it’s nearly impossible to get a seat. Buy today! I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine? Contact Chautauqua. Will there be food? There will be BBQ and beverages for sale at the venue. We’re also making a few kegs of beer available for free. Ef is working on that. What time do things really get started? Doors

Ignite 15 Speakers Announced

Check out who is speaking at Ignite 15 (titles, outfits, and gender subject to change): Charles Becker – Overcoming adversity in the face of disasters John Georgis – What are you Building? Angel Anderson – Why We Share Robyn Krueger – Getting in Touch with Your Inner Sinner Alexis Vorhaus – Why I Should Be Kicked Out of the Republic of Boulder Mary Kuehner – 7 is Purple, B is Red: Synethesia for fun and profit Alex Cruickshank – What Education Can Be: An Alternative to Crushing Innovation Zack Shapiro – The Importance of

Ignite Boulder 15 Drops on May 19th

Ignite Boulder is heading back to the historic Chautauqua Auditorium! We’ll be one of the main events for Boulder Startup Week – a weeklong cavalcade of events celebrating the Boulder startup community. Want to participate in that? Please do! But enough of that, behold the Ignite Timeline: April 6th – Spark Submissions Open April 13th – Spark Submissions Close April 14th – Spark Voting Opens (vote now!) April 21st – Spark Voting Closes April 22nd – Speakers announced April 22nd – Tickets on Sale May 8th – Practice