At SERGE, I talked with others about the Mentor Manifesto. Ralph Dandrea has this great add to it here where he talks about purpose and beliefs around being a mentor to others. The Mentor Manifesto includes a set of rules that help to describe what a great mentor does, but remembering a set of rules …
Veterans give so much in their service to our country, it’s always an honor to be able to give something back no matter how small. That’s why at Techstars we’re very excited to be offering another Techstars Patriot Boot Camp from July 17-19 at George Washington University in Washington D.C. This will be the second …
I’m incredibly excited about the recent launch of Techstars Austin. Austin is a natural fit for Techstars, and we’re looking forward to having an ongoing presence in this strong, active and growing community. We all know how great Austin is from our annual trips to SXSW, but in fact the city has a vibrant startup scene …
Definition: Busman’s Holiday – a break, holiday or vacation during which you engage in activity that is similar to your usual work. Summer is almost here and you might be planning a vacation or overseas trip. As an alternative this year, why not take a Busman’s Holiday to Techstars London? We would like to invite …
Techstars Seattle is on fire. Haiku Deck recently announced a new $3M in funding from Madrona and others, for a total of $3.9M in funding. Everymove is now at 6.1M in funding after a recent 3.5M new round. Romotive recently raised 6.5M from investors including Sequoia. And Tred has raised 1.7M from Maveron, Chris Sacca …
Recently, I took my 11 year old (Andrew) to Beijing, China for 10 days. Inspired by Mark Solon, and organized through Globe Aware, we worked in a school for the children of migrant workers who have no government services. The goal was for my son to experience more of the world and to learn how …