As a female in tech, entrepreneurship, and investing, I'm often asked how we move the needle on diversity. We have all seen the data around why diversity is important (stronger companies, bigger bottom lines - not to mention that it's just the right damn thing to do). I got to where I am because I …
Category: Techstars
Meet the Techstars Boulder Class of 2015
This is a bitter sweet post for me. The 2014 Techstars class was my last. After 8 programs it was time to tackle new challenges at Techstars. But I left the program in the great and capable hands of Zach Nies & Natty Zola, two people I've known for a long time that were made …
Free Event Series: Today! – Keys to VCs with Mark Solon
After twenty years of investing in startups, Mark Solon has worked with hundreds if not thousands of venture capitalists. He knows how what they're looking for, how to work with them, and what will set you apart in a crowded field of entrepreneurs. Mark has the tactical advice that founders need when they start the …
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Free Event Series: Feb. 17th – Startup Culture with Dr. Natalie Baumgartner
Why do people love working for companies like Zappos and Google? Great company culture. But as an entrepreneur building a company from the ground up, how do you design a great place to work? How do you hire the right people? Dr. Natalie Baumgartner has spent her career studying company culture and she has practical …
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Free Event Series: Feb. 10th – Techstars Open House!
We’re excited to enter year 9 at Techstars in Boulder where it all began back in 2007. We’re opening our doors to our alumni, our mentors, and the rest of our Techstars family and of course all the entrepreneurs who are interested in applying to Techstars Boulder 2015! RSVP for the Open House, and …
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Free Event Series: Feb 2nd – Finding Funding with David Cohen
David Cohen is at the heart of funding technology startups. Since 2007 when he founded Techstars, he’s coached hundreds of early stage companies on finding funding, and he just helped raise a $150M fund to keep investing for years to come. There are some practical, easy-to-implement techniques to help you, the entrepreneur, close your round, …
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Techstars raises $150M Venture Fund
Earlier today Techstars announced that we closed a $150M venture fund. It serves primarily as a co-investor for the Techstars portfolio, our alumni, and our mentors' startups. It's a new resource for the Techstars ecosystem, injecting additional capital to great companies. This announcement is exciting for me personally because I've been named a Partner in that fund. I've …
Free Event Series: Jan 27th – How (NOT?) to Screw Up Your Company with Jason Mendelson
As a venture capitalist with Foundry Group and a Techstars mentor, Jason Mendelson has seen lots of companies screw up. He wants to help you avoid making the same mistakes that can kill your company! He's giving one of our favorite Techstars talks on Tuesday January 27th, highly valuable for entrepreneurs looking to sidestep those …
Free Event Series: Jan 20th – Howard Diamond and the Art of Selling
Howard Diamond is the CEO of MobileDay, and a beloved Techstars mentor. He's coming to Techstars on January 20th to talk with entrepreneurs about the Art of Selling! This is a favorite talk at Techstars, and you don't want to miss it. This is the first event in what we call 8 Weeks of Awesome- …
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Free Event Series at Techstars: 8 weeks of awesome events for Techstars Boulder
Applications for Techstars in Boulder are open, and to celebrate, we're hosting a cadre of events that are valuable and full of tactics for your startup. We love helping entrepreneurs, so it's free and open to the public. Last year, we called it 7 Weeks of Awesome, and we got such a positive response, we decided …
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