--- title: thoughtbot at Denver Startup Week teaser: Denver Startup Week 2013 is almost here! tags: news,denver author: Joanne Cheng published_on: 2013-09-16 --- [Denver Startup Week 2013](http://www.denverstartupweek.com/) is almost here! From September 16th until September 21st, Denver will be showcasing its own unique start up community with over [100 events throughout the city](https://denverstartupweek.zerista.com/event). Our team in Denver is excited to be part of the celebration! Some of our thoughtbot team members will be presenting at the following events during Denver Startup Week: * __Monday, Sep 16, 2013: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM__ [Desi McAdam](https://twitter.com/desi) will be giving a keynote during the [Denver Startup Week 2013 Kickoff Luncheon](https://denverstartupweek.zerista.com/event/member/83768). * __Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM__ [Anthony Navarre](https://twitter.com/anthonynavarre) will be talking about failures in the work place as part of the [Developer FAILs Panel](https://denverstartupweek.zerista.com/event/member/83773). * __Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM__ [Desi McAdam](https://twitter.com/desi) will be on the panel for: [Exploring the apprentice model: how do we train the next generation of designers and developers?](https://denverstartupweek.zerista.com/event/member/83757). * __Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM__ A number of us will be at the [Galvanize Basecamp](https://denverstartupweek.zerista.com/event/member/83786) during the Denver Startup Crawl. * __Thursday, Sep 19, 2013: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM__ [Joanne Cheng](https://twitter.com/joannecheng) will be discussing open data in Colorado at [Untapped treasure: Public Sector Data](https://denverstartupweek.zerista.com/event/member/83775). The whole team, which additionally includes [Andrew Cohen](https://twitter.com/andrewcohen), [Corey Haggard](https://twitter.com/coreyhaggard), [Elliot Winkler](https://twitter.com/mcmire), and [Sage Griffin](https://twitter.com/sgrif), along with thoughtbot CEO [Chad Pytel](http://twitter.com/cpytel), will be attending several other events throughout the week. If you're attending any events at Denver Startup Week, look out for anyone wearing a Ralph logo and say hello. Our office in [Galvanize](http://galvanize.it/) will also be open to visitors -- feel free to swing by and meet the team or grab a sticker. We'd love to meet you!