The Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is a new program designed to support early-stage companies advancing the state-of-the-art in voice-powered technologies, interfaces and applications. Created in partnership with Amazon’s Alexa Fund, the program will focus on Alexa domains such as connected home and car, wearables and hearables, communication devices and more. Participants will receive an investment …
I receive lots of pitches, and one of the things I notice is that sometimes these pitches are very clear on pricing. Entrepreneurs will name the pre-money or post-money valuation, and sometimes they even lead with the pricing. I think that’s a mistake, because if you don’t appeal to the investor on a pricing basis, it gives them an immediate reason …
The Techstars 2016 Global Impact Report was released on February 7. This report is a showcase of what Techstars has accomplished in 2016 and over the past 10 years, as well as a thank you to all the people who have contributed to the success of entrepreneurs around the world. It’s been an amazing 10 years, to say the least. We …
Recently Steve Wulchin (who has also been an investor in our funds at Techstars since the beginning) was asked by two of his nieces to talk to them about leadership. As part of his preparation for the session, Steve polled a number of people that are in leadership positions, including me. These are people that …
Last week, I attended my first Upfront Summit. I’m not a conference person – in fact, I generally try to stay away from them. However, this one was incredibly valuable and relevant to me. The curation of the people was incredible. I’m writing this post to just give a quick shout out to the entire …
As you might imagine, I get hundreds of random inbound emails each week. Many of them are seeking funding for their startup. Recently I got one such email from Matt, and as I often do I responded by directing him to learn more about the Techstars accelerators. Matt responded as follows. Your accelerator programs aren’t …