Thunderview CEO Dinner: Pitchdeck Madness

Forty vetted Colorado startup CEOs, one long table, one evening a month: no service providers, no job-seekers, nobody there to sell you anything. This September edition puts half a dozen Front Range VCs (Springtime, FirstMile, Access Ventures, Next Frontier, Kickstart, Meritage) around the table to react live to attendees' send-ahead decks, so you hear what makes an investor lean in or pass without having to book six meetings. Founded by Eric Marcoullier and three years deep with 630+ vetted members, it is the closest thing Denver has to a real founder salon. Attendee lists and asks circulate beforehand, so the intros are built in rather than left to chance.