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VideoPeel Raises $1.5 Million after Techstars Boulder

VideoPeel Raises $1.5 Million to help businesses capture video testimonials and reviews at scaleTechstars Boulder graduate will use the growth capital to expand VideoPeel’s automated remote capturing and publishing video testimonial technology. Lehi, Utah / July 17th, 2020 / VideoPeel, the automated video testimonial platform for remotely capturing and publishing customer videos, announced a new $1.5 million round of funding. The round is led by Active Capital, a top tier seed firm for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley, with other participants including Next Coast Ventures, eonCaptial, and angels from Utah, Texas, California, New York, and Brazil. “While leading product marketing for Facebook ads management and insights, it was clear to me that consumers were losing trust in advertisements and that businesses didn’t have the kind of content they needed to tell their story more authentically.” says CEO and Cofounder Patrick Tedjamulia, “I left Facebook to fix this. Over the last four months VideoPeel has captured and published video testimonials and reviews for thousands of businesses, and our videos have been viewed over 10 million times.” VideoPeel makes it extremely easy for people to send businesses video testimonials or video reviews. There is no file editing needed, no need to upload to a file sharing service like Dropbox, and no need to upload to a video hosting service like YouTube. One click to record, submit, and share permissions so businesses can publish authentic customer videos to their website and other channels. Video testimonials increase conversions by 24%, build authenticity and trust, and increase engagement 3X more than other marketing content. “Video actually carries so much more weight than a written review. Written reviews are awesome, but the video lets you see the difference. Hearing from the customers, in their own words, makes a massive difference for our business. With VideoPeel, we were able to start getting video reviews that now get published on our site, and that process has been really, really easy. I highly recommend it. If video could be important to your business, you should definitely give it a try, because VideoPeel makes it easy,” said Tim Mitchum, President of WINPRO. Click here to view Tim’s video testimonial.“Almost every business in the world wants to better connect with potential customers on web and mobile,” said Pat Matthews, founder and CEO of Active Capital. “VideoPeel makes it incredibly easy for existing customers to help future ones make buying decisions through recorded reviews and testimonials.”How VideoPeel works:- Automate requests for customer videos after someone purchases your product or service. - Remotely capture customer videos from any device, anywhere in the world. No app download, no login required. Just click and record. - Customize VideoPeel campaigns with your own branding, include specific instructions with videos, images, or text, utilize multi-prompts, request permissions, and customize thank you messages. - Automatically transcode, encrypt, transcribe, caption and manage videos in a private repository. - Publish customer videos to your own website, Shopify store, etc. through our VideoPeel Video Testimonial Carousel Player, or our VideoPeel Video Testimonial Picture in Picture Player. Plus, share videos directly to YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, and other channels, or customize your own video landing pages.- Generate consumer insights and analytics that help businesses optimize video performance and better understand their customers. To learn more about VideoPeel and to book a demo, please go to www.videopeel.com or email [email protected] VideoPeelVideoPeel is the remote video capturing platform for businesses to request, collect, share, and publish authentic videos from their customers, patients, students, and teams. VideoPeel helps businesses 10X their amount of user generated video content, so they can drive 24% plus conversions, traffic, retention, satisfaction, and consumer insights. VideoPeel is leading a new evolution in online marketing and communications. To learn more visit www.videopeel.com. About Active CapitalActive Capital is a venture firm designed to lead seed rounds for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley. The firm is founded and run by former B2B SaaS founders with hands on experience starting, building, and scaling high growth businesses in underdog cities across America. Active Capital is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and invests in B2B SaaS companies all over. To learn more, please visit https://www.activecapital.com.

Jul 17

The Top 3 Benefits of Having a Tidy Desk

Reduce clutter, reduce stress.There is nothing more frustrating than trying to work when your desk is a mess. Not only is it near impossible to find that exact piece of paper you wrote an important note on, but it feeds a cluttered mind. Try taking five minutes and putting things back where they belong, it will help you feel better in no time! Improve efficiency When you know where everything is, it’s much easier to accomplish tasks. Never be on the hunt for a pen or your laptop charger again. You’ve got this! Covid-Concious Regularly cleaning your workspace is better for not only your mental, but your physical health as well. On your way to your desk, stop by the Kiln Front Desk for a cleaning kit and a fresh desk pad to sanitize your space and get back to it.

