May 19, 2004 – Artspace 7 presents a series of business forums designed to show the connections between emerging digital landscapes, business innovation, creativity and leadership. These forums will be presented in a very unique setting surrounded by 7 digital media galleries, each representing one of the seven different learning environments at Belmar in [...]

In the movie “Catch Me if You Can”, Leonardo DiCaprio played the part of Frank Abagnale, a true life con man who became one of the world’s foremost forgery experts. In a similar twist, Kevin Mitnick, the world’s best known hacker has turned his con artistry to a skill that helps companies fix [...]

Are you looking to raise $250,000 to $500,000 in equity capital? Have you approached Angel investors and Venture Capitalists without success? If you want to take control of your destiny, you owe it to yourself to learn about “Believer Capital”. Believer Capital is a source of early-stage money that can be tapped by any entrepreneur [...]

Startup Junkie Underground: After 7 startups, some now billion dollar companies, others busted; Jack Flobeck brings an intimate, behind the scenes picture of the ecstasy of success along with the agony of defeat. He will summarize the points to focus on to improve productivity and profitability while providing selected vignettes illustrating some creative new [...]

Did You Know That…
–70% of new businesses launched in the US are being launched by women
–Having 2 or more people on the startup team more than doubles the odds that a business will succeed
–Between 20 and 30 percent of new startups close during their first year
–More than 11.3 percent of adults in [...]

Much like the toll that the ice age had on humanity, the recent downturn in the economy has killed a huge number of fledgling businesses. Even large corporations with huge cash reserves were put to the test. Only a few small companies employing extraordinary measures managed to survive. This is the story [...]

STARTUP JUNKIE UNDERGROUND
DATE: Tuesday, September 23rd from 5:30-8:30 pm
LOCATION: Pinnacle Club, 555 – 17th Street, Denver, CO.
SPEAKER: Bernard Lietaer, Co-Architect of the Euro
REGISTER: Click here.
TOPIC: Typically local economies struggle to keep their heads above water as they get buoyed around by national forces outside of their own control. Laws and regulations imposed on [...]

Bringing Virtual Characters to Life for Film, Television and Games
This popular advanced intensive seminar for animators and game producers will be taught by virtual character development specialist Jeffrey Hinze on September 19 and 20, 2003.
The workshop is platform independent (Maya, Softimage XSI, 3D Max, Lightwave etc.)
The number of participants is limited.

How much is it worth to be able to move a few molecules around? To some people, this is worth a lot. Over the next three years, the federal government is investing $2.4 billion in nanotechnology and, according to the National Science Foundation, nanotechnology is expected to become a $1 trillion industry in [...]

Few people dispute the innovative talent of America’s leading design firm IDEO. And Tom Kelley, general manager of IDEO has lead the
firm as it has grown from 20 designers to a staff of over 350. As the author of the bestselling book, “The Art of Innovation”, Tom has firmed up his status as [...]

Few people go to work each day with bowling pins, juggling balls, and a head full of zip codes. But David Rosdeitcher is no ordinary person. He is the world famous Zip Code Man.
David has a unique success story. He’ll talk about how he developed his zipcode act and about his latest project…a seminar on [...]

We have an insatiable desire to build new things, to create new products with high impact, to resolve new strategies for productivity, to create new businesses that offer new value and create new wealth. We know what we can achieve. Yet we need opportunities to turn these concepts into satisfied customers.
  EVENT: The Colorado Innovation [...]

People in the US have lost faith in the Justice System. More specifically, they have lost faith in being able to use the court systems as a tool for dispute resolution. Rapidly escalating legal costs and an overly burdensome resolution process have relegated the system to a playground for the rich.
Roger Adams is possessed by [...]

We have reached an innovation crisis. During the past three years the United States has lost its competitive edge. Our dismal economy has forced the failure of many emerging technologies. Without these new technologies to rally around, the rest of the world has caught up.
The rest of the world now knows how to program the [...]

On May 7th the top futurists at the DaVinici Institute will discuss and answer questions about the challenges of the changing world of money. Some futurists predict a virtual collapse of the current system. Others suggest a gradual morphing, and others claim it’s the dawn of an exciting new era, a new paradigm. Tom Frey, [...]

Top 10 Emerging Trends in the World of Money
The top futurists at the DaVinici Institute will discuss and answer your questions about the challenges of the changing world of money. Some futurists predict a virtual collapse of the current system. Others suggest a gradual morphing, and others claim it’s the dawn of an exciting new [...]

Just a few days left before the cost of registering for the Future of Money Summit increases.
The Future of Money Summit is being produced by the DaVinci Institute along with Forbes Magazine. The event will happen Oct 27-29 in Denver, Colorado.
With all the gloomy market news it’s clear that major forces are at [...]

“I think the biggest force in recent changes to money is the computer revolution,” Rivest said. “Payments are becoming electronic.”
Dr. Ron Rivest, a Computer Science Professor at MIT founded a “micropayment” firm called Peppercoin. Micropayments allow for tiny transactions — fractions of a dollar — to be accounted for in large, manageable ways. A [...]

One of the foremost experts on nanotechnology will address one of the largest gatherings of futurologists at Worldfuture 2003, the World Future Society’s 2003 annual meeting.
K. Eric Drexler, the founder and chairman of the Foresight Institute, has been added to the speakers list for the gathering, held next July in San Francisco, California.
Drexler is [...]

Inventing: Finding new ways to succeed.
Over the years we have studied the “science of inventing” from many different angles. And we wish we could guarantee that all of the inventors that we work will be successful, but we can’t. However, we can show you what things have worked in the past, and [...]

Inventing: Success is the Greatest Form of Revenge.
EVENT: Inventor Boot Camp
PRODUCED BY: The DaVinci Institute
DATE: Saturday, October 26th
TIME: [...]

Inventing: Success is the Greatest Form of Revenge.
EVENT: Inventor Boot Camp
PRODUCED BY: The DaVinci Institute
DATE: Saturday, October 26th
TIME: [...]

The Internet Chamber of Commerce and the DaVinci Institute have teamed up to create an event that is truly unique and original for the State of Colorado. A tribute to our most potent resource – the inventor.
October 16, 2002
4:30 – 8:30 pm
1770 Sherman Street in Denver Colorado
$15 for members, $29 for non-members
Come visit the [...]

Freelancing: Your Ticket to Job Freedom.
EVENT: Freelancer Boot Camp
PRODUCED BY: The DaVinci Institute
DATE: Saturday, September 28th
TIME: 8:30 am [...]

There’s only a couple days left to register for the next “Startup Junkie Underground” on Monday, August 26th.
Event: Startup Junkie Underground
When: [...]