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" Twitter needs to become more of a platform on the web. If Twitter went away today, people would just turn to Facebook. If Facebook went away, people would start screaming - it's so universal. "

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

" 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. "

David Cohen

" 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. "

David Cohen

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

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" 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. "

David Cohen

" When we talk about Techstars, we think of it as this worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. "

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" At TechStars, I have the privilege of working with hundreds of the best and brightest start-up mentors on the planet. We coach our mentors to take a Socratic approach and to provide data rather than decisions. "

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" 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. "

David Cohen

" My attitude is there are at least hundreds of interesting startups that are going to get going in every year. "

David Cohen

" 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. "

David Cohen

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

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

David Cohen

" 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. "

David Cohen

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

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

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" Ultimately, we measure ourselves on the success of our investments. "

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" The two big startup killers are when there's just no market for what you are doing, and team problems. "

David Cohen

" Aspiring entrepreneurs are often advised to work at a startup for a couple of years first, to understand what's involved. But often, each company's approach to success is very narrow. So my advice is, 'Just do it.' "

David Cohen

" I was lucky to have amazing mentors like Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. "

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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. "

David Cohen

" 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. "

David Cohen

" There will always be a capital shortage from the perspective of entrepreneurs. "

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" I think entrepreneurs really appreciate directness and honesty, coupled with empathy. "

David Cohen

" 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. "

David Cohen

" 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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" 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. "

David Cohen

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

David Cohen

" 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. "

David Cohen

" 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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" I had done six or eight traditional angel investments and basically just thought it sucked. "

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