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" In innovation, you're trying to create something from nothing. "

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" TechStars is mentorship-driven. "

" For most people, their home is their most valuable asset. Yet most of us don't take care of it. "

" Meetings with no goal, also known as 'coffee shop' meetings, can be huge time wasters if you're not efficient with them. 'Always know why you're meeting, and make sure it's important - try to keep them to 30 minutes, max. "

" In Boulder entrepreneurship circles, there is a genuine desire to see others succeed and a general belief that karma matters. There's a sense that together we're building something here, and that we're all a meaningful part of it. "

" Part of the thing that's magic about TechStars is it's about a community that wants to make itself better. "

" 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. "

" You may have a small network, but growing that network has become easier with the use of social tools. LinkedIn, Conspire, even Facebook and Twitter allow you to grab branches that may have previously seemed out of reach. "

" The Internet is full of choices, and nobody is going to make the choice to use a product that is hard to use or unattractive. "

" 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. "

" I think motivation and drive, coupled with raw talent, help make founders successful. "

" 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. "

" If I'm an entrepreneur and I have an idea, and I don't have the development talent around me but I need to find a developer, I would do my selection just like I would with hiring an employee. "

" We've been publishing the TechStars data fully since the beginning on TechStars.com. For every single company, you can see if it's a failure, success, how much they raised. Entrepreneurs deserve that sort of transparency from accelerators, and it's not hard to do. "

" We're pretty broad as investors. Our thesis is work with great entrepreneurs that believe they can change the world. But there are specific areas that we get excited about - areas like hard tech, deep tech, companies that deal with really difficult technology, etc. "

" If you're not working on something you're passionate about, it's a long, hard road. "

" We believe that startups can be built anywhere. "

" Because one of the main jobs of a CEO is to set the vision and strategy for the company, I'm a big believer in making one of the founders the default CEO. "

" 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. "

" The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction. "

" Focusing on the right priorities can help you do more faster. "

" San Francisco is a great startup community that you shouldn't even try to model yourself after because it's just special. "

" I had to quit a 'real job' to start my first company. "

" Ultimately, even if you follow the advice of a mentor or board member, it's still your fault if they were wrong! "

" We think of the Techstars product as not really the accelerator but the network. That's what entrepreneurs should be valuing here. I think it's the most undervalued thing that many entrepreneurs don't get. "

" People are starting companies at young ages. They fail fast, learn a lot, and keep going. "

" I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Singapore, England, Denmark, all over. "

" If you're in a squeeze for capital and you have a solid, mutually beneficial relationship with a VC, your chances of raising will increase dramatically. "

" Consumers have zero time for products that are not simple, intuitive, and attractive to use. This is especially true with Internet products, where clean and useful design is a prerequisite to keeping anyone on your site for more than 30 seconds. "