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" For most people, their home is their most valuable asset. Yet most of us don't take care of it. "
David Cohen
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" When we talk about Techstars, we think of it as this worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. "
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" TechStars is mentorship-driven. "
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" I think just calling up a VC and saying 'I want to pitch you' is an enormous waste of time. "
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" Techstars has done a great job accelerating and providing venture capital to the most promising companies to make the biggest long-term economic impact. "
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" Strong community and mentorship are the lifeblood of any successful entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it's exciting the Boulder is showing the world just what sort of impact these things can actually have. "
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" Deciding whether or not to bring in an outside CEO is one of the most gut-wrenching decisions that a founder will ever need to make. "
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" I'm an investor in a lot of things that have to do with human-computer interaction. "
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" Rules designed to ensure competition ensure that innovators with new ideas can challenge incumbents on a level playing field. "
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" Twilio is a great example of a company executing tremendously well on its vision and delivering a beautiful set of products that solves real problems. "
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" I think the best developers can learn any language; if they are a good developer, they can learn whatever. But the raw talent, the ability to learn it and do it and demonstrate the ability is helpful. "
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" In innovation, you're trying to create something from nothing. "
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" People look up to Techstars because they get funded by Techstars; they go through the accelerator. What we do impacts what they do. What we care about we hope has a meta impact on those entrepreneurs and how they think about the world. "
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" In the rare cases where I've had to cut a company loose, I just tell them why and wish them luck and hope they learn something from it. I don't spend more mental energy on it than I have to, and I try very hard not to hold a grudge or try to negatively affect them either. It's just done for me. "
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" Every year, it seems to be there are more people right out of college who are willing to jump into a start-up. "
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" Clearly, there is a gender imbalance when it comes to venture capital and entrepreneurship. "
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" The more you're real with people, and the more you let people help you, the more they get to understand how you operate as an entrepreneur. The stronger that relationship is, then the more likely there's a future together in that relationship. "
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" I had done six or eight traditional angel investments and basically just thought it sucked. "
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" To have a diverse set of perspectives and backgrounds enables you to understand the market at large much more effectively. "
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" Going public is one step in the life cycle of a company; it's not the last step. "
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" I was lucky to have amazing mentors like Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. "
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" Because Techstars is an intensely productive three-month program in which product development and iteration are primary goals, we're constantly looking to streamline our program to help entrepreneurs avoid recurring obstacles. "
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" I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Singapore, England, Denmark, all over. "
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" What Techstars is fundamentally a global ecosystem in which entrepreneurs are enabled and empowered to bring new technologies to the market. "
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" Entrepreneurship transparency, I think, is important because there are so many problems that you just have to be real about them. There are so many ways for a startup to die, so the transparency attitude is key. "
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" San Francisco is a great startup community that you shouldn't even try to model yourself after because it's just special. "
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" I think entrepreneurs should demand transparency for startup accelerators. "
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" I'm often asked what it takes to be 'Series A ready' in terms of metrics, progress, and traction. Unfortunately, there's no easy answer. "
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" Company naming is a key part of the branding process, but it's subject to contrasting tastes and an illiquid domain name market that results in startups wasting their time during the branding process. "
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