I had done six or eight traditional angel investments and basically just thought it sucked. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
I'm an investor in a lot of things that have to do with human-computer interaction. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
What Techstars is fundamentally a global ecosystem in which entrepreneurs are enabled and empowered to bring new technologies to the market. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
Company naming is a key part of the branding process, but it's subject to contrasting tastes and an illiquid domain name market… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
If you're pitching to investors for the first time and expecting them to be so blown away by how thoroughly amazing your… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
We're pretty broad as investors. Our thesis is work with great entrepreneurs that believe they can change the world. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
If I had a do over, I'd indubitably start investing in startups earlier in life! — David Cohen Copy Share Image
To have a diverse set of perspectives and backgrounds enables you to understand the market at large much more effectively. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
The two big startup killers are when there's just no market for what you are doing, and team problems. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
We're pretty broad as investors. Our thesis is work with great entrepreneurs that believe they can change the world. But there are… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
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… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
My attitude is there are at least hundreds of interesting startups that are going to get going in every year. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
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,… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
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… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
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… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
San Francisco is a great startup community that you shouldn't even try to model yourself after because it's just special. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
Part of the thing that's magic about TechStars is it's about a community that wants to make itself better. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
If you're not working on something you're passionate about, it's a long, hard road. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
I'm most proud of helping so many others achieve their dreams as founders. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
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… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
