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
I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Singapore, England, Denmark, all over. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
The more you're real with people, and the more you let people help you, the more they get to understand how you… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
Consumers have zero time for products that are not simple, intuitive, and attractive to use. This is especially true with Internet products,… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
I think just calling up a VC and saying 'I want to pitch you' is an enormous waste of time. — David Cohen Copy Share Image
Meetings with no goal, also known as 'coffee shop' meetings, can be huge time wasters if you're not efficient with them. 'Always… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
The future is going to happen in Toronto or Berlin or Bengaluru and not necessarily in the Valley. — 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
