Comments on: TechStars 2008 Applications Now Open

By: Brightkite Blog » TechStars 2008

Brightkite Blog » TechStars 2008 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:22:03 +0000

[...] TechCrunch already blogged about it, so chances are that you already knew. So here are some quick pointers for your application: [...]

By: The Drama 2.0 Show

The Drama 2.0 Show — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:25:25 +0000

TechStars Accepting Applications from New Crop of Rejects…

TechStars, a Colorado-based YCombinator copycat, recently started accepting applications for 2008. What does TechStars offer accepted applicants? To quote TechCrunch:
TechStars offers up to $15,000 in seed funding ($5,000 per founder, max $15,000) to b…

By: filtrbox blog » Have what it takes? Apply to Techstars

filtrbox blog » Have what it takes? Apply to Techstars — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:15:05 +0000

[...] would highly recommend it if you are serious about starting a company. TechCrunch just covered it here and provides many of the details. Of course check out the shiny new Techstars site as [...]

By: Techstars 2008 - now accepting applications | The NVA Blog

Techstars 2008 - now accepting applications | The NVA Blog — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:31:18 +0000

[...] based startup mentorship program, is now accepting applications for the 2008 session. Check it out here. Filtrbox (a content monitoring company I started last year) was one of the 2007 Techstars [...]

By: The Real Truth

The Real Truth — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:09:56 +0000

Why would anyone want to make a deal with a company named Unfair?

By: TechStars 2.0

TechStars 2.0 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:45:42 +0000

[...] just saw on TechCrunch that TechStars has stared accepting applications for TechStars 2008. Congrats to David, Brad and the rest of the TechStars crew on the announcement. If you are an [...]

By: TechStars and the gestation of a killer idea » JakeBouma.com

TechStars and the gestation of a killer idea » JakeBouma.com — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:20:47 +0000

[...] first read about TechStars on the TechCrunch blog, and my jaw nearly dropped to the floor upon reading the following paragraph: TechStars offers up [...]

By: Matt Galligan

Matt Galligan — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:12:55 +0000

@IndaSoft Companies: NewsGator, Photobucket, DoubleClick, Me.dium, Lijit, StartupWeekend (the company behind it), Kerpoof (one of the TechCrunch40 companies), IntenseDebate, MadKast (those last two being TechStars companies), Fuser (maker of the popular Facebook application that effectively replaces MySpace), and there’s quite a few more, though some are in “Stealth Mode”.

You’ve also got great minds like Brad Feld, who is one of the best investors in the industry (Feedburner, Postini, Danger, Harmonix).

Check out http://ColoradoStartups.com/ for more stuff about Colorado

By: The Simon George fund

The Simon George fund — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:33:41 +0000

Here I come, TechStar?

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By: codeCrunch

codeCrunch — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:39:11 +0000

@kevinx and @Jake Bouma

its blog spam.

the bot is copy/pasting the last entry ,

By: Inda Soft

Inda Soft — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:23:45 +0000

What connections are in Colorado? Has anyone ever even heard of any of those TS companies?

By: Jake Bouma

Jake Bouma — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:05:40 +0000

@KevinX… I posted the original one… I have no idea who the second guy is. Weirds me out too.

By: Matt Galligan

Matt Galligan — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:03:26 +0000

So I guess I’m the first TechStars alum to post on this comment thread, but I just have to say, this is an absolutely amazing opportunity for anyone that has the chance.

Everyone saying that the $15k is too little money, it’s not about the money at all. The money is enough to bootstrap three people for three months in Colorado. It can be easily done, my co-founders and I did it, and so did 9 other companies. None of us were hurting by the end of the summer by any means.

As for the mentoring, it’s absolutely top notch. We get some of the amazing successes from Colorado, companies like NewsGator and Photobucket, as well as lots of other great mentors that come in for the program…folks like Dick Costolo of Feedburner and Todd Sampson and Eric Marcoulier of MyBlogLog.

We spent an entire summer building our products and learning from the best in the industry about the ins and outs…what to do and what not to do.

Some of you have said that Y Combinator has much more notable startups come out of it…I’d also like to point out that Y Combinator has been around for quite a while longer, but yet, doesn’t include anywhere near the mentoring help that we got. Some success stories definitely exist out of TechStars thus far. I would for sure say that IntenseDebate is one of them, as well as J Squared Media, which is a Facebook App company, but currently still command one of the most popular apps on Facebook. My company has also had a lot of great recognition, and we definitely would have had a MUCH harder time without TechStars.

Between the network, the mentoring, constant help and bootstrap cash, TechStars is an incredible opportunity, and anyone that has a good idea and a few great co-founders, I highly recommend submitting an app!

By: Tippo

Tippo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:27:30 +0000

I think they just need to put more than this. At the moment $5,000 doesn’t look like anyway near adequate.

By: Kevin X

Kevin X — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:21:16 +0000

Why did #13 and #17 post the exact same thing but different names and websites? Suuuuuuspiiiiiicious…….

By: JJ PARK

JJ PARK — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:11:07 +0000

This is a wonderful opportunity.

Maybe YCombinator is “better”, but this is more practical for me right now.

I have had an idea for an internet startup for more than a year, and I think it would be incredibly useful and popular, but I have NO money, NO connections, NO design skills or anything of the like.

It’s worth a shot, right?

By: Jake Bouma

Jake Bouma — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:42:35 +0000

@Don: Yeah, IntenseDebate is a success story.

By: Don Jones

Don Jones — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:41:16 +0000

Has TS had any real successes to point to yet? It is extreme early stage venture capital at its riskiest…anyone out there with concrete example(s) of success?

By: Robert Mena

Robert Mena — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:07:29 +0000

I will apply for the program, I think its great. If your an entrepreneur and understand about the web, you know that you can build an online application anywhere in the world, but once your startup takes off if your not connected to something it could just be a failure. Its not about the 15,000 its about allowing yourself and your team to gather together and work 110% on the project and meet many people that you may have never been introduced with. Its all about who you know! If you already know everyone then don’t apply lol

By: Jake Bouma

Jake Bouma — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:34:33 +0000

This is a wonderful opportunity.

Maybe YCombinator is “better”, but this is more practical for me right now.

I have had an idea for an internet startup for more than a year, and I think it would be incredibly useful and popular, but I have NO money, NO connections, NO design skills or anything of the like.

It’s worth a shot, right?

By: Cameron R.

Cameron R. — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:01:02 +0000

@Kevin X – I believe that anyone, any age can apply.

By: Alvin L.

Alvin L. — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:23:07 +0000

What connections are in Colorado? Has anyone ever even heard of any of those TS companies?

I’d say CRV Quick Start or Y Combinator are the ones to care about.

By: RBA

RBA — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:13:45 +0000

Duncan, I agree, yes. I wasn’t poking at your statement, but rather expanding on it, as I think that, although deep down the “valley ecosystem” still seems healthy, we’re also seeing a lot happening outside of it, and what’s most important, not depending on it.

By: Steel

Steel — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:12:23 +0000

This is a very very bad deal for anyone to even consider. Almost predatory.

By: Kevin X

Kevin X — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:04:33 +0000

Just wondering, can two 16 year-olds apply for this deal? Just taking a long shot here