So it's been two weeks in Boulder @techstars, and working with my co-founder Lisa Wiliams on Peoples Software. Twp weeks ago Friday, A & I were in a hotel in Sacramento, then in Salt Lake, and finally, here in Boulder. It's been 10 days since the TechStars program started, and we're running, hard.

Some observations of place:

• The Rockies are beautiful. You can see them from everywhere in Boulder. If I didn't live in the Bay area, I'd think this was the most beautiful place I could ever be (but I am obsessed with California, even more.)
• The body fat ratio is the lowest here, ever. The number of fit, trim, thin people who obviously spend portions of most days riding bikes up rocks, training for triathalons, or bounding to the tops of mountains to do stretches that put their legs over their heads is huge, higher than anywhere else I've lived.
• Boulder's nickname could be "Gluten Free."  All the healthy, fit people are obsessed with diet, so vegan (that's pronounced vey-gan) and gluten free foods are big here, both in grocery stores and restaurants/cafes.
• Trustafrarians are the ultra-skinny vegans with the skateboards and the dreads, smoking 420 at the Maceo Parker concert. Some of them have some gorgeous steampunk clothes and piercings that make you stare (they make me stare).
• It's a dog town. Labs and Goldens are the frisbee/ball-throwing standard for pups, but Big Daddy Winston (my American Bulldog) gets lots of puppy love. If you have a big dog, this is paradise, pretty much.
• Santa Cruz, CA should take a leaf from Boulder and replicate the moves that are turning this place into a super-desirable way station to incubate companies.Moving more and more high-tech into Boulder seems like a smart way both to boost the economy and attract a high number of "digital nomad" refugees, Bay area expats, and people who want to merge high tech development with keeping their body fat down (okay, with spending time outside in this glorious place.)

I wish I could tell you I've met alot of great people, and what the city is like, but truth is, I've been head down in a windowless room most of the time here, coming up for dog walks (the paths and trails are glorious and the mixed used spaces impressive), dinners, and some great bits of fun (Maceo Parker, hiking).

"Don't break your news on your own blog! Like press releases crossing the wire, breaking news on your blog makes the news less valuable if others haven't yet had an opportunity to break it for you first. It's like the new car analogy. The value of the car drops the minute you drive it off the lot. Time your post for after when the news breaks and link to everyone who helped cover the story."

--Brian Solis, blogger, photog, PR and marketing maven, giving advice on TechCrunch to new companies

Susan sez: Lisa & I are just starting our blog for Peoples Software Company, so while we are both avid bloggers, this kind of advice is a good reminder.

I've spent part of the morning--and will spend some more time--updating my lifestream data to reflect what I'm up to right now. So Louis Gray asked, what am I up to?  So, here's where my attention is going to be these days:

Co-founder, People's Software Company
People's Software Company is creating a new community platform that will make it as easy to start a community site as it is to start a blog today. Even better, our tools will make community sites lively and sustainable even for small groups. It's the magic of crowds -- for smaller crowds.

I'll be writing about our start-up experiences here and on the soon to be launched PSCO blog, will share more about our products, roadmap, business model and what problems we've solving/what's different as it moves from concepts to execution.

And of course, as a TechStars 2008 company, we're getting a great incubator experience.

Evangelist, Knight News Challenge, 2008-09
The Knight News Challenge just awarded over $5.5 million dollars to  16 software development projects from across the globe that support online discourse, community dialogue and engagement, and news as an empowering information tool.

I was a reviewer in 2007-08, and I will work with the strong team at Knight to run the 2008-09 awards. Applications will open in September, and we want to have a broad diversity of great projects...more on plans to spread the word and support prospective applicants in the next few months,

BlogHer CE
I've been writing for BlogHer since the early days, and value a chance to be part of this community. Sometime, it's a stretch, time-wise, but I want these connections to deepen and continue, so I keep fitting it in, somehow.

What's off the list?
Consulting, advising, general trouble-making will have to be on hold for the foreseeable future. 
Those 22 working hours in every day just aren't going to be enough, so this is going to be working smart, prioritizing, and GTD, all the way. And it will be tough, I know that--but I am excited about our plans and the value these projects can deliver to people.