Spirits & Startups

The faculty club is back with an innovation touch. Join us every Thursday from 3:00 to 5:00 (during the school year) at the McNeil Center’s temporary home, 1600 Jackson St. Suite 380 in Golden. Come relax, drink, eat and socialize. No program or agenda. Alumni...
Refining Different Oils for Peak Performance

Refining Different Oils for Peak Performance

Shannon Skinner, a Mines Mechanical Engineering freshman, interviewed Michelle Roark and wrote this article. For top athletes, the mental game is everything. Visualizing the performance. Staying calm and collected. Finding the “Zone”. The zone for every athlete is...
How Ian Co-Started Scratch Labs

How Ian Co-Started Scratch Labs

Ian MacGregor describes himself as “a coachable lover of feedback”. This has been a key ingredient to his recipe for success as a professional cyclist and entrepreneur. Seeking feedback and being flexible are central to the innovation process we teach and follow here...
Hypotheses Testing in Practice

Hypotheses Testing in Practice

A recent Mines graduate shared with me that she was conducting interviews to test her startup hypotheses. Because the McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (E&I) emphasizes the importance of following the scientific method in launching startups, I...