Jun 29 — Wellness

Intellectual Strategies Begins the ICON-30™ Challenge

Intellectual Strategies is launching a new online 30-day challenge for inventors and innovators to get “patent pending” using their DIY approach and materials. Here’s the skinny for the inventors and innovators: What is an "ICON"? An "ICON" is anyone who adopts the Intellectual Strategies philosophy to "Innovate with Confidence." The ICON-30™ Challenge provides expert guidance in a fun environment to help you achieve “patent pending” status in 30 days or less with your own DIY provisional patent application. When does this challenge start? Officially, the challenge starts July 1, but you can get early access to materials as soon as you sign up. How much does it cost? As an ICON, you choose your level of participation. Join us for FREE, or at a paid level for additional perks. Every level grants you immediate access to one of our online workshops. What else do I get as an ICON? All challenge participants, at every level, get invited to exclusive weekly coaching forum with Jeff Holman—an entrepreneurial MBA and experienced patent and startup attorney with extensive involvement helping many innovators build valuable businesses and IP portfolios. Higher levels of participation include additional perks, like pre-filing review of your application or filing documents.You can see more information about each level of the challenge on our website: https://provisionalworkshop.com/icon30.Contact InformationJeff [email protected] | 801-746-5560 | LinkedIn

Jun 16 — Startups

Kiln Partners with Matchback to Provide Free Access to Software

A New PartnershipWe are so excited to announce that through a partnership with Hyprlocal, a non-profit business solution organization, we will provide our communities with the support you need to get back to work safely, smoothly and with confidence.Included in this partnership is a year of access to amazing programs like --Wordstream Advisory ProgramWordstream is a top paid ads software. Use this to turn 60% more leads into customers while spending less. They help make it happen for your startup. WordStream, a Google Premier Partner and Bing Elite Partner, has provided software and services that help marketers get more out of online advertising for more than a decade. Founded in a Panera Bread, we’ve evolved from a simple keyword research tool into a suite of cross-platform advertising solutions. Our cloud-based software, passionate customer success team, and renowned thought leadership allow us to help businesses manage their marketing efforts regardless of industry, size, or location. Read MoreElementor ProTake your design to the next level! Explore the powerful features that enable you to build your website quickly and easily. Elementor is the leading website builder platform for professionals on WordPress. Elementor serves web professionals including developers, designers and marketers and boasts a new website created every 10 seconds on its platform. Elementor is an open-source, GPLv3 licensed offering its platform both as free and premium. Since launching in 2016, Elementor’s reach now extends to more than 180 countries, has more than 5,000,000 active installs, and is loved by many, as seen in over 4.5K five-star reviews it received in the WordPress repository. Read MoreEnvato Template Kits - Unlimited Digital AssetsCode-free, fully flexible websites from the world's best WordPress designers, are here. Choose from hundreds of professional designs and customize as your want; WordPress has never been better. Envato Elements is your ultimate creative asset resource. Get unlimited downloads of themes, plugins, graphics, photos, fonts and more from when joining the community. Everything you need for your next project at one low price. Read MoreAmazon LightSail - Web Hosting Services Virtual servers with unbeatable features. Lightsail is designed to be the easiest way to launch and manage a virtual private server with AWS. Lightsail plans include everything you need to jumpstart your project – a virtual machine, SSD-based storage, data transfer, DNS management, and a static IP – for a low, predictable price. That's right, free hosting! Read MoreThe best part? There are more software opportunities to come! All current and or future Kiln members can take advantage of the Kiln Covid-Relief benefits at no additional cost until the expiration on June 10th 2021. We will continue to bring forth more opportunities and savings to streamline the growth of your company. How to Get AccessIf you’d like to start using these services. You must first fill out the registration form. To do so, please click through below and one of our Matchback representatives will assist you in the onboarding process. Interested in these services? Have each member that plans to use these services complete this form. Register Today

