Congressman Jared Polis (TechStar, ProFlowers)

Feb 11, 2014, 11:30 PM – Feb 12, 2014, 2:00 AM (UTC)

Washington DC

1776, 1133 15th Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, 20005

Congressman Jared Polis is the cofounder of TechStars, BlueMountain, ProFlowers. A Democrat, Polis is the member of the United States House of Representatives for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2009.

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About this event

Congressman Jared Polis is the cofounder of TechStars, BlueMountain, and ProFlowers.  A Democrat, Polis is the member of the United States House of Representatives for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2009. He is a former member of the Colorado State Board of Education.  Polis along with his parents founded BlueMountainArts.com, an online greeting card website, which he sold to Excite@Home three years later in a deal worth $780 million. In 1998, he launched the online florist company ProFlowers that expanded to become Provide Commerce, Inc., acquired in 2006 by Liberty Media Corporation.

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Speaker

  • Congressman Jared Polis

    TechStar, ProFlowers

When

When

February 11 – 12, 2014
11:30 PM – 2:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat
Networking

Organizer

  • Mia Orantes

    Creative Analytics

    Chapter Director

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