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Colorado's established marijuana ecosystem is on track to grow by 30% in 2016. Think about that number, 30% growth! That will mean about $1.3 billion in direct cannabis sales not to mention the money flowing in ancillary businesses like the electric company (and all the electricians helping build out grow facilities) or the sales people now selling to over 600 licensed dispensaries across the state.

Jon Vaught of Front Range Biosciences.

One of the reasons we chose to start Canopy in Boulder is the outstanding ecosystem of startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and freelancers in the community. And that community is exemplified during Boulder Startup Week. BSW is the city's premier entrepreneurial festival, a celebration of everything startup-related, and is sure to be the highlight of the spring.

Startups are 90% execution and 10% idea. You just read that but you don't believe it. No one does. They delude themselves into thinking it's all about the idea. Work is work, everyone does it so the real differentiation is the idea. Bullshit. Was Google some amazing idea? Not really, they copied from people before them, tweaked an algorithm, and built the fastest search engine on the Net. Why did they win? They executed on the one thing users really wanted, speed. (And they still lag behind on algorithms: Google versus Wolfram Alpha.)

Why does my business need an accelerator program? I already know what’s needed to launch my company: hard work, dedication and self-discipline. I can do it myself.

We've enjoyed providing entrepreneurship training through our Canopy JumpStart™ program over the last several weeks. Lucky for anyone that missed it we have the recordings available for viewing anytime.