8th November 2010

Boston 2011 – Applications NOW OPEN !!!

Springtime in Boston! Who wouldn’t want to spend three luscious months in Boston as the trees along the Charles bloom? Nobody! That’s who! And your opportunity to kick ass during TechStars Boston 2011 is officially now online. Applications for the TechStars spring program in Boston are NOW OPEN! If you’ve been waiting for this moment Read more…

14th March 2010

Silly Rabbit! TechStars Isn't For Kids!

Some folks we interact with during the application process assume that TechStars is for young college kids or the like. The data do not support that assumption. In fact, last year, the average age of the Boston 2009 class was just below 27 (I’ll try to dig up the details). The Boulder 2009 class average Read more…

9th February 2010

Applicant Geography

Now that the selection process for TechStars’ spring Boston program is behind us, I was curious to do some digging through the applicant data to understand a bit more about their demographics, specifically re: geography. My a priori expectations were that the number of MA-based companies had increased 2009 to 2010, but clearly I was Read more…

22nd December 2009

Is TechStars Really All That?

When I hold an information session or speak at an event about TechStars, I try to have a handful of TechStars alums on hand with me. Why? I tell my audiences that it’s rational to be skeptical of the glowing things I have to say about TechStars – heck, I’m basically contractually obligated to be Read more…

13th December 2009

The Importance of Co-Founders

Although some folks are renaissance guys or gals who can do everything, the statistical rates of success for sole founders of tech companies are not attractive. TechStars has been helping fledgling tech companies for over three years now, and we’ve found that the magic number of founders seems to be 2.6 or so. Yeah, it Read more…

2nd September 2009

TechStars Boston – Investor Event coming up

TechStars Boston is proud to be hosting our first annual Investor Evening on Thursday September 10th. All nine of the TechStars Boston 2009 companies will be on hand, demoing and pitching their companies. The event will begin at 5:30 PM ET. Details regarding the location are included in your invitations. Food and beverages will be Read more…