Hey Casey -

It's been a blast working in the same community and observing your journey alongside ours over the last few years. Thankfully, we're all making awesome strides forward, and I'm grateful to be a piece of the puzzle.

Thanks for the well wishes, and here's to much more fun and success to come!

TF

Thank you, Jeromy! And I hope all is well in your current endeavors. Sure we'll cross paths soon enough :)

Thanks, John. We truly appreciate all your support and guidance since the beginning. Looking forward to continuing to work with you in this fun world of the internet :)

Brandon, the lucky thing is...you don't have a boss! But, you do have coworkers, team members, colleagues, peers. And we're all on board. Awesome work, and congrats on reaching this milestone.

- TF

Ben -

Thanks for your comment - it certainly rings true for me personally, and I'm sure for many others who play roles such as ours.

Your points remind me of an analogy of sorts that I often use when answering the question, "What does a developer evangelist do?" ...
Evangelists (Developer, Product, Tech, Brand, etc) can accurately be described as "Connectors of Dots" -- i.e., they excel in the following relationship flow: meet someone new, learn about them and what they do, understand where they fit into the broader community picture, and finally facilitate a connection between them and other people/organizations, with a focus on fostering mutually beneficial relationships.
Examples:
1) meet a customer, customer has product feedback, connect them to the product team, so their voice can be heard.
2) meet a startup CEO, founder is seeking investment, connect them with an awesome angel investor or VC firm.
3) meet a potential partner, determine symbiotic opportunity, connect with business development team, along with some background info and a vision of where things might lead.

This all goes along with the general theme of helping people. As long as you're bringing value to your fellow community members (whether that value is based on your technical expertise or not), they''l return the favor, and everyone will benefit from the collective effort!

Thanks again for reading and taking part in the conversation!

Best,

Tim

Brad -

1. Thanks for the kind words, and glad it was worthy of a bookmark - please share with others to whom you think it would be helpful!

2. Every little bit helps - even simple, somewhat subliminal, messaging, when delivered consistently over time, can potentially trigger a change longstanding generalizations (women write code, too!)

Brennan -

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts and experiences!

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Tim Falls

"reach out to the people you care about *more often*"
-- this is one i constantly try to uphold. it's difficult to do it as much as you should/want to, but it's rewarding as hell when you follow through on just one instance of outreach/communication.

We're stoked to add to the momentum of the Denver startup community. Looking forward to broadening our impact across Colorado!

Thanks, Casey!

Thanks, Michael! We will definitely get more and more involved in the local scene there. Looking forward to it!