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An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis

David Cohen

Founded in 2006, Techstars ran our first startup accelerator in 2007. Other startups will fail, and you can acquire their talent, their IP, their customer bases for cheap. The post An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis appeared first on Hi, I'm David G. Financial institutions came crumbling down.

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Techstars Sustainability Accelerator Demo Day on 10/30/19

Feld Thoughts

If you want to see what actual world-changing startups look like, you’ll love this particular demo day. The partnership between Techstars and The Nature Conservancy is combining disruptive technologies from startups with proven science from conservation in powerful ways. . If you want more details, email hannah.davis@techstars.com.

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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

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They need to raise money before building anything substantial after determining that they needed a little dough to follow the Lean Startup methodology. In startup time, that feels like forever. Follow Ari on Twitter at @arinewman or ask him about the power of the Techstars network at ari.newman@techstars.com.

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TechStars Seattle 2013 Applications Are Now Open

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The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups. We love Seattle as a startup community! TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open !

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Announcing Techstars AngelList Funds for Mentors and Alumni

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It provides an outlet for mentors to engage in their local startup communities and keep a pulse on emerging technologies. Serving as a mentor is intrinsically rewarding on multiple levels. Guiding founders through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship creates a deep sense of contribution. And it’s fun.

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Guest Blog: A Message on Juneteenth

David Cohen

If you’re down to connect, you can email me at neal.sales@techstars.com so we can start a conversation. I can’t guarantee that I’ll become a black friend of yours, but I can guarantee a non-judgmental discussion about slavery and racism in America. With gratitude, Neal Sáles-Griffin. Managing Director, Techstars Chicago.

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How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value

David Teten

You can reach Mr. Tisch at Tisch@techstars.com and @davetisch. Michael Yavonditte is CEO of Hashable, a New York startup backed by ff Venture Capital and a number of other leading VCs. BoxGroup is an investor in companies like Boxee, Flavors.me, Goodsie, fab.com, art.sy, Coursekit, Skillshare, GroupMe, DataMinr and many more.

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