Focus on Founders: Techstars NYC Demo Day
The Techstars NYC 2019 Class at Demo Day Demo day is a Techstars tradition—and the culmination of 12 intense weeks. It’s also a forcing function for the 10 amazing companies in the program to deploy...
View ArticleMeet 12 Startups from Techstars NYC Winter 2018 Program
I joined Techstars in 2013 and ran my first program in Spring of 2014. It has been an amazing journey, and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work with incredible group of companies during my...
View ArticleSupercharge your Business: The Power of the Techstars Network
In April 2017 Halion Displays graduated from Techstars NYC. The experience was incredibly valuable on its own, and as founders we grew a lot personally and professionally. We knew from other founders...
View ArticleTechstars Alumni Plated Acquired by Albertsons
It was 2013, I was running the Techstars NYC program and was on the lookout for great founders to accept into the next class. I remember meeting Nick and Josh in an interview for the Techstars...
View Article10 Reasons to Join (or NOT Join) an Accelerator
In a Techstars AMA, we were asked at what stage a startup would most benefit from an accelerator. Here is one perspective from Alex Iskold, MD of the Techstars NYC Accelerator. Accelerators are an...
View Article30 Questions Investors Ask During Fundraising
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. We’ve written a lot here about fundraising and how it is a complicated, and at times, confusing process. To fundraise...
View Article7 Tips for Raising Capital in a Slower Market
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. We’ve talked a lot here about raising seed capital. Even when capital is readily available, fundraising is still not...
View ArticleThree Basic Principles Founders Can Follow to Achieve Quality Results
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. We are all in the rush these days. As founders, we want to literally do more faster all the time. As we rush, we may get...
View ArticleApplications Open Today for Techstars Global Programs
Applications are now open for the Techstars accelerator. Apply now to join the Techstars network with more than 10,000 mentors, investors and founders. Deadline to apply is April 9, 2017 for the next...
View ArticleWhat is the Customer’s Elevator Pitch for Your Startup?
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. I had a pleasure of interviewing Moisey Uretsky, co-founder of DigitalOcean (Boulder ’12), a close friend, and one of my...
View Article8 Tips for Dealing with Competitors
Competition is a strange topic. It is both underrated and overrated. This may seem like a contradiction, but it really isn’t. Startups often don’t spend enough time understanding the market and spend...
View ArticleMy Summer as a Techstars NYC Associate
Earlier this summer, I joined Techstars as an Associate to continue my passion for working with entrepreneurs and early-stage companies each day. Over the past five years, I’ve worked with...
View ArticleHow to Generate Ten Demos Per Week with Sales Outreach
A few months ago, at Gorgias (NYC ’15), we decided it was time to open up our beta program to more companies. Therefore, we started looking for companies that we thought could be a good fit for our...
View ArticleComo sempre e positivamente conseguir investimento seed todas as vezes
Só fundadores de série com conhecimento forte de domínio, e tração obtém financiamento rapidamente. Para a maioria dos fundadores, levantando uma rodada de investimento sede é muito mais trabalho, mas...
View ArticleUnderstanding Network Effects
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. I am a big fan of A16Z podcasts, and they just released terrific episode on Network Effects. Network Effects is an...
View Article12 Ways to Give Back Time to Others and to Yourself
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. Time is one of the things we, unfortunately, don’t have more of. As the amount of information we have to deal with is...
View Article5 Tips for Startup Engineering Teams
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. Every single company, and startups are no exception, depend on software. Software went from being critical to every...
View ArticleWhat is the API for Your Startup?
This post originally appeared on Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital. I was recently chatting with one of the Techstars founders and found myself asking her – What is the API for your...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Fundraising Is Not Going Well
One of the worst things that can happen to a CEO of an early-stage company is to be in the state of perpetual fundraising. Here is how you can tell that it may be happening to you: You have been...
View Article7 Calendar Tips for Startups
I once had the pleasure of hearing Lou Gerstner, former CEO of IBM, speak. Something he said stuck in my head: “Never let anyone own your schedule.” It’s simple, it’s obvious, yet it’s genius. Over the...
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