“Welcome to BitsBox World Headquarters,” says Scott Lininger wryly. The small, shared office located within the tech dream space of Galvanize on Pearl St. in Boulder utilizes natural light at this morning hour. A few desks on their side of the room clog up the middle whereas Lininger and his co-founder Aidan Chopra share a window facing desk on the far side of the room. The rather quiet scene contrasts to the bright lights and openness of the long, white co-working desks that reside outside the office and in the core of Galvanize. The sleepy feel at BitsBox HQ is an elusive comfort, because Lininger’s team of four (including himself) are running on all cylinders due to their trending, educational toy. Yes, toy. Yes, educational.  

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Chris Herndon – Guy Most Likely

District 11 City Councilman Herndon’s a bit of a pro-learner: He has a bachelor’s degree from West Point, a master’s in management from Webster University, a fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and earned a master’s in public administration from the University of Colorado Denver – plus, a certificate in Lean Six Sigma. He knows … a lot. He’s also on the fast-track: He was elected by his peers in July to serve as City Council president for the year ahead – a reboot for a city councilman of three years (or maybe you’d just call it a system update). This guy is all sorts of #Winning.

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