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A Change of Scenery

When I arrived at Crank Arm Brewing last Monday night, a half-hour prior to the start of the November ExitEvent Startup Social, I was greeted by an awesome sight. I mean besides all the taps and such. There were four entrepreneurs and one investor I recognized immediately who were there for the Social, already halfway into a pint. Or at least I hoped they were there for the Social. So I checked – did they get the time wrong? Was this just happy coincidence? Did they start their own event? I mean, people show up early, but never a...

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I Would Pay For This Myself

A funny thing happened when I went to the Mystery Brewing Public House to put in the order for the beer for this coming Monday’s ExitEvent Startup Social. I wound up drinking and talking startup for a couple hours. I know, right? Started out like any other trip to Mystery Brewing. Erik poured me a beer and also a sample of some hot-pepper-infused stuff he’d been working on (“Explosive!”). He was wrapping up a staff meeting as they all prepared to head to Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival, so I hung out and listened to a bunch...

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