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" We believe that startups can be built anywhere. "

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" 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. "

" Every year, it seems to be there are more people right out of college who are willing to jump into a start-up. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I've just always been interested in moving past the keyboard and mouse. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" There are not enough female VCs in an industry so traditionally dominated by males. There are not enough female mentors who are actively engaged with female founders. We need women VCs and entrepreneurs to stand up, get loud, and help guide their peers. "

" I'm most proud of helping so many others achieve their dreams as founders. "

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

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

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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. "