Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons To Accelerate Your Startup

Proven Advice from Successful Entrepreneurs

In the book “Do More Faster“, the founders of TechStars identify the key issues that first-time entrepreneurs encounter, and offer proven advice from successful entrepreneurs who have worked with the TechStars program. The book was originally printed in English, and has been translated to German, simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Polish.

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Brad Feld’s random acts of kindness

When I read Brad Feld’s latest post “Random Acts of Kindness – Marathon Fundraising“, it made me think that If I had to create a fake tag cloud of words that have to do with Brad, the word “random” would be in it, as would the word “kindness.” You see, I met Brad on one [...]

Asking for Introductions

I get asked to make many introductions. I’ve noticed a trend lately, which is that more and more of them go something like this: Hey David, can you introduce me to investors that you think might be interested in my company? To me, this is the lazyweb version of asking for introductions, and it has [...]

Second Impressions

I’m an investor in a company called GiveForward which helps raise money for loved ones, for medical needs. This company has so much “heart” that it’s hard to describe. You feel it in the founders every day, and in the stories that come in from their customers. I am incredibly proud of them for what [...]

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