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Tim Grace

13 posts

Give First Week: From London to Alabama, One Founder's Long Way Home

A question about bad water quality during a triathlon led Virginia Szepietowski from London to Alabama, and through two Techstars programs, before Nyad ever built its first product.

August 5, 2026

Why Most Pitch Decks Don't Work and How to Ensure Yours Does

Founder Advice

Why Most Pitch Decks Don't Work, and How to Make Sure Yours Does

Prepping your pitch deck? Learn actionable strategies to craft a narrative that resonates, highlight your unique value proposition, and leave a lasting impression.

May 7, 2026

Startup Spotlight

Navigating the Future of Car Shopping: A Conversation with Craig Smith, CEO of Visor

Visor (Techstars 2024) is bringing transparency to the automotive marketplace by providing buyers with independent data and insights to navigate the car-shopping process more effectively.

April 1, 2026

Founder Advice

Pull To Refresh Co-Founder and CEO Arin Crumley Is Turning Municipal Waste Into Durable Carbon Removal

Pull To Refresh (Techstars 2025) is using hard tech to turn municipal waste into durable carbon removal to help corporations reach their net-zero goals.

March 6, 2026

Insights & Trends

The Final Play: Why Quiet Products, Long Roads, and Unseen Impact Still Matter Most

Healthcare is not a market — it’s a system. And systems do not adopt based on potential. They adopt based on fit.

November 25, 2025

Insights & Trends

The "We Love Your Tech... But We’re Not Buying It": Why Health Systems Say No (Even When They Like You)

Health systems love innovation, but they don’t buy it unless you de-risk it. Not just the tech. The process. The politics. The people.

November 18, 2025

Newsroom

Meet the Techstars Columbus Fall 2025 Class

Techstars Columbus Powered By The Ohio State University Announces Fall 2025 Cohort

September 8, 2025

Insights & Trends

The Health Data Dilemma: What Founders Must Know About Access, Ethics, and Advantage

The startups that win won’t just be the ones with the smartest models. They’ll be the ones with the smartest data strategy — from access and ethics to value creation and trust.

August 28, 2025

Insights & Trends

How Healthcare Systems Actually Buy Innovation: Lessons from the Gatekeepers

Founders need more than just a great product. They need to understand how complex systems think, what scares them, and how to make it easy to say yes.

August 21, 2025

Insights & Trends

Why Healthcare Feels Impossible — And Why We All Still Need You to Build

The reason this blog series exists is because what you're building still matters, even when the system can’t see it yet.

August 14, 2025

Newsroom

Meet the Techstars Columbus Spring 2025 Class

Meet the Techstars Columbus Spring 2025 Cohort

March 10, 2025

Program News

Meet the Techstars Columbus 2024 Fall Class

Meet the Techstars Columbus Fall 2024 Cohort

September 9, 2024