Jun 15 — Partnerships

Covid-Conscious Office Space in Boulder

In immediate to Covid-19, and as an ongoing commitment, Kiln’s flexible office space and coworking communities feature cutting-edge technology and market-leading processes to ensure a safe, healthy, and productive working environment for all. Kiln’s newest location in Boulder, Colorado (2101 Pearl Street) may become one of the city's most Covid-conscious office space options. Here are some of the implemented technologies and processes: > Hospital grade proactive purifier (HVAC) that uses friendly ions and oxidizers to kill viruses in the air and on surfaces> Anti-microbial brass ‘Kiln Key’ system enabling navigation of Kiln without ever having to touch a common surface> Desk ‘clean mats’ available for personal work stations to ensure a clean working surface on demand> Micro-ionizers for continuous cleaning on phone booths and wellness rooms using UVC technology> Advanced infrared temperature check-in stations as a ‘self-check’ service for members and guests> Wayfinding and human circulation system for walkways and communal areas> Commercial-grade periodic electrified water fumigation integrated into cleaning regime> Upgraded cleaning frequency and thoroughness with 4x cleanings of entry points> Self-cleaning kits to sterilize workstations and meeting rooms> Upgrade food and beverage offerings with safer and cleaner distributionWe couldn’t be more excited to join the already vibrant ecosystem of Boulder. We are pushing our brand and product to appropriately reflect their sustainable and progressive ideals. Please feel free to stop by Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm for a tour by one of our community team members.

Aug 26 — Wellness

Stay connected to our community

Studios by Kiln

Now operating in four locations in Utah and Colorado, we’ve introduced a new workspace option that better serves the specific needs of larger, more dynamic teams.All-Inclusive AmenitiesFew would argue that the most important asset that any business has is their people. We help companies put their people first by caring for their physical, social, and intellectual needs. Our all-inclusive amenities from complementary food and beverage offerings to involved community events and everything in between provides a competitive edge in our competitive market. Premium FinishesFinding the perfect office never felt so easy. With hand-crafted finishes your team will feel elevated as they’re introduced to our custom sit-to-stand desks, world-class furnishings, one of a kind paneling structure, and inspiring design elements that increase creativity and productivity. Every Studio is personalized with private reception areas and an open and collaborative layout. In addition to gorgeous shared meeting rooms, each Studio has its own private meeting spaces. Improved TechnologiesWe’ve created the optimal environment with new and improved technologies. All Studios are equipped with effective sound insulation to improve acoustical quality in addition to a professional white noise solution that cancels background bustle. Each room contains 50% up/down lights and track directional systems with sensors that maintain a consistent lighting environment no matter what time of day, feeling warm and peaceful 24/7. A majority of the Studios have independent HVAC zones to control temperature and flow. Increased Flexibility Many, if not most, businesses are losing their appetite for signing multi-year leases. Flexible, month-to-month options eliminate long-term liabilities and increase flexibility in this post-Covid world. Only pay for what you need today knowing that you’ll always have what you need tomorrow. With more teams exploring flexible work options, it’s important to have a space to facilitate the trial of those new strategies whether you want to use Kiln as a place to gather your remote team or a home base for your flex workforce. Each Studio is carefully crafted to optimally support the needs of your growing team. The future of work is flexible, your workspace should be too. Move in, brand up, and grow at Kiln.Book a tour today at kiln.co/join.

Aug 12 — Community

Kiln Boulder Featured by ColoradoInno

As Kiln fast approaches the launch of its location in Boulder, Colorado, ColoradoInno reached out for a spotlight. Here is a brief excerpt from their write-up:"The company [Kiln], which was founded in Salt Lake City in 2018, has had its eyes on a Boulder expansion for the last year and a half. Now, construction at the site is approaching completion and Kiln plans to open the Pearl Street coworking space in September.The 22,000 square foot space is located at the corner of 21st and Pearl in Boulder and combines seven retail structures to create the coworking hub.While Covid-19 caused a month delay for Kiln in preparing the space, Head of Sales and Marketing Brighton Youd told Colorado Inno that the company is preparing for a Sept. 1 opening date.He said that Boulder was the perfect spot for Kiln to grow, as it expands outside of Utah where it has two location, for the first time. With a thriving tech ecosystem and an outdoor-oriented community, Boulder mirrored Kiln’s other communities."Our team couldn't be more excited to join the already thriving Boulder ecosystem. We only hope to build upon and support the amazing things that are already happening there.Full article: https://www.americaninno.com/colorado/boulder-startups/utah-coworking-company-eyes-fall-opening-for-new-boulder-location/

