Obsessed with Startups

Hi! I'm Daniel. Every day, I see people struggling to turn great ideas into successful startups. Helping founders create good, scalable technology and build investable companies is what I do best. With three successful exits, and many years of technology experience, I can help you validate your idea, follow best practices, raise money, and scale your product and business. 

Need some help building your product? I can help you architect your application and then find and work with local and offshore developers or reliable development firms to build or grow your application.

Not sure where to start? Just have a quick technical question? I'm a huge believer in the foundation of Boulder's startup community: Give First. I hold open office hours on Mondays where entrepreneurs can come talk about anything. There's no sales pitch, no upsell, and no commitment. Just 30 minutes of conversation.

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Where the heck have I been?
Where the heck have I been?
Here's what I was planning to say.
Here's what I was planning to say.
Your VC is going to do a technical audit, and you're f**ked.
Your VC is going to do a technical audit, and you're f**ked.
Test Driven Operations
Test Driven Operations

"Test Driven" isn't just for Development. We use the same technique for the "ops" part of DevOps, too.

Technical Debt Is Real Debt. Left Unchecked, It Will Bankrupt Your Startup
Technical Debt Is Real Debt. Left Unchecked, It Will Bankrupt Your Startup

Too many viable companies die, bankrupt from technical debt, when it is completely unnecessary. Want to avoid their fate? Before you write a single line of code, know what the best practices and "right" way are, then each and every time you depart from them, document why and assign a dollar value of technical debt. Accumulating debt isn't a problem as long as you manage it and stay ahead of it.

Did your site crash? Blame the architect, not the foundation.
Did your site crash? Blame the architect, not the foundation.
Welcoming my new friend, 2017.
Welcoming my new friend, 2017.
I'm depressed, and I'm ok.
I'm depressed, and I'm ok.
You can't play if you don't show up.
You can't play if you don't show up.
How to get a free look inside 50 amazing Boulder companies.
How to get a free look inside 50 amazing Boulder companies.
Want amazing startup employees? Look for people with food service experience.
Want amazing startup employees? Look for people with food service experience.
Startup Number Seven
Startup Number Seven
Eight things you must do before day one.
Eight things you must do before day one.
Not part of the startup community? PLEASE come to Boulder Startup Week!
Not part of the startup community? PLEASE come to Boulder Startup Week!
A old year of endings, a new year for beginnings.
A old year of endings, a new year for beginnings.

2015 was a year of endings, so 2016 must be a year of beginnings.

Why I'm going to Boulder Startup Weekend
Why I'm going to Boulder Startup Weekend

I love Startup Weekends! Come see why!

How I re-engineered Mondays to make them awesome.
How I re-engineered Mondays to make them awesome.

I used to hate Mondays. Like a good entrepreneur, I re-engineered my world to solve my own problem, and now Mondays are my favorite day of the week.

Time to Think about Boulder for a Moment
Time to Think about Boulder for a Moment

Change. Yeah. Lots of words about change.

My Lunch with Eliot Peper
My Lunch with Eliot Peper
Some Thoughts on CUNVC 8
Some Thoughts on CUNVC 8

CUNVC 8 is about to start. Here are a few thoughts on how to get the most out of it.

I don't like pitch competitions.
I don't like pitch competitions.

Pitch competitions give aspiring entrepreneurs the entirely wrong message when it comes to building a startup.

My Other Co-Founder is my Therapist
My Other Co-Founder is my Therapist

Being a startup founder is a source of stress, anxiety, and depression. Why don't we talk about managing that the same way we talk about managing blood pressure?