The Business of Software

Knowledge, Information and Connections For Our Colorado Community

Why SOFTWAREcolorado?

SOFTWAREcolorado is the only SOFTWARE/SaaS focused industry organization in Colorado. Our mission is to be the premier community of like minded individuals with a common purpose – to run and grow our businesses as successfully as possible by networking and engaging on the most important topics of the day.

Our primary objective for over 20 years has been providing an engaged and supportive community for busy industry executives and leaders to network, collaborate, solve critical business challenges and develop their careers. Catering to CEOs, Finance, Product, Marketing, and Tech Leaders, SOFTWAREcolorado hosts topic-focused Monthly Programs, Multi-Session Executive Seminars, and Social Gatherings online and in person. Members also benefit from Targeted Referrals, Job and PR postings on our Website, and Social Media visibility through our Twitter and LinkedIn community.

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Some of the best advice I received after getting a promotion (to CEO, VP Sales, or CFO), was to meet with others outside my organization who had the same job, but were 5-10 years ahead of me. SOFTWAREcolorado is a great place to meet such people. If you are the more experienced one, then SOFTWAREcolorado is a great place to meet and help the next generation of leaders. Throughout my career, I undervalued the power of my network. I knew it was helpful to know a lot of people, and to be known by a lot of people, but I didn’t appreciate it so much at the time. Whether it was recruiting, vetting a partner, raising money or selling a company, my network played a central role. SOFTWAREcolorado is a great place to broaden and deepen your network. It can be hard to see ahead of time, but in retrospect, any investment in your network pays off in the long run. I’ve chosen to stay involved with SOFTWAREcolorado because of the people. While having a career in tech management has its ups and downs, the steadiness and support of the team at SOFTWAREcolorado has been a constant throughout my career journey.

Jim Franklin, Former CEO SendGrid, SaaS Investor and Board Member

As a global organization, Techstars values sponsoring local organizations, like SOFTWAREcolorado, in each of our operating markets to support our accelerator programs. In the Denver/Boulder market, we operate four accelerator programs that are constantly on the lookout for the next great companies to invest in. Working with SOFTWAREcolorado provides us exposure to these types of companies.

Scott Ford, COO, Techstars

SOFTWAREcolorado is a great way for the tech community to network with each other, share information, get insights, and see how Colorado is approaching the tech industry. I’ve met others in my field that understand the challenges of marketing software products and we’ve shared stories and ideas. Most definitely the level of expertise that SOFTWAREcolorado members provide is great to have access to and the roundtable and panel discussions have provided invaluable insights into marketing, positioning, and more. I’ve forwarded opportunities onto my executive team who have attended in finance, sales, and product management that have told me they found some great connections and gained good insights from colleagues in their field.

Mechelle Martz-Mayfield, PR/Corporate Communications Manager, TrackVia

PMCF believes in supporting Colorado’s technology community to foster technical and economic growth for Colorado born companies. We understand that investing in Colorado’s technology ecosystem is not just good for us, but good for Colorado as a whole. The educational focused content and programming that SOFTWAREcolorado provides helps keep us abreast of the ever-changing technology market place. However, the greatest benefit has come from the people we meet amongst the membership and guests who attend SOFTWAREcolorado events.

Adams Price, Managing Director, PMCF

Colorado continues to grow as a software hub for both startups and established organizations. SOFTWAREcolorado has created a great environment for leaders from these organizations to collaborate on best practices, build relationships among peers, and ensure that Colorado continues to be a hotspot for innovation in software.

Gary Cottrell, VP Product Marketing, Xactly

Who we are

SOFTWAREcolorado is an organization dedicated to providing knowledge, connections and an ecosystem for the companies who rely upon software as a core component of their business.

What we do

By offering carefully curated knowledge-based events, small purpose-built roundtables and opportunities to connect with others in the industry, SOFTWAREcolorado provides education, networking and a community for the busy software executives.

Why we matter

At the heart of all innovation is software. At the heart of software in Colorado, there’s SOFTWAREcolorado. This is where busy Software and IT executives go to learn how to run and grow their companies.