Jul 23 — Community

VideoPeel Raises $1.5 Million after Techstars Boulder

VideoPeel Raises $1.5 Million to help businesses capture video testimonials and reviews at scaleTechstars Boulder graduate will use the growth capital to expand VideoPeel’s automated remote capturing and publishing video testimonial technology. Lehi, Utah / July 17th, 2020 / VideoPeel, the automated video testimonial platform for remotely capturing and publishing customer videos, announced a new $1.5 million round of funding. The round is led by Active Capital, a top tier seed firm for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley, with other participants including Next Coast Ventures, eonCaptial, and angels from Utah, Texas, California, New York, and Brazil. “While leading product marketing for Facebook ads management and insights, it was clear to me that consumers were losing trust in advertisements and that businesses didn’t have the kind of content they needed to tell their story more authentically.” says CEO and Cofounder Patrick Tedjamulia, “I left Facebook to fix this. Over the last four months VideoPeel has captured and published video testimonials and reviews for thousands of businesses, and our videos have been viewed over 10 million times.” VideoPeel makes it extremely easy for people to send businesses video testimonials or video reviews. There is no file editing needed, no need to upload to a file sharing service like Dropbox, and no need to upload to a video hosting service like YouTube. One click to record, submit, and share permissions so businesses can publish authentic customer videos to their website and other channels. Video testimonials increase conversions by 24%, build authenticity and trust, and increase engagement 3X more than other marketing content. “Video actually carries so much more weight than a written review. Written reviews are awesome, but the video lets you see the difference. Hearing from the customers, in their own words, makes a massive difference for our business. With VideoPeel, we were able to start getting video reviews that now get published on our site, and that process has been really, really easy. I highly recommend it. If video could be important to your business, you should definitely give it a try, because VideoPeel makes it easy,” said Tim Mitchum, President of WINPRO. Click here to view Tim’s video testimonial.“Almost every business in the world wants to better connect with potential customers on web and mobile,” said Pat Matthews, founder and CEO of Active Capital. “VideoPeel makes it incredibly easy for existing customers to help future ones make buying decisions through recorded reviews and testimonials.”How VideoPeel works:- Automate requests for customer videos after someone purchases your product or service. - Remotely capture customer videos from any device, anywhere in the world. No app download, no login required. Just click and record. - Customize VideoPeel campaigns with your own branding, include specific instructions with videos, images, or text, utilize multi-prompts, request permissions, and customize thank you messages. - Automatically transcode, encrypt, transcribe, caption and manage videos in a private repository. - Publish customer videos to your own website, Shopify store, etc. through our VideoPeel Video Testimonial Carousel Player, or our VideoPeel Video Testimonial Picture in Picture Player. Plus, share videos directly to YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, and other channels, or customize your own video landing pages.- Generate consumer insights and analytics that help businesses optimize video performance and better understand their customers. To learn more about VideoPeel and to book a demo, please go to www.videopeel.com or email [email protected] VideoPeelVideoPeel is the remote video capturing platform for businesses to request, collect, share, and publish authentic videos from their customers, patients, students, and teams. VideoPeel helps businesses 10X their amount of user generated video content, so they can drive 24% plus conversions, traffic, retention, satisfaction, and consumer insights. VideoPeel is leading a new evolution in online marketing and communications. To learn more visit www.videopeel.com. About Active CapitalActive Capital is a venture firm designed to lead seed rounds for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley. The firm is founded and run by former B2B SaaS founders with hands on experience starting, building, and scaling high growth businesses in underdog cities across America. Active Capital is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and invests in B2B SaaS companies all over. To learn more, please visit https://www.activecapital.com.

Jul 17

The Top 3 Benefits of Having a Tidy Desk

Reduce clutter, reduce stress.There is nothing more frustrating than trying to work when your desk is a mess. Not only is it near impossible to find that exact piece of paper you wrote an important note on, but it feeds a cluttered mind. Try taking five minutes and putting things back where they belong, it will help you feel better in no time! Improve efficiency When you know where everything is, it’s much easier to accomplish tasks. Never be on the hunt for a pen or your laptop charger again. You’ve got this! Covid-Concious Regularly cleaning your workspace is better for not only your mental, but your physical health as well. On your way to your desk, stop by the Kiln Front Desk for a cleaning kit and a fresh desk pad to sanitize your space and get back to it.

