The Boulder tech scene is growing like crazy. Twenty of our top tech startups (you can see a few in the sidebar) have banded together to fly in one hundred top software developers, programmers and engineers from across the country, all expenses paid. You can apply to be one of the hundred at the boulder.me site.<p>Also covered here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/24/twenty-startups-pool-resources-to-recruit-developers/
I used to live in Boulder, and I can't emphasize enough how great the location is. It's a town of about 90,000. It's <i>right</i> up against the mountains, the air is great, it's full of bikers and runners. Plenty of river rafting, mountain climbing, skiing and snowshoeing is to be had, too.<p>The school there, my alma mater, is strong in the sciences (3 nobel prizes in physics this decade). Lots of interest in aerospace, too. Sun, Amgen, and a number of other tech companies are nearby.<p>Finally, Boulder is just crammed full of geeks in general. Every type from live action role-players to wargaming fanatics is well represented. My roommate said he saw Tom Christiansen at Dragonfire games.<p>I don't think there's another town of its size that offers the same. Health nuts, geeks and hippies. That's what you'll see in Boulder.
Can anyone say anything about the cost of living in Boulder? I've heard that it's almost Aspen-like in terms of housing costs (which is to say, very high).<p>Also, if there is someone currently living in CO, what do you feel the likelihood is of this bill passing?<p><a href="http://www.coloradoballot.net/ProhibitFiringEmployees.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.coloradoballot.net/ProhibitFiringEmployees.htm</a><p>On the surface, it kind of seems like this would be bad for startups.
If you've got family there are many cities within about a 30 minute commute of Boulder that are much more affordable (larger house/more land for same price). This would include towns such as Longmont, Firestone, and Erie. Some towns in the area border on being rural, but have become less so over the last fifteen years.<p>I grew up in Longmont and worked in Boulder for a couple years after college. Great area to live and work. I've since moved to Seattle, but I enjoy every trip home to see friends and family in the area.