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TechStars 2008 accepting applications

techstarsTechStars is an entrepreneur boot camp based in Boulder Colorado, founded by David Cohen. TechStars selects 10 startup teams from a pool of about 300 applications. The selected teams get up to $15,000 in funding, community office space, operational support, and mentorship from former entrepreneurs and business leaders.

 

TechStars takes a 5% equity position in each company. At the end of the 13 week Summer session the startups present to a large group of Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors. Last year I attended and wrote about the Investor Day. Eight of the 10 companies received Series A funding. Some even got acquisition offers.

 

TechStars is managed by Brad Feld, David Cohen, Jared Polis, and David Brown. They provide the money, offices, and support for the companies. There are also more than 20 mentors and former entrepreneurs who help the companies with advice and introductions.

Get details on how to apply here.

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Published Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:10 AM by Don Dodge

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About Don Dodge

I have been in the software business for more than 20 years. I started my software career with Digital Equipment Corp, aka DEC, in the database group. I worked with 5 software start-ups over the next 12 years. Forte Software was the first multiplatform object oriented development environment. AltaVista was the first search engine on the web. Napster was the first P2P file sharing network. Bowstreet was the first web services development environment. Groove Networks was the first secure P2P collaboration platform. Now I am at Microsoft...the biggest start-up in the world... working with VC's and start-ups in the greater Boston area. The goal is to help VC's and start-ups be successful with Microsoft, and together, provide great products for our customers.
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I have been in the software business for more than 20 years. I started my software career with Digital Equipment Corp, aka DEC, in the database group. I worked with 5 software start-ups over the next 12 years. Forte Software was the first multiplatform object oriented development environment. AltaVista was the first sear...
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