Jun 29 — Wellness

Intellectual Strategies Begins the ICON-30™ Challenge

Intellectual Strategies is launching a new online 30-day challenge for inventors and innovators to get “patent pending” using their DIY approach and materials. Here’s the skinny for the inventors and innovators: What is an "ICON"? An "ICON" is anyone who adopts the Intellectual Strategies philosophy to "Innovate with Confidence." The ICON-30™ Challenge provides expert guidance in a fun environment to help you achieve “patent pending” status in 30 days or less with your own DIY provisional patent application. When does this challenge start? Officially, the challenge starts July 1, but you can get early access to materials as soon as you sign up. How much does it cost? As an ICON, you choose your level of participation. Join us for FREE, or at a paid level for additional perks. Every level grants you immediate access to one of our online workshops. What else do I get as an ICON? All challenge participants, at every level, get invited to exclusive weekly coaching forum with Jeff Holman—an entrepreneurial MBA and experienced patent and startup attorney with extensive involvement helping many innovators build valuable businesses and IP portfolios. Higher levels of participation include additional perks, like pre-filing review of your application or filing documents.You can see more information about each level of the challenge on our website: https://provisionalworkshop.com/icon30.Contact InformationJeff [email protected] | 801-746-5560 | LinkedIn

Jun 16 — Startups

Kiln Partners with Matchback to Provide Free Access to Software

A New PartnershipWe are so excited to announce that through a partnership with Hyprlocal, a non-profit business solution organization, we will provide our communities with the support you need to get back to work safely, smoothly and with confidence.Included in this partnership is a year of access to amazing programs like --Wordstream Advisory ProgramWordstream is a top paid ads software. Use this to turn 60% more leads into customers while spending less. They help make it happen for your startup. WordStream, a Google Premier Partner and Bing Elite Partner, has provided software and services that help marketers get more out of online advertising for more than a decade. Founded in a Panera Bread, we’ve evolved from a simple keyword research tool into a suite of cross-platform advertising solutions. Our cloud-based software, passionate customer success team, and renowned thought leadership allow us to help businesses manage their marketing efforts regardless of industry, size, or location. Read MoreElementor ProTake your design to the next level! Explore the powerful features that enable you to build your website quickly and easily. Elementor is the leading website builder platform for professionals on WordPress. Elementor serves web professionals including developers, designers and marketers and boasts a new website created every 10 seconds on its platform. Elementor is an open-source, GPLv3 licensed offering its platform both as free and premium. Since launching in 2016, Elementor’s reach now extends to more than 180 countries, has more than 5,000,000 active installs, and is loved by many, as seen in over 4.5K five-star reviews it received in the WordPress repository. Read MoreEnvato Template Kits - Unlimited Digital AssetsCode-free, fully flexible websites from the world's best WordPress designers, are here. Choose from hundreds of professional designs and customize as your want; WordPress has never been better. Envato Elements is your ultimate creative asset resource. Get unlimited downloads of themes, plugins, graphics, photos, fonts and more from when joining the community. Everything you need for your next project at one low price. Read MoreAmazon LightSail - Web Hosting Services Virtual servers with unbeatable features. Lightsail is designed to be the easiest way to launch and manage a virtual private server with AWS. Lightsail plans include everything you need to jumpstart your project – a virtual machine, SSD-based storage, data transfer, DNS management, and a static IP – for a low, predictable price. That's right, free hosting! Read MoreThe best part? There are more software opportunities to come! All current and or future Kiln members can take advantage of the Kiln Covid-Relief benefits at no additional cost until the expiration on June 10th 2021. We will continue to bring forth more opportunities and savings to streamline the growth of your company. How to Get AccessIf you’d like to start using these services. You must first fill out the registration form. To do so, please click through below and one of our Matchback representatives will assist you in the onboarding process. Interested in these services? Have each member that plans to use these services complete this form. Register Today

