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" The hot deal is often the one that does not work. "

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" Going public is one step in the life cycle of a company; it's not the last step. "

" 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. "

" The rise of digital technologies has eroded boundaries: Anyone can participate, start a business, and reach a global audience. "

" Techstars has done a great job accelerating and providing venture capital to the most promising companies to make the biggest long-term economic impact. "

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

" The future is going to happen in Toronto or Berlin or Bengaluru and not necessarily in the Valley. "

" 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. "

" I think entrepreneurs should demand transparency for startup accelerators. "

" What Techstars is fundamentally a global ecosystem in which entrepreneurs are enabled and empowered to bring new technologies to the market. "

" There is no doubt that Boulder was a supportive and open-door community well before TechStars ever existed. But one of the things that I'm most proud of is that TechStars has provided a real focal point for this sort of activity and has brought attention to just how impactful one community can be when it works together. "

" TechStars is mentorship-driven. "

" Clearly, there is a gender imbalance when it comes to venture capital and entrepreneurship. "

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

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

" 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. "

" When fundraising, your network is critical. Leveraging it early and often is the key. Don't make the mistake of waiting until you need money to engage sources of capital. "

" I'm an investor in a lot of things that have to do with human-computer interaction. "

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

" If you look at the history of innovation, the innovations coming through the defence department have been some of the most important innovations ever. Little things like drones, sensors, and the Internet of Things are defence-type initiatives, but the big one is the Internet itself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If you're pitching to investors for the first time and expecting them to be so blown away by how thoroughly amazing your pitch is that they write a check on the spot - well, prepare to be disappointed. "

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" There's no law that says you have to do what your mentor suggests. And the sooner you learn how to say 'no' confidently, the easier it will be to manage these key relationships. "

" 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. "

" I think there are ways that perhaps organic partnerships can occur in local geographies with groups that are extremely focused on their communities. That's really how Techstars began, as a grassroots movement in Boulder, Colo., that happened to catch fire and expand around the world. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "