If you are thinking about applying to the TechStars Boston 2010 program, take 15 minutes and do it now.  Tomorrow (Tuesday 1/5) is TechStars for a Day in Cambridge, MA.  You’ll only get an invitation if you have applied by today.  You’ll get to spend the day learning about TechStars and hanging out with TechStars […]

We’ve run TechStars in Boulder for three years.  So far each year at least one of the teams ends up with a runaway success on a bootstrapped business.  In year one it was J-Squared with their Facebook (and now MySpace) apps.  The bootstrapper of year two is Occipital with their awesome RedLaser iPhone app. RedLaser […]

Yesterday, TechStars announced that it is a launching a new program in Seattle.  This will be the third program that TechStars runs – with the other two being in Boulder over the summer and Boston in the spring (we are currently accepting applications for the Boston program.)  The Seattle program will be run this fall. […]

I had a 19 hour day yesterday – it started when I woke up at my hotel at 26th Street at 5am and ended when I hit the sack at midnight.  I had a bunch of meetings, a few scheduled phone calls, was on a panel, and stayed on top of my email throughout the […]

VCs say a lot of stupid things.  I’m guilty of it plenty and whenever someone calls me on it I try to acknowledge and change.  One that I try really hard not to do is say “my company” when referring to companies I’ve invested in – I think it’s one of the most annoying things […]

I was fortunate that two of my early mentors were master dealmakers.  They had different styles and approaches so I learned an incredible amount from each of them.  Before I met them I’d never made an investment, acquired a company, or sold a company.  In the past 17 years since I met them, I’ve done […]

One of my favorite lines from TechStars is that “investor day is just the beginning”.  In this great wrap up of the TechStars 2009 video series, David Cohen says it around 6:30. The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 12 | The Beginning from Andrew on Vimeo. All twelve episodes are up on the TechStars […]

Today is an exciting day in Boulder as it’s TechStars Investor / Demo Day 2009.  The unveiling of the 2009 class happens in a few hours to a large audience of mentors, angel investors, VCs, and the local tech gang. I’m super proud of the 2009 Boulder TechStars gang.  This is the third year that […]

One of my favorite quotes is “Do, or do not.  There is no try.”  When you say it (or think it), you must use Yoda’s mix of a gravelly+whiney voice and pretend you are short and green.  Variations of the quote show up regularly throughout TechStars including on the walls.  The video this week is […]