The last two episodes of the Founders 2010 series are up.

Episode 11 is called Hard at Play.  Special guests include Howard Lindzon (StockTwits CEO), David Brown (one of the co-founders of TechStars), Rob La Gesse from RackSpace (and the sponsor of this video series), Lewis Gersh (Metamorphic Partners), Josh Fraser (Eventvue co-founder – TechStars Boulder 2007), and scenes from the annual ping pong tournament.

“Hard at Play” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 11 from TechStars on Vimeo.

Episode 12 is called Demo Day.  It’s a double episode as it’s the grand finale of the TechStars program and the beginning of the rest of the lives of the companies that participated in TechStars this summer. It’s a winner – just watch it.

“Demo Day” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 12 from TechStars on Vimeo.

This week’s special guest are Jeff Clavier from SoftTech VC and Rob Hayes from First Round Capital.  Among other things, you get to hear Jeff define the Three Asses Rule and Rob explain what happens after you finish the TechStars program.  As a special bonus, there’s a cute clip of me near the end watching the incredible record tennis match between Isner and Mahut.  And some funny running footage.  And a glider.  And Ari Newman and how sandpaper and rubbing alcohol intersect with the fundraising process.

“People Product Market” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 10 from TechStars on Vimeo.

Eric Ries is this week’s guest star on The Founders.  Eric is an incredible speaker and is traveling the world on a mission to help people stop wasting other people’s time.  If you don’t follow Eric’s thoughts on Lean Startups on his blog Lessons Learned, you should.

You get a little taste of the shift Omniar is making while they wander around the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art along with a surprise birthday party for David Cohen at The Lazy Dog on a beautiful Boulder evening.  And a few special bonus visitors.  And some great shots of Boulder in the summertime.  I love Homer but I’m starting to miss Boulder.

“Conditions of Extreme Uncertainty” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 9 from TechStars on Vimeo.

This week’s episode of The Founders is all about “the team.”  Ryan Sarver from Twitter is the guest of honor so all my links will be twitter handles. David’s mom (gingerale) makes a nice appearance (follow her and follow my dad sfeld while you are at it) along with Eric Norlin of Glue, Defrag, and now Blur.

“The Team” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 8 from TechStars on Vimeo.

This week’s episode of The Founders appears to be “baby themed.”  With cupcakes.  Fun stuff.

“The Element of Surprise” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 7 from TechStars on Vimeo.

After a long and awesome day in Seattle ending with a great dinner with the BigDoor board at Emmer & Rye, I came back to my room and watched Episode 6 of this year’s TechStars Founders video serious. It was about the TechStars reunion event and included scenes from the world’s largest Ignite event as well as some beautiful Boulder pictures. It made me smile a big smile. Whenever I see stuff like this and reflect on what I spent my life doing, I’m just a happy little kid.

“We’re Not Alone” The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 6 from TechStars on Vimeo.

I’ve got a two board meeting day tomorrow (Impinj and Gist) as I gear up to head to Alaska for the month of July.  Seattle and TechStars – thanks for the glorious day!  Homer, I’ll see you Thursday.

Your friends Jason and Brad make guest appearance, as does the infamous Do Not Call list.

"Let’s Be Honest" The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 4 from TechStars on Vimeo.

One of my often quoted lines is that “fear is a useless emotion in business.”  Sure – self doubt enters the picture on occasion and there are plenty of dark days, but why be fearful of anything?  There’s just no value in it.  Watch as some of the TechStars founders confront some new and exciting types of fear that includes some of Boulder’s majestic rocks. 

"Be Fearless. Today." The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 3 from TechStars on Vimeo.

And now, on the eve of TechStars Boston 2010 Demo Day, here is your weekly dose of The Founders video series. If you are going to be in Boston tonight at TechStars Demo Day, I’ll see you there!

"The Innovation Lab" The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 2 from TechStars on Vimeo.

We’re doing the TechStars Founders video series again this year. The Rackspace Cloud has sponsored the series so look for some new and exciting twists.  Episode 1 follows!

"The Question is Why" The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 1 from TechStars on Vimeo.