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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. The first to spot the weakness were startup founders.

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Drew Houston was born in Acton, and met his co-founder Arash Ferdowsi at MIT. They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

At the same time, to respect founders’ time, scouts should mention their real ability to make an investment happen. Our mission is to grow and diversify Western Canada’s technology startup ecosystem. . “If The firm was founded in 2007 by Goldman Sachs professionals and manages $400 million across multiple funds.

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