I am the Executive Director of TechStars, a mentorship-driven seed stage investment fund in Boulder, Colorado. Each summer, TechStars funds ten new web companies and surrounds the founders with incredible mentors for three months. It’s been described as a “startup bootcamp”, “a 3 month MBA in entrepreneurship”, and “incubator 2.0.”
Current TV did a great documentary about TechStars. Two of the twenty companies we’ve funded are featured in the video (Foodzie, Ignighter). Follow them from acceptance through the program and finally to investor day at the end of the summer in this brief video which aired on Current TV on November 17, 2008.
I’ve used a technique that I call the “easy out” for some time. It’s handy when you’re selling someone something and they’re are ignoring you. It could be an investor you’re trying to close, or a customer that you’re trying to sell something to.
Once you’ve tried several emails with no response, I always recommend a [...]
Google has put out a call that looks like this:
Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Our networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times [...]
CU Denver’s Bard Center is hosting their 10th annual business plan competition on June 10th, and it’s open to all early stage Colorado based companies which have not yet received significant Angel or Venture Capital funding.
Orientation for the 10th Annual Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition is coming up on March 11, 2010 at 5:30PM [...]
