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General Policy Registered attendees of Silicon Flatirons events taking place on the CU Boulder campus who wish to park a motor vehicle in a…

Inception Our spectrum policy publications started in 2005 at the latest, with Weiser & Hatfield’s “Policing the Spectrum Commons” in the…

On September 8 and 9, 2009 the Silicon Flatirons Center convened a closed‐door meeting of legal, economic, technical and regulatory experts in…

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Campus communities and entrepreneurial clusters…

On August 25, 2010, the Silicon Flatirons Center brought together a number of experts in the fields of economics, technology and policy, including public utility commissioners, economics professors, financial analysts, and policy advisors, to discuss regulatory issues facing smart grid deployment in the United States. The discussion was held at the University of Colorado School of Law and touched upon the economics of the smart grid, incentives for the variety of stakeholders in the smart grid effort, the technological challenges of implementing a “smart” electricity generation and distribution system and its constituent technologies, and the policy implications at both state and federal levels.

On September 24, 2010 representatives of artists, record labels, music publishers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), online distributors, collective licensing organizations, academia, and the public interest community gathered and considered the challenges and opportunities that widespread, easily accessed, low cost distribution and licensing offers the music industry. The meeting was an opportunity for a number of stakeholders in the music world to discuss ways to make music distribution “work” online.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The social impact space is changing and growing…

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Cloud computing promises to enable new frontiers…

Despite private equity’s record growth, signs of a slow down are surfacing. In this Roundtable, participants highlighted some of the current and systemic issues facing the private equity industry.

Networking Reception at 6:00 PM

Please join Silicon Flatirons for this turnabout Feld-Weiser event. Phil Weiser will begin with a brief presentation about his reflections on technology policy while serving as the Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation at the White House. Following the presentation, Brad Feld will moderate a question and answer session and welcome questions from the audience. A networking reception will follow.

To say that Fred Kahn is the archetype and inspiration for the deregulatory policies that have transformed a series of network industries over the last thirty years is no exaggeration. In this conference, we will bring together a group of policymakers, former policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from across the last several decades to evaluate the legacy of deregulation, with particular attention to and appreciation for Fred Kahn’s leadership and teachings in the area.

Hiring is one of the most important things you’ll ever do. And yet most people get it wrong. Tom Fischaber of Woot Math will help you get it right.…

Silicon Flatirons, ATLAS, and ITP present Brad Feld as our featured entrepreneur with moderator Brad Bernthal and Jill VanMatre. Brad has been an…

The CU New Venture Challenge, now in its second year, is an entrepreneurial launch pad. This year’s CU NVC events kick off with a Crash Course…

4th Annual Schultz Lecture The University of Colorado Law School, the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), and the Silicon Flatirons…

In his talk, Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation will provide an overview of emerging copyright rules and argue that Congress, the courts, and the marketplace have struck a balance that is proving surprisingly successful in protecting copyright incentives, stimulating innovation, and encouraging private ordering in the marketplace.

Click Here to view the video. This Crash Course diagrams bootstrapping strategies for startups. Several area companies in the Front Range, ranging…

Startup Colorado is an initiative to make a meaningful impact on entrepreneurship and new company creation in the Front Range. We want to expand the breadth and depth of entrepreneurial networks from Fort Collins to Boulder to Denver to Colorado Springs and lower barriers for people who want to build high-growth businesses. Startup Colorado is chaired by Brad Feld, Jan Horsfall, and Phil Weiser. Please join the Silicon Flatirons Center and TiE Rockies for the Startup Colorado public launch event on November 9th.