Tech startup Weekend
It was just a matter time before Denver’s budding tech startup community publicly hooked up with Colorado’s nascent marijuana industry.
In April, Wired Magazine titled “High Tech: How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are rushing to cash in on cannabis.”
It contends that “the future of pot is being plotted in Silicon Valley” as tech heavyweights, such as guys who once led the development of the Flip video camera and the design of Apple’s Mac OS, are hoping to get rich off a product now widely attached to Denver.
“Here’s a truism about the gold rush days of San Francisco: It wasn’t the miners who got rich; it was the people selling picks and shovels, ” states the piece by Mat Honan. “As the legalization trend picks up steam, Silicon Valley thinks it can make a better shovel.”
MassRoots, a social network for the cannabis community, and CannaBuild, an online management system for dispensaries, are driving Marijuana Tech Startup Weekend. It will be held at their shared, 4, 000-square-foot office at 2247 Federal Blvd.
“The goal of the event is to generate as much traction as possible over the course of the weekend, ” they state. “This can be by creating an entirely new product, adding new features to an existing one or by focusing on scaling an existing system.”
CannaBuild CEO Zach Marburger said the event, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will feature several investors, including officials from the ArcView Group. ArcView has pumped $225, 000 into CannaBuild and nearly $1 million into MassRoots.
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Q&A
How many hours do founders of tech start-ups typically work per week? - Quora
No, 2am work sessions are to be used sparingly, if ever. You need some downtime, including full vacations, if you are to keep yourself healthy and avoid burning out. Depending on the week, 30 hours may be appropriate. 60 hours may be more appropriate other weeks. But don't fall into the trap of working 18 hour days 7 days a week. That's a recipe for disaster.