Jun 15 — Partnerships

Covid-Conscious Office Space in Boulder

In immediate to Covid-19, and as an ongoing commitment, Kiln’s flexible office space and coworking communities feature cutting-edge technology and market-leading processes to ensure a safe, healthy, and productive working environment for all. Kiln’s newest location in Boulder, Colorado (2101 Pearl Street) may become one of the city's most Covid-conscious office space options. Here are some of the implemented technologies and processes: > Hospital grade proactive purifier (HVAC) that uses friendly ions and oxidizers to kill viruses in the air and on surfaces> Anti-microbial brass ‘Kiln Key’ system enabling navigation of Kiln without ever having to touch a common surface> Desk ‘clean mats’ available for personal work stations to ensure a clean working surface on demand> Micro-ionizers for continuous cleaning on phone booths and wellness rooms using UVC technology> Advanced infrared temperature check-in stations as a ‘self-check’ service for members and guests> Wayfinding and human circulation system for walkways and communal areas> Commercial-grade periodic electrified water fumigation integrated into cleaning regime> Upgraded cleaning frequency and thoroughness with 4x cleanings of entry points> Self-cleaning kits to sterilize workstations and meeting rooms> Upgrade food and beverage offerings with safer and cleaner distributionWe couldn’t be more excited to join the already vibrant ecosystem of Boulder. We are pushing our brand and product to appropriately reflect their sustainable and progressive ideals. Please feel free to stop by Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm for a tour by one of our community team members.

Aug 26 — Wellness

Stay connected to our community

Studios by Kiln

Now operating in four locations in Utah and Colorado, we’ve introduced a new workspace option that better serves the specific needs of larger, more dynamic teams.All-Inclusive AmenitiesFew would argue that the most important asset that any business has is their people. We help companies put their people first by caring for their physical, social, and intellectual needs. Our all-inclusive amenities from complementary food and beverage offerings to involved community events and everything in between provides a competitive edge in our competitive market. Premium FinishesFinding the perfect office never felt so easy. With hand-crafted finishes your team will feel elevated as they’re introduced to our custom sit-to-stand desks, world-class furnishings, one of a kind paneling structure, and inspiring design elements that increase creativity and productivity. Every Studio is personalized with private reception areas and an open and collaborative layout. In addition to gorgeous shared meeting rooms, each Studio has its own private meeting spaces. Improved TechnologiesWe’ve created the optimal environment with new and improved technologies. All Studios are equipped with effective sound insulation to improve acoustical quality in addition to a professional white noise solution that cancels background bustle. Each room contains 50% up/down lights and track directional systems with sensors that maintain a consistent lighting environment no matter what time of day, feeling warm and peaceful 24/7. A majority of the Studios have independent HVAC zones to control temperature and flow. Increased Flexibility Many, if not most, businesses are losing their appetite for signing multi-year leases. Flexible, month-to-month options eliminate long-term liabilities and increase flexibility in this post-Covid world. Only pay for what you need today knowing that you’ll always have what you need tomorrow. With more teams exploring flexible work options, it’s important to have a space to facilitate the trial of those new strategies whether you want to use Kiln as a place to gather your remote team or a home base for your flex workforce. Each Studio is carefully crafted to optimally support the needs of your growing team. The future of work is flexible, your workspace should be too. Move in, brand up, and grow at Kiln.Book a tour today at kiln.co/join.

Aug 12 — Community

Kiln Boulder Featured by ColoradoInno

As Kiln fast approaches the launch of its location in Boulder, Colorado, ColoradoInno reached out for a spotlight. Here is a brief excerpt from their write-up:"The company [Kiln], which was founded in Salt Lake City in 2018, has had its eyes on a Boulder expansion for the last year and a half. Now, construction at the site is approaching completion and Kiln plans to open the Pearl Street coworking space in September.The 22,000 square foot space is located at the corner of 21st and Pearl in Boulder and combines seven retail structures to create the coworking hub.While Covid-19 caused a month delay for Kiln in preparing the space, Head of Sales and Marketing Brighton Youd told Colorado Inno that the company is preparing for a Sept. 1 opening date.He said that Boulder was the perfect spot for Kiln to grow, as it expands outside of Utah where it has two location, for the first time. With a thriving tech ecosystem and an outdoor-oriented community, Boulder mirrored Kiln’s other communities."Our team couldn't be more excited to join the already thriving Boulder ecosystem. We only hope to build upon and support the amazing things that are already happening there.Full article: https://www.americaninno.com/colorado/boulder-startups/utah-coworking-company-eyes-fall-opening-for-new-boulder-location/

