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The biggest challenge for an early-stage founder is not raising money. The biggest challenge is figuring out whether anyone actually wants what they are building.
Every meaningful venture begins with a founder willing to say, “I think this problem matters enough for me to do something about it.”
John Machacek reflects on how a decade of curating Techstars Startup Digest Fargo has fueled his professional growth and strengthened his local startup community.
The community exists because entrepreneurs are crazy enough, bold enough, and stubborn enough to build something from nothing.
I don’t know a single ecosystem that, at some point, doesn’t have to look in the mirror and say, “We’ve got some culture issues we need to improve.”
The goal is not just to produce one successful company. The goal is to create a system where today’s founder becomes tomorrow’s angel investor, mentor, board member, or second-time entrepreneur.
Leadership in a startup community is not about commanding movement. It is about respecting motion.
The best startup communities are never one-person shows. They are built by many people making different contributions over a long period of time.
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the global community came together across 29 cities and 6 continents for Techstars Startup Weekend Women.
A new mentor cannot help what you cannot honestly, authentically and with vulnerability share with them.
Founders don’t just need someone to feel their stress. They need someone who can help them move through their stress.
I used to think the question was, “Will my mom or dad be proud of the work I’m doing?” Now I think the real question is, “Will they be proud of why I’m doing it?”
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