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title: "2 Boulder Quotes By David Cohen"
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> [In Boulder entrepreneurship circles, there is a genuine desire to see others succeed and a general belief that karma matters. There's a sense that together we're building something here, and that we're all a meaningful part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/in-boulder-entrepreneurship-circles-there-is-a-genuine-desire-to-see/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/david-cohen-9104_belief_in-boulder-entrepreneurship-circles-ther_1242324.jpg)

> [Strong community and mentorship are the lifeblood of any successful entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it's exciting the Boulder is showing the world just what sort of impact these things can actually have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/strong-community-and-mentorship-are-the-lifeblood-of-any-successful/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/david-cohen-9104_community_strong-community-and-mentorship-are-the_1458182.jpg)

## More by David Cohen

> [Because Techstars is an intensely productive three-month program in which product development and iteration are primary goals, we're constantly looking to streamline our program…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/because-techstars-is-an-intensely-productive-three-month-program-in/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/the-best-mentors-present-their-opinions-simply-as-data-and-not-as/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [My attitude is there are at least hundreds of interesting startups that are going to get going in every year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/my-attitude-is-there-are-at-least-hundreds-of-interesting-startups/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [We've been publishing the TechStars data fully since the beginning on TechStars.com. For every single company, you can see if it's a failure, success,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/we-ve-been-publishing-the-techstars-data-fully-since-the-beginning-on/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [At TechStars, I have the privilege of working with hundreds of the best and brightest start-up mentors on the planet. We coach our mentors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/at-techstars-i-have-the-privilege-of-working-with-hundreds-of-the/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [There is no doubt that Boulder was a supportive and open-door community well before TechStars ever existed. But one of the things that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/there-is-no-doubt-that-boulder-was-a-supportive-and-open-door/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [San Francisco is a great startup community that you shouldn't even try to model yourself after because it's just special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/san-francisco-is-a-great-startup-community-that-you-shouldn-t-even/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [Part of the thing that's magic about TechStars is it's about a community that wants to make itself better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/part-of-the-thing-that-s-magic-about-techstars-is-it-s-about-a/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [If you're not working on something you're passionate about, it's a long, hard road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/if-you-re-not-working-on-something-you-re-passionate-about-it-s-a/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [Ultimately, we measure ourselves on the success of our investments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/ultimately-we-measure-ourselves-on-the-success-of-our-investments/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [I'm most proud of helping so many others achieve their dreams as founders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/i-m-most-proud-of-helping-so-many-others-achieve-their-dreams-as/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [When fundraising, your network is critical. Leveraging it early and often is the key. Don't make the mistake of waiting until you need money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/when-fundraising-your-network-is-critical-leveraging-it-early-and/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [Twilio is a great example of a company executing tremendously well on its vision and delivering a beautiful set of products that solves real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/twilio-is-a-great-example-of-a-company-executing-tremendously-well-on/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [Ultimately, even if you follow the advice of a mentor or board member, it's still your fault if they were wrong!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/ultimately-even-if-you-follow-the-advice-of-a-mentor-or-board-member/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

> [People look up to Techstars because they get funded by Techstars; they go through the accelerator. What we do impacts what they do. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cohen/people-look-up-to-techstars-because-they-get-funded-by-techstars-they/)

[David Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cohen/)

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