Jul 23 — Community

VideoPeel Raises $1.5 Million after Techstars Boulder

VideoPeel Raises $1.5 Million to help businesses capture video testimonials and reviews at scaleTechstars Boulder graduate will use the growth capital to expand VideoPeel’s automated remote capturing and publishing video testimonial technology. Lehi, Utah / July 17th, 2020 / VideoPeel, the automated video testimonial platform for remotely capturing and publishing customer videos, announced a new $1.5 million round of funding. The round is led by Active Capital, a top tier seed firm for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley, with other participants including Next Coast Ventures, eonCaptial, and angels from Utah, Texas, California, New York, and Brazil. “While leading product marketing for Facebook ads management and insights, it was clear to me that consumers were losing trust in advertisements and that businesses didn’t have the kind of content they needed to tell their story more authentically.” says CEO and Cofounder Patrick Tedjamulia, “I left Facebook to fix this. Over the last four months VideoPeel has captured and published video testimonials and reviews for thousands of businesses, and our videos have been viewed over 10 million times.” VideoPeel makes it extremely easy for people to send businesses video testimonials or video reviews. There is no file editing needed, no need to upload to a file sharing service like Dropbox, and no need to upload to a video hosting service like YouTube. One click to record, submit, and share permissions so businesses can publish authentic customer videos to their website and other channels. Video testimonials increase conversions by 24%, build authenticity and trust, and increase engagement 3X more than other marketing content. “Video actually carries so much more weight than a written review. Written reviews are awesome, but the video lets you see the difference. Hearing from the customers, in their own words, makes a massive difference for our business. With VideoPeel, we were able to start getting video reviews that now get published on our site, and that process has been really, really easy. I highly recommend it. If video could be important to your business, you should definitely give it a try, because VideoPeel makes it easy,” said Tim Mitchum, President of WINPRO. Click here to view Tim’s video testimonial.“Almost every business in the world wants to better connect with potential customers on web and mobile,” said Pat Matthews, founder and CEO of Active Capital. “VideoPeel makes it incredibly easy for existing customers to help future ones make buying decisions through recorded reviews and testimonials.”How VideoPeel works:- Automate requests for customer videos after someone purchases your product or service. - Remotely capture customer videos from any device, anywhere in the world. No app download, no login required. Just click and record. - Customize VideoPeel campaigns with your own branding, include specific instructions with videos, images, or text, utilize multi-prompts, request permissions, and customize thank you messages. - Automatically transcode, encrypt, transcribe, caption and manage videos in a private repository. - Publish customer videos to your own website, Shopify store, etc. through our VideoPeel Video Testimonial Carousel Player, or our VideoPeel Video Testimonial Picture in Picture Player. Plus, share videos directly to YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, and other channels, or customize your own video landing pages.- Generate consumer insights and analytics that help businesses optimize video performance and better understand their customers. To learn more about VideoPeel and to book a demo, please go to www.videopeel.com or email [email protected] VideoPeelVideoPeel is the remote video capturing platform for businesses to request, collect, share, and publish authentic videos from their customers, patients, students, and teams. VideoPeel helps businesses 10X their amount of user generated video content, so they can drive 24% plus conversions, traffic, retention, satisfaction, and consumer insights. VideoPeel is leading a new evolution in online marketing and communications. To learn more visit www.videopeel.com. About Active CapitalActive Capital is a venture firm designed to lead seed rounds for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley. The firm is founded and run by former B2B SaaS founders with hands on experience starting, building, and scaling high growth businesses in underdog cities across America. Active Capital is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and invests in B2B SaaS companies all over. To learn more, please visit https://www.activecapital.com.

Jul 17

The Top 3 Benefits of Having a Tidy Desk

Reduce clutter, reduce stress.There is nothing more frustrating than trying to work when your desk is a mess. Not only is it near impossible to find that exact piece of paper you wrote an important note on, but it feeds a cluttered mind. Try taking five minutes and putting things back where they belong, it will help you feel better in no time! Improve efficiency When you know where everything is, it’s much easier to accomplish tasks. Never be on the hunt for a pen or your laptop charger again. You’ve got this! Covid-Concious Regularly cleaning your workspace is better for not only your mental, but your physical health as well. On your way to your desk, stop by the Kiln Front Desk for a cleaning kit and a fresh desk pad to sanitize your space and get back to it.

