The Boulder and Denver tech startup communities were featured in a recent USA Today Talking Tech video. Several entrepreneurs from the area were interviewed for the segment, including yours truly: I think the report does a great job of highlighting some of the unique aspects of our community here, in particular the collaborative and inclusive ecosystem …
While I was in the UK for the launch of Techstars in London, I held a “random day” where I met with 24 companies, back-to-back, for 15 minutes each at the awesome Warner Yard. Over the course of the day I met a lot of interesting people and gained a little more insight into the …
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 …
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 …