As mentor whiplash starts to subside at Techstars Boulder, the companies finally have time to act on and digest all the information and feedback they’ve gotten from various mentors. This is a great time for a talk on Growth Hacking, enter…
Weekly 9:09 With The Dude & Walter + The End of Mentor Madness
This week our weekly Wedesnday night 909 feedback session was hosted by Walter and the dude. Well not really, it was hosted by two of the co-founders dressed up for The Big Lebowski theme. This week the companies goals were…
Techstars Week 4 + Jerry Colonna On Being A Founder
As week 4 of the 13 week Techstars Boulder program kicks off, the companies are getting ready to sprint and Do More Faster*! *Before I go over some details from today I recently thought of a caveat to the Techstars tagline.…
Happy Hour with GAN (Global Accelerator Network)
For those that don’t know GAN (Global Accelerator Network), they are in 6 continents, 59 cities, and have 50 accelerators and are powered by Techstars. GAN and some of it’s international founders are on tour visiting San Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver/Boulder with 12 startups…
Just another day at Techstars
Week two at Techstars Boulder has almost come to an end. Teams are starting to build some momentum after having rapid feedback from over 20 mentor meetings in the short amount of time they have been here. Last night we…
Techstars: A Tale of Two Founders
Today we had the opportunity to hear from two of the four founders of Techstars, David Cohen and David Brown. They had often given their founder stories separately, but for the first time today they were both in the office. These…
Techstars First Week
Thursday was full of insight as we geared up for the Mentor Madness event that evening. Mentor Madness was a three and a half hour networking event for all teams to get to know some of the mentors. Just prior…
Techstars Day Three
Day three was an exciting one here at Techstars Boulder. We heard from CEO of ReturnPath, Matt Blumberg, who is also the author of Startup CEO (part of the Startup Revolution series). Here you can find some of the highlights…
Techstars Day Two
Today we ventured to Colorado Mountain Ranch for team building exercises. It was amazing how much fun we all had on a ropes course, but more importantly I was impressed with how much everyone gained from a day in the mountains…
Class is in session, Techstars Boulder2014
Techstars, Day One – Orientation Today all 13 companies and their founders arrived to their new home for 13 weeks in downtown Boulder, CO. It felt like the summer camp I never went to but always wanted*; people carrying in…