22nd September 2010

TechStars Smackdown is October 12th

Are you happy at your current job?  Have you ever dreamed of working for something and someone you believe in?  Have you dreamed of having an impact?  Of being heard?  Of being part of a small team that can get it done?  Have you ever dreamed of working for a startup? The TechStars Smackdown is Read more…

21st September 2010

Introducing Do More Faster

About a year ago David Cohen and I were having a beer together talking about ways to capture all the different things we’d learned about early stage entrepreneurship from running the TechStars program. In a moment of insanity, we decided to write a book. The result is Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Read more…

14th September 2010

TechStars Scobleized

Robert Scoble needs no introduction, right?  Everyone knows The Scobleizer. It was great to have him in Boulder for our Demo Day last month, and even better that he hung around for a few days to interview many of the TechStars companies. Best of all, we loved that he stayed for and documented our margarita Read more…

12th September 2010

Thank you Noeleen

We owe a big (and overdue) thanks to Noeleen McGrath for spending a day at TechStars in Boulder this past summer to help the founders polish their presentation skills in preparation for Demo Day.  As a former TV news anchor and celebrity media trainer, Noeleen brought a unique perspective and extremely valuable feedback to pitch Read more…

11th September 2010

Startup Visa Interviews at O’Reilly Gov 2.0

I spent the previous 36 hours in Washington DC, primarily at the O’Reilly Gov 2.0 conference. I did a ten minute speech on the Startup Visa and a ten minute interview about entrepreneurship, innovation, and the Startup Visa. The conference was well attended – about 700 or so folks – and I enjoyed a number Read more…

1st September 2010

TechStars in New York City!

We’re excited to announce that TechStars is expanding to New York City, with our first program starting there in early 2011. As of today, applications for NYC are open and will close on November 21, 2010. The program will start in mid January, 2011 – see the schedule for full details. We are so thrilled Read more…