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150M new reasons to be thankful at Techstars

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. 150M new reasons to be thankful at Techstars. January 28, 2015. Today, we launched our third venture fund at Techstars, now called Techstars Ventures. It’s $150M of fresh capital focused on Seed and Series A and we’re now managing $265M in total. You can read the basics of the announcement on the Techstars blog. There was the moment Techstars was born. After I had a “ random day. 8221; meeting with Brad Feld.

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A better professional network

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. A better professional network. February 25, 2015. Is an amazing network of over 3,000 entrepreneurs, mentors and investors. Being part of the network is a lifelong benefit for the companies we fund. One of the most important (but often undervalued) assets a startup needs to create is a strong and supportive network around itself. A company we’re investors, does this well. Based on email communicati...When I ...

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The Boomerang Founder

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. December 11, 2008. I hope that by telling you this story, you can make sure it doesn’t happen to you. It’s the story of the Boomerang Founder. The Boomerang Founder is the one that you “throw away” but then comes back later on and hits you upside the head, often causing significant trauma. It feels like no big deal. A buddy is departing – it’s all good. They’re good people. The Boomerang Founder is back....

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Personal

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. November 23, 2015. I spent the last month completely offline, not working. I hadn’t done that in the 8 years since i founded Techstars. I’m not going to detail the time off. Instead, I thought I’d record a few random takeaways. Books: I read five. My favorite was Give and Take. People might wonder if any new inspiration or “aha moments” came to me while not thinking about work. Yes, a few&#46...My only regre...

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Giving up the ghost early

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. Giving up the ghost early. July 29, 2015. There is four times as much seed capital in the venture market this year as there was 1 year ago. Because of this, it’s easier to attract seed funding than it has been in the past. If you’re thinking of starting a business, think about it as a minimum of 5 years and likely 10 years. That’s what it’s going to take to be successful. And that&#...Wow What a great post t...

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Techstars

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. I am the Founder and CEO of Techstars. A mentorship-driven seed accelerator based in Boulder, Colorado. Each summer, Techstars funds ten new web companies and surrounds the founders with incredible mentors. View David Cohen's profile. Subscribe to my blog. Subscribe by RSS feed. Return to top of page.

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Separated at Birth: Techstars and Startup Weekend

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. Separated at Birth: Techstars and Startup Weekend. June 16, 2015. Today we announced that Techstars has acquired UP Global, which includes Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend was quite literally born in my office at Techstars in 2007. During the first ever Techstars class, Andrew Hyde. At an upcoming event. If you have questions or concerns about TS UP, please reach out to me. For FAQs and more information.

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My Investments

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. I am currently investing in early stage web/software companies through the third Techstars Ventures fund ($150M). For more information, please visit Techstars Ventures. You can see some of the companies that we have previously invested in below. Please feel free to contact me. 8211; Everyone’s private driver. 8211; Powering business communication. 8211; Email delivery. Simplified. 8211; Social Media Analytics.

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Blog

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. August 21, 2016. I’ve seen a few cases recently where a startup decided to remove a particular investor from their regular “update” emails. The startups were doing this because they found out that the investor had invested in (or otherwise supported) another company that they viewed as competitive. The problem arises when you stop communicating and don’t even explain why. This is never good. July 18, 2016.

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Bio

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Hi, I'm David G. Cohen. Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of Techstars. David Cohen is the founder and Managing Partner of Techstars. Internet startup accelerator in the world. Previously, David was a founder of several software and web technology companies. He was the founder and CTO of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation. In 1999. You can read about it in No Vision, All Drive. Amazon]. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com.