Nearly 35,000 cars clog the Interstate 70 highway from Denver to the mountains on a typical Sunday. And taking the state’s new mountain toll express lane home only saves travelers about 30 minutes and costs $3 to $30, depending on traffic. Saving time on the roads for more time on the slopes is exactly what … Continue reading “FreshJets Brings Sharing Economy to Air Travel in Ski Country”
Author: Rachel Sapin
Marijuana Marketplace Tradiv Finds a Home in Boulder
As marijuana becomes increasingly mainstream, the online marketplace is becoming the potrepreneur’s next frontier. Enter Colorado’s online marijuana wholesaler, Tradiv.com. Within a year of operating, the company has received $1 million from investors to launch its website and hire new employees, increasing its full-time staff to nine people. “We’re like Amazon for marijuana wholesalers,” said … Continue reading “Marijuana Marketplace Tradiv Finds a Home in Boulder”
ETuk Corners the Micro-Transit Market in Denver
Denver may still be catching up to its East Coast peers when it comes to public transportation, but it does have one claim to fame. It is home to the first all-electric tuk-tuk service in the country. Resembling a souped-up golf cart, the three-wheeled motorized rickshaws—commonly called tuk-tuks in Asia, Africa, and Latin America—will take … Continue reading “ETuk Corners the Micro-Transit Market in Denver”
DSW Panel Talks Colorado Open Data, Sees Opportunities, Challenges
Hackers, developers, and public servants came together during Denver Startup Week to discuss improvements that have been made, as well as challenges that exist, when it comes to Colorado’s publicly available data. The issues are at the core of broader trends in “big data,” open government, and finding new ways to help startups use the … Continue reading “DSW Panel Talks Colorado Open Data, Sees Opportunities, Challenges”
Sierra Nevada Corp. Building Space Industry Around “Dream Chaser”
This year, the first completed Dream Chaser test vehicle is slated to undergo its first unmanned drop-flight tests from 12,000 feet at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in California. The Dream Chaser is the only winged spacecraft still in NASA’s commercial crew program competition, and the only space plane in development that will carry humans … Continue reading “Sierra Nevada Corp. Building Space Industry Around “Dream Chaser””