22nd April 2013
by Recently described as the job hunting child of eHarmony and LinkedIn, Good.Co helps people who aspire for greater meaning in their careers. The company helps users discover their unique personality mix, see how they fit with teams/peers, thrive in their current job or find a better fit. Today, the team finished the TechStars Cloud 2013 Read more…
19th April 2013
by Cloud Options, a company currently in TechStars Cloud’s second class, allows you to pre-book future cloud usage, securing lower prices on payment terms that suit you. They remove common enterprise irritations like a requirement to pay in advance or by credit card. Cloud customers can now accurately budget for their planned usage. Cloud Options is Read more…
10th April 2013
by Currently in TechStars Cloud, Postmaster is a SaaS API for shipping that makes integration with UPS, FedEx, and USPS easy. They make it simple for e-commerce businesses to integrate a robust logistical pipeline that saves time and money on shipping. I called Luke Dodson, founder, to talk about the days leading up to demo day. Q: Read more…
4th April 2013
by Outsourcing is broken. It’s risky, painful and most projects fail. Currently finishing TechStars Cloud’s 2013 program, Ziptask is designed from the ground up as a virtual project manager for reliable outsourced work. I spoke with Shawn Livermore, founder and CEO, and Stan Miroshnik, COO. Q: So you outsource outsourcing. That’s so meta. What’s your pitch? Stan: We provide Read more…
7th March 2013
by Appsembler, Boston, MA Since Demo Day: “We got into the MassChallenge Startup Accelerator shortly after TechStars Demo Day and just recently started participating in the Mozilla WebFwd accelerator as one of eight teams in their third cohort. Our user base continues to grow at a brisk pace and we now have paying customers. We switched Read more…
15th February 2013
by Troy Henikoff began his entrepreneurship class at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Managementwith an announcement. He told his students that Excelerate Labs — the Chicago-based accelerator that he and co-founder Sam Yagan had established, nurtured, and brought to national prominence, now had a new name. …read the full article on Blackline Review here.
15th January 2013
by Name: Emily Olson Company: Foodzie, acquired by Joyous, the world’s first video commerce platform, changing the way you shop online. TechStars Program: Boulder, Summer 2008 What do you love about the tech scene in San Francisco? There’s a lot happening here. We’re at the heart of things and fortunate to be in the intersection of food Read more…
29th November 2012
by Dharmesh Shah is the co-founder and CTO of HubSpot and has been a TechStars mentor for years. Dharmesh also runs OnStartups.com, an online community for entrepreneurs. It’s one of the top 10 most read startup blogs and receives thousands of visitors a day. We’re so grateful that he made time in his busy schedule to speak to us in Read more…
27th November 2012
by Fake Grimlock, legendary robot dinosaur, was a surprise guest at this year’s FounderCon in Boston. He busted through a wall of bricks to greet our audience of founders, impart bullshit-free advice and take questions from the crowd. Fake Grimlock prides himself on “MOSTLY INVOLVE PUNCH STARTUPS IN FACE WITH TRUTH UNTIL FAIL BEATEN OUT OF THEM.” Read more…
22nd November 2012
by Your regularly scheduled episode of the Founders is postponed until next Thursday, November 29th. Catch up on the first eight on the Season 3 page. of TechStars TV. Here at TechStars, we’re so very thankful for our passionate founders, generous mentors, dreamers, doers, and startup communities everywhere. From all of us, happy Thanksgiving to you Read more…