Engage Initially
The more you engage, the more you will get from this group. First, invite your friends to the social groups: the more, the merrier. The more you react, comment, and post, the more likely you are to create connections.
The rules of the Hall
Code of Conduct
Colorado Startups has grown from a handful of entrepreneurs into a community of Startupers across Colorado. These posting guidelines keep our groups useful for everyone. Please read them before you post in the Slack or the LinkedIn Group.
How we treat each other
Focus on Startups in Colorado
Posts should be about building and supporting the next generation of companies here in Colorado.
Be Kind and Courteous
This community is a welcoming environment; we're all on the startup roller coaster together. Let's treat everyone with respect. Degrading comments will not be tolerated. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.
Any form of harassment witnessed or reported will not be tolerated and result in removal from the community.
What to post
Promote Events
Posts about events in the community (#events) that bring entrepreneurs together are encouraged.
Request Help
Posts asking for help, a recommendation, or a resource for building your company are encouraged.
Offer Help
Posts offering help or resources are strongly encouraged.
Find Mentors
Posts looking for mentors or offering mentorship are strongly encouraged.
Find Talent
Startups hiring in Colorado are welcome to share open roles in each group's designated weekly thread. In the LinkedIn Group, that is the Wednesday Asks and Offers thread.
Create Polls
Posts with polls for idea validation, market research, and general feedback are encouraged.
Celebrate Wins
Posts about celebrations and major PR stories are encouraged, and so is any press that gives Colorado positive exposure. In the LinkedIn Group, wins go in the Friday Colorado Wins thread.
Promotion and limits
Promote in One Place
Service providers and product builders matter to this community. Self-promotion goes only in each group's designated weekly thread. That covers your own company, product, service or open job. It also covers Product Hunt launches and rewards crowdfunding (Kickstarter, Indiegogo). In the LinkedIn Group, the thread is Wednesday Asks and Offers.
No Investment Offers
Investment solicitation is never allowed. Don't pitch a fund, SPV, syndicate or open round. Equity crowdfunding (Wefunder, Republic, StartEngine and similar) counts as an investment offer. A closed raise can be shared as a win, with no link to invest.
No Cold Pitches
Don't use the groups to message members with sales pitches. If it happens to you, tell an admin.
Report a problem
If someone breaks these guidelines, tell a group admin or moderator, or email info@coloradostartups.org. People moderate our groups. Our AI agents never do.