Real Leaders Podcast: Boettcher Scholar CEO talks making it in Colorado’s tech startup scene

21 Jul Real Leaders Podcast: Boettcher Scholar CEO talks making it in Colorado’s tech startup scene

2010 Scholar Devon Tivona was recently featured in the New York Times, the Pana blog and in the Real Leaders podcast. 

By Paul Ballas 
Pana

The three-person co-founding team is phenomenal, and I’m particularly grateful to work with our co-founder and CEO, Devon Tivona. This week, Devon was featured in the Real Leaders Podcast (on Soundcloud, iTunes, and wherever podcasts are found), and it’s a great chance to hear the backstory for the company and our CEO. For example, you may not know that the company originally had nothing to do with travel.

Devon is just 24, and he is a rare mix of tech and EQ, getting energy from making human connections as well solving complex technical problems. These qualities permeate our app. Devon’s combination of talents also has garnered for him and Pana real loyalty among investors and advisors. He recognizes the value of this circle: “In order for a concept to be successful, you have to have this inner circle of people who are obsessed with your product.”