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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. What did we owe our sponsors, and did that put us in conflict with our commitments to give founders the best possible advice, and to never waste their time?

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

Local means more hands-on mentorship. I had the former head of Oracle, UK, Philip Crawford , on my first board and I found his advice and experience invaluable. There was a lot of fighting between founders and funders that the independent quit his job because he didn’t want to get in the middle. Local means likely more time.

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