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In addition to learning from startups that are currently killing it, Denver Startup Week is about learning what’s new and what’s next. We’re going to be keeping an eye out for these startups in the coming year, and we suggest that you do too.

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Based in Parker, ezpz is one of two Denver-area startups chosen as finalists in a contest to win a 30-second commercial during the 2016 Super Bowl. Founded by a mom who was sick of her kids tossing their dishes off the table, ezpz offers silicone placemat/dish-in-one products that suction to surfaces, therefore lowering the chances of a mealtime mess. According to the Denver Business Journal, ezpz projects $3 million in sales in 2016 and $10 million in 2017 — certainly a sign of an ambitious future.

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The Commons on Champa is one of the newest, hippest, and most exciting co-working spaces in Denver. The space opened just this past April, but it’s already taking the city’s startup community by storm.

About a month and half ago on July 20th, the Commons got themselves a new Program Director in Amy Wofford who oversees everything from programs and operations to just making sure that the building is doing what it was created for.

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We caught up with Amy this week to see how things have been going since she got started:

Innovators Peak: Obviously you would view the space as pretty successful since you’ve been involved, right?

Amy Wofford: Oh yeah. I probably do three or four tours a day with new people who heard about us, but don’t really know what we do and want to come check it out because it sounds awesome. Sure enough they usually end up coming back all the time with their friends. We’ve probably had over 4,000 people through the space in the first four months. Denver Startup Week is going to be our next big launchpad.

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