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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

Here’s their demo day pitch. I was “rider zero” when Uber launched in Colorado and we made sure people knew about Uber at all of our demo days around the country as they grew. Techstars funded the company via our Techstars Seattle Accelerator in 2011. Today, Uber is valued at around $65 billion. #3:

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It’s Back & Better Than Ever! Announcing NextView’s Everyday Economy Virtual Accelerator

View from Seed

With two successful accelerators under our belts, we’ve proven that going back to basics with smaller cohort sizes and zero demo days works. I liked that there was no organized demo day at the end of the program.” – Lillian, ShelfLife. Allay Health: Seattle, Washington. The journey of every startup is so different.

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The Microsoft Accelerator (Powered By TechStars) Is A Hit And It’s Expanding

Feld Thoughts

The first cycle of The Microsoft Accelerator , powered by TechStars , is in its final run up to demo day. The first program has focused on Kinect applications and has some super teams, such as Gestsure (they control operating rooms with motion control) and Ubi (they turn any surface into a touch screen.).

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems. So very few investors want Business Plans any more. But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck.

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Where Will Techstars Fit Into The Narrative of the Boulder Entrepreneurship History?

Feld Thoughts

We were talking about the recent amazing Techstars Demo Day that we had just had in Boulder, and Brad – in a professorial tone – started hypothesizing about the importance of Techstars in the Boulder startup community. Brad and I – in addition to sharing a first name – are close friends.

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New Year, New & Improved NextView Accelerator

View from Seed

We wholeheartedly believe in the potential of each company we select; the smaller batch size allows the NextView partners, who possess deep operating and founding experiences at companies like LinkedIn, PayPal, eBay, and Blue Apron, the space to spend meaningful one-on-one time with each founder every single week.

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16 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Got Into Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

I create and host culinary nutrition workshops that allow me to educate clients on the nutritional benefits of the healthy food I am making, while they get to watch me during a live cooking demo and then eat (and drink) the foods that’s being prepared before them. Image Credit: Seattle Sutton. Thanks to Seattle Sutton ! #8