Andrew Hyde has a passion for community, writing, travel and startups. He has founded three startups (two failed, one sold and his new focus is on travel). With roots in freelancing and design, he can hold a conversation about best interface practices as well as how to build cabins with hand tools. He is also a marathoner, Ironman competitor, blogger and event organizer. He started Ignite Boulder, TEDxBoulder, Startup Weekend, a food/tech/music conference boco and once spent a flight making a stupid tshirt site that every VC in the world has seen. Most recently he wrote a book named This Book is About Travel which reached the #1 sales slot for iBooks and Amazons travel sections.