What I Wish I Knew Before Techstars
Techstars was incredible. In fact, I’ve already written two other blogs “Words, Words, Words” and “The Magical and Diverse World of Techstars” where I share some lessons from my time there. Now that...
View ArticleIf You Haven’t Done This, Your Brand Won’t Matter
Welcome to Mentor Mondays! Today we welcome Chicago mentor, Suzanne Muchin. You landed on a name you can own, secured the web address, designed a logo, and maybe even arrived at a tagline. The process...
View ArticleOur 5 Favorite Startup Digest Reading List Articles From Last Week
5 hand-picked articles from across the Startup Digest Reading Lists. Sign up to receive great weekly content on various topics from expert curators. 1. I Grew Up Poor in a Rich Person’s World By...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2016 Class of the Sprint Accelerator Powered by Techstars!
We are excited to announce the ten companies that will be participating in the 2016 Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars in Kansas City. We kick things off this week on February 22 and are looking...
View Article9 Seed Funding Gotchas
‘Chance favors the prepared mind.’ – Louis Pasteur. One of the objectives of the companies going through Techstars and other accelerators is to secure financing. Most companies are coming in focusing...
View ArticleEditions Month is Back!
We’re excited to share that Editions Month is back for 2016! During the month of May, Startup Weekend will focus its efforts in showcasing new industries and audiences in local entrepreneurial...
View ArticleOur 5 Favorite Startup Digest Reading List Articles From Last Week
5 hand-picked articles from across the Startup Digest Reading Lists. Sign up to receive great weekly content on various topics from expert curators. 1. Wearing headphones at a concert is music to...
View ArticleOur 5 Favorite Startup Digest Reading List Articles From Last Week
5 hand-picked articles from across the Startup Digest Reading Lists. Sign up to receive great weekly content on various topics from expert curators. 1. Startups Are Everywhere By Steve Blank Digest:...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2016 Techstars Boulder Class
We are excited to announce the eleven companies joining us for the 2016 Techstars Boulder program. This inspiring group of companies will be the 10th class at Techstars Boulder and join 99 other...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2016 Class of the Sprint Accelerator Powered by Techstars!
We are excited to announce the ten companies that will be participating in the 2016 Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars in Kansas City. We kick things off this week on February 22 and are looking...
View ArticleWhat Job Titles Mean in Venture Capital and How to Navigate Them
This week’s Mentor Monday post is from Suranga Chandratillake, a mentor with our Berlin program. Venture Capital can be an opaque industry. Everyone can read about investments and exits, but few are...
View ArticleStartup Weekend Orléans #8 – Les projets en compétition sont…
11 projets en lice pour révolutionner le monde de demain. Quelle idée remportera l’édition du StartupWeekend Orléans 2019 ? Une fois les 90 participants arrivés, François GOBERT, notre facilitateur du...
View ArticleRetour sur la journée du samedi au StartupWeekend Orléans #8
RESPIRE, BOUGE, MÉDITE (ET MANGE) ! La journée débute avec croissants, crêpes et bien-sûr les fruits et graines fournies par Five a Day pendant tout le weekend. Certains se sont initiés à la marche...
View ArticleStartup Weekend Orléans #8 : Dernière ligne droite…
Le Startup Weekend Orléans #8 s’achève ce soir, mais la journée a encore été riche en émotions… Retour sur ce dimanche 3 mars 2019 ! Au petit matin, quelques startuppeurs vont se reposer un peu après...
View ArticleTechstars Expands to Korea to Support Booming Korean Startup Sector
Techstars and Hillstone Partners launch accelerator program in Pangyo, Korea BOULDER, Colo. – July 9, 2019 – Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, and Hillstone Partners, a...
View ArticleAnnouncing Barry Givens as Managing Director for the Cox Enterprises Social...
I’m excited to announce that I’m officially joining the global Techstars Network as Managing Director of the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator powered by Techstars here in Atlanta, Georgia....
View ArticleTwo years into investing out of our first Impact Fund: here’s what we’re...
Two years ago, we raised our first impact fund, closing just under $7M in the fall of 2017. Since then, we have made over 73 investments and our fund is nearly fully invested. In addition to...
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