Jun 29 — Wellness

Intellectual Strategies Begins the ICON-30™ Challenge

Intellectual Strategies is launching a new online 30-day challenge for inventors and innovators to get “patent pending” using their DIY approach and materials. Here’s the skinny for the inventors and innovators: What is an "ICON"? An "ICON" is anyone who adopts the Intellectual Strategies philosophy to "Innovate with Confidence." The ICON-30™ Challenge provides expert guidance in a fun environment to help you achieve “patent pending” status in 30 days or less with your own DIY provisional patent application. When does this challenge start? Officially, the challenge starts July 1, but you can get early access to materials as soon as you sign up. How much does it cost? As an ICON, you choose your level of participation. Join us for FREE, or at a paid level for additional perks. Every level grants you immediate access to one of our online workshops. What else do I get as an ICON? All challenge participants, at every level, get invited to exclusive weekly coaching forum with Jeff Holman—an entrepreneurial MBA and experienced patent and startup attorney with extensive involvement helping many innovators build valuable businesses and IP portfolios. Higher levels of participation include additional perks, like pre-filing review of your application or filing documents.You can see more information about each level of the challenge on our website: https://provisionalworkshop.com/icon30.Contact InformationJeff [email protected] | 801-746-5560 | LinkedIn

Jun 16 — Startups

Kiln Partners with Matchback to Provide Free Access to Software

A New PartnershipWe are so excited to announce that through a partnership with Hyprlocal, a non-profit business solution organization, we will provide our communities with the support you need to get back to work safely, smoothly and with confidence.Included in this partnership is a year of access to amazing programs like --Wordstream Advisory ProgramWordstream is a top paid ads software. Use this to turn 60% more leads into customers while spending less. They help make it happen for your startup. WordStream, a Google Premier Partner and Bing Elite Partner, has provided software and services that help marketers get more out of online advertising for more than a decade. Founded in a Panera Bread, we’ve evolved from a simple keyword research tool into a suite of cross-platform advertising solutions. Our cloud-based software, passionate customer success team, and renowned thought leadership allow us to help businesses manage their marketing efforts regardless of industry, size, or location. Read MoreElementor ProTake your design to the next level! Explore the powerful features that enable you to build your website quickly and easily. Elementor is the leading website builder platform for professionals on WordPress. Elementor serves web professionals including developers, designers and marketers and boasts a new website created every 10 seconds on its platform. Elementor is an open-source, GPLv3 licensed offering its platform both as free and premium. Since launching in 2016, Elementor’s reach now extends to more than 180 countries, has more than 5,000,000 active installs, and is loved by many, as seen in over 4.5K five-star reviews it received in the WordPress repository. Read MoreEnvato Template Kits - Unlimited Digital AssetsCode-free, fully flexible websites from the world's best WordPress designers, are here. Choose from hundreds of professional designs and customize as your want; WordPress has never been better. Envato Elements is your ultimate creative asset resource. Get unlimited downloads of themes, plugins, graphics, photos, fonts and more from when joining the community. Everything you need for your next project at one low price. Read MoreAmazon LightSail - Web Hosting Services Virtual servers with unbeatable features. Lightsail is designed to be the easiest way to launch and manage a virtual private server with AWS. Lightsail plans include everything you need to jumpstart your project – a virtual machine, SSD-based storage, data transfer, DNS management, and a static IP – for a low, predictable price. That's right, free hosting! Read MoreThe best part? There are more software opportunities to come! All current and or future Kiln members can take advantage of the Kiln Covid-Relief benefits at no additional cost until the expiration on June 10th 2021. We will continue to bring forth more opportunities and savings to streamline the growth of your company. How to Get AccessIf you’d like to start using these services. You must first fill out the registration form. To do so, please click through below and one of our Matchback representatives will assist you in the onboarding process. Interested in these services? Have each member that plans to use these services complete this form. Register Today

Jun 15 — Partnerships

Kiln Startup Showcase Accepted Applicants

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