IB | 04: we laughed, we cried, we drank beer.
Well, IB|04 is in the books. It was a great success. Giant thanks to everyone who made it happen. If you missed it or just want to learn more about the movement, be sure to head over to Ignite Boise’s web site and sign up for email updates.
Big shout out to our compatriots in crime, [...]
RV Idaho is on the move.
We’re very excited to be working with one of the coolest resources out there for Idaho RVers: RVIdaho.org.
Rizen will be freshening up this online guide to Idaho RV opportunities. The site is run by The Idaho RV Campgrounds Association, a trade group that promotes all the great fun to be had RVing in our beautiful [...]
Ignite Boise | 04 next week. Will you be there?
We will.
The line-up is great and includes a presentation by Rizen’s Jeff Reynolds (so bring a book to entertain yourself during that one).
The early entry tickets are all spoken for, but doors open to the general public and 6:30pm. Be there to grab your seat.
Not sure what Ignite Boise is? Check out this video from [...]
Celebrate Earth Day by consuming only ideas (and perhaps a bit of alcohol).
Ignite Boise | 04 is set for April 22 — Earth Day. The 600 free early-entry tickets “sold out” in less than one hour and 45 minutes. Seriously.
If you got your early-entry tickets plan on showing up early for a chance at a free, limited-edition Ignite Boise tee.
If you don’t have tiks yet, don’t fear: [...]
TechStars coming to Boise on April 21.
Leadership = action. Here’s a good example.
Mark Solon of Highway 12 Ventures fame announced recently that the founder and E.D. of TechStars are coming to Boise. You’ll be able to learn about the program and a new opportunity that will allow Boise entrepreneurs to apply to the Seattle program.
TechStars in a very innovative mentorship/funding program [...]
We gots us a kick-ass office assistant.
Her name is Bethany. She’s bright. She’s likes public television (she also helps out as IPTV). And now she’s a Rizen-ite. Or Rizitzen. Or Rizelandian. Whatever.
Anyway, welcome Bethany. We’re glad you’re here.
Also thanks to all those we got to meet during our search. We honestly appreciate you taking the time to get in touch with [...]
Ignite Boise | 04 sells out. Kinda.
Wow. That was fast. More than 600 early entry tickets were given out for Ignite Boise | 04 in less than 1 hour 45 minutes. In fact, we went through 500 tickets in the first hour.
Didn’t get a ticket? Good news: seating opens to everyone who didn’t get an early entry ticket at 6:30pm. Just [...]
Happy anniversary, friends.
Turns out April 1st is a popular day to start a company. There is the famous one, Apple, of course. But several of our friends in the creative communications business were also founded on that day. So congratulations Mitchell + Palmer, Wirestone (on 10 years!), and Red Sky Public Relations.
A special thanks to Red Sky [...]
Speakers for Ignite Boise | 04 announced.
Mark your calendar: April 22–Earth Day–the Egyptian Theatre in downtown Boise will host Ignite Boise | 04. The 16 speakers for the event were announced this week.
The event will include talks ranging from urban gardening to ancient technology to an idea to use royalties to support animal conservation projects. It looks like it is going [...]
Cool stuff you need to see.
> Rebrand Global Awards Showcase: great examples of some corporate re-branding efforts. See it here.
> The Life Cycle of a blog post: from Wired. Cool on several levels. Worth clicking here to see it.
> New life to an old jingle: Verizon uses to the “Big Red” song to make its point.