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title: "\"Design off the Beaten Track\" panel for Denver Startup Week 2012"
description: "We had a great time yesterday at Denver Startup Week's \"Design Off the Beaten Path: Panel Discussion & Beer\" event at Battery621."
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# ["Design off the Beaten Track" panel for Denver Startup Week 2012](https://www.bwbacon.com/blog/dave-denver-startup-week-2012)

 Written by [BWBacon](https://www.bwbacon.com/blog/author/bwbacon) | Oct 23, 2012 1:29:02 PM

We had a great time yesterday at [Denver Startup Week](http://denverstartupweek.com/)'s "*Design Off the Beaten Path: Panel Discussion & Beer*" event at [Battery621](http://battery621.com). Dave had such an awesome time getting to know all of the amazing business owners as the panel moderator. They had a great discussion about what design means for the individual businesses as they shared their unique stories with us. This group certainly isn't what you would expect from a panel talking about design--representing everything from a chef to a personal brand manager--but it certainly showed us how "design" is a flexible term that any entrepreneur can apply to their vocation.

The panelist were (*left to right*):

- Johnny Klein, [Drumbeat](http://www.drumbeat.us/)
- Troy Guard, [Tag Restaurant](http://tag-restaurant.com/)
- Kristina Scala, [The Aspen Academy](http://www.aspenacademy.org/)
- Jung Park, [Metro Boom](http://www.metroboom.com/)

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