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…

— David Cohen

The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction.

— David Cohen

My attitude is there are at least hundreds of interesting startups that are going to get going in every year.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— David Cohen

San Francisco is a great startup community that you shouldn't even try to model yourself after because it's just special.

— David Cohen

Part of the thing that's magic about TechStars is it's about a community that wants to make itself better.

— David Cohen

If you're not working on something you're passionate about, it's a long, hard road.

— David Cohen

Ultimately, we measure ourselves on the success of our investments.

— David Cohen

I'm most proud of helping so many others achieve their dreams as founders.

— 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…

— David Cohen

Twilio is a great example of a company executing tremendously well on its vision and delivering a beautiful set of products that…

— David Cohen

Ultimately, even if you follow the advice of a mentor or board member, it's still your fault if they were wrong!

— David Cohen

People look up to Techstars because they get funded by Techstars; they go through the accelerator. What we do impacts what they…

— David Cohen

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

If you look at the history of innovation, the innovations coming through the defence department have been some of the most important…

— David Cohen

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

Because one of the main jobs of a CEO is to set the vision and strategy for the company, I'm a big…

— David Cohen

In innovation, you're trying to create something from nothing.

— David Cohen

I had done six or eight traditional angel investments and basically just thought it sucked.

— David Cohen

Techstars is truly global; you'll see us continue to expand all our programs worldwide, including accelerators, our venture capital, as well as…

— David Cohen

I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Singapore, England, Denmark, all over.

— David Cohen

You may have a small network, but growing that network has become easier with the use of social tools. LinkedIn, Conspire, even…

— David Cohen

If you're in a squeeze for capital and you have a solid, mutually beneficial relationship with a VC, your chances of raising…

— David Cohen