Not only is Colorado a great place to start a business, but it’s also generally a great place to work.

Image.

This fact is thanks to the large number of startups we boast. New companies nowadays are all about company culture — something you won’t find often at some fancy corporate gig. Companies are beginning to take note of the fact that coming to work and enjoying it is equally as important as the money you’ll get from it. Employees are, of course, spending as much time at work as they are with their families.

Colorado startups are taking the lead in this regard. Rather than talking about it anymore, we crowd sourced some reasons why it’s great to work at Colorado companies from some of our entrepreneur friends in Denver and Boulder. Here’s what they had to say:

Sam of recruitment software startup JobAdder tells us: “We’re a close-knit team made up of the sort of people that support each other and are always looking to improve each others’ lives. I know it sounds corny but I genuinely love working with these people.”

At designer menswear label NINOX, the perks go beyond the bounds of the office.

“We are inspired by art and nature,” co-founder Allie Thielens tells us. “So we hike, fish, bike and attend art exhibits as a team. We work hard, laugh a lot, are challenged by new things almost daily and have incredible customers.”

NINOX ambassador, Adam Goodsell, flying a new wing this weekend 🔶 #NINOX #skydiving #speedflying #speedflyer #boulder #colorado #skydive #adventure #explore #gear

A photo posted by NINOX (@ninoxdesign) on Aug 23, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT

Our friends at FABRIQ are still working with a relatively small team, but team member Sam Voss doesn’t hesitate to talk about how awesome it is to be a part of it:

“Working with FABRIQ has been both a pleasure and a learning experience. As a member of their passionate team, co-founders Sharif and Violet Alexandre have allowed me to make significant contributions to the development of the company, and I look forward to a successful future with them as they continue to grow.”

Our friend and founder of Strive, Keith Bough, tells us that the perks of being part of his team include “being part of a company that focuses on helping people,” as well as “being part of something that could have a global impact.”

Stephen Weigel, co-founder of the Denver-based revolutionary email app MailDeck, says that his company’s “innovative, creative and laid-back culture allows employees to think outside of the box while building a technology that truly touches billions of people a day.”

Inspirer’s co-founder Nina Holmes talks about how her company, well… inspires:

“Working at Inspirer is awesome because we get to work with so many different types of people from so many industries. We work with our clients one-on-one on an ongoing basis, so we become friends through the process. It’s definitely an inspiring company to work at!”

CEO of Ello, Pal Budnitz, has perhaps the most eloquent yet straightforward answer on what the absolute best perk of working at a startup in his city is:

“Denver isn’t full of douchebags.”

Sorry not sorry. Budnitz.

I couldn’t have said it better myself.