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HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Stafford worked at Peppercorn for $7.45 an hour during her divorce
“I did get a job making seven dollars and 45 cents an hour, At this kind of gourmet cooking store called Peppercorn here in Boulder.”
Beryl Stafford Mar 9, 2026 ▶ 7:27 Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business
HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Baer: Bought and flipped Boulder houses for $8,000 while in college
“Whatever money I could save, I started flipping houses, and at that time in Boulder, you could buy a little house for 2000 dollars, and I'd flip it and sell it for eight, and all I would do really is to make it look cuter.”
Meredith Baer Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 7:57 Meridith Baer Home: Meridith Baer. She Started Over at 50 and Put Home Staging on the Map.
AJ Dye: Denver-Boulder Has Arguably Become the Premier US Aerospace Hub
“Colorado, Denver in particular, Denver, Boulder has really become you know, arguably like the aerospace hub in the US.”
AJ Dye Jun 25, 2025 ▶ 18:31 Bridging Investment and Operations: AJ Dye on Scaling Tech with Vertex Innovations and Unifi Ventures
HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Raz: Boulder Developed as a Food Hub Largely Due to Hain Celestial
“Boulder was and is an IT hub but it also was and is a food hub, I think in part, in large part, because of Hain, Hain Celestial, which I think is based there, and kind of started there, I think.”
Guy Raz Nov 25, 2024 ▶ 3:30 Noosa Yoghurt: Koel Thomae
HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated
A multibillion-dollar rival pressured a major retailer to drop Xero Shoes
“When we were first trying to get into retail, we had a significant order that was supposed to get placed one day by a major, major retailer. And at the end of the day, the order didn't come through, and we called and said, what happened? And from investigating…”
Steven Sashen Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 1:07:59 Xero Shoes: Steven Sashen and Lena Phoenix
TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure
Kapta operates with three full-time employees, outsourcing marketing and design
“Everyone's in Boulder and we are doing, so I'm the CEO. I do a lot of the customer facing stuff. We have a customer success manager who helps with onboarding, setting them up for strategic account management, that kind of thing, and a CTO who does all the deve…”
Alex Raymond Jun 21, 2019 ▶ 12:58 1427 Tool Helps You Drive Expansion Revenue, Passes 30 Customers $700k in ARR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported
Boulder Series A rounds average $3M-$5M versus $6M-$10M in the Bay Area
“Typical series A, you know, in Boulder standards, that's three to five million in the Bay area. That's six to ten million.”
Alex Raymond Jun 21, 2019 ▶ 14:00 1427 Tool Helps You Drive Expansion Revenue, Passes 30 Customers $700k in ARR
20VC Opinion
Coastal startup hubs feel zero-sum compared to Boulder's supportive community
“You know, I think a lot of places, like, on either coast can feel like only one of us can win, and it feels in Boulder, like, everyone wants everyone to win.”
Sarah Schupp Aug 21, 2015 ▶ 9:59 FF 009: How To Leverage Your Connections To Grow Your Business with Sarah Schupp, Founder & CEO @ University Parent
MAD Assertion Contradicted
Moody: Boulder, Colorado, has the highest PhDs per capita in America
“They're actually, per capita, have more PhDs than any other city in the United States.”
Chris Moody Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 20:49 Chris Moody, Gnip // Data Driven NYC #3 // Feb 2012

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