If you have a startup, and you want free stuff, head over to Startup America and sign up. Techstars is in a race with Brad Feld (booooo!) to see who can sign the most startups up. We must win or we will be… well…. bummed out! Help us! What do you get? A growth kit …
I’ve been running Techstars for six years now. I’ve watched eleven batches of companies interact with hundreds of mentors. Because of that mentorship (focused on amazingly talented companies) we’ve seen those companies go on to raise about $100M in funding (averaging about $1M each post Techstars). In that time, I’ve witnessed thousands of mentor interactions, …
Venture Deals: “How to be Smarter than your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist” totally rocks. Here are the top ten reasons. It took me forever to boil this list down from about 30 reasons. 10. It’s written in plain English. When I first started angel investing, it took me a long time to understand term sheets …
On March 11 from 5-8 at the Engineering Center at CU, the third annual Startups2Students event is being held. We started this event a few years back as a way to easily connect students on campus who were interested in working at Boulder startups directly with those companies. The CS students have picked up the …
Sorry about the delay! Open Angel Forum #3 is back on! It’s happening February 3rd, 2011 at 7pm. Applications for presenters are still open (if you’ve already applied, you’re all set). The new application deadline is January 22nd, 2011 at 6pm mountain time. See the original post for FAQs and other details. If you’d like …
I’m occasionally asked how much a CEO recruited into an angel stage company should be compensated. Here’s some data showing how a few experienced folks (who shall remain unnamed) who have placed many CEOs in startups in Boulder responded to an informal survey. The context here is important. This is for an experienced CEO with …