TechStars News

In the last episode of TechStars , we saw why it is so important to choose the right name for your startup.

Prestige, perks, and powerful partnerships are just a few of the benefits HYPERDRIVE, Communitech's new tech accelerator, will enjoy as it officially joins the ranks of the influential and innovative organizations that comprise the Global Accelerator Network .

Whether you are an investor or entrepreneur, the book "Venture Deals" by Brad Feld from the Foundry Group andA TechStars and Jason Mendelson, also of the Foundry Group, serves as a reference for those who are involved in fundraising.

Applications to some of the roughly 200-plus business "accelerators" world-wide have more than doubled in the past two years, as growing numbers of entrepreneurs seek them out for seed capital and advice.

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In the last episode of TechStars , we watched a pair of teams pivot toward new concepts and deal with the consequences of that decision.

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If you are a developer, I encourage you to carve out an hour and watch TechStars CEO David Cohen's presentation at RailsConf 2012 .

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Next Big Sound Inc., an alumnus of the TechStars program in Boulder, plans to relocate its headquarters operations to New York City, effective June 1. Crain's reported earlier this week that Next Big Sound, a provider of analytics for the music industry, is one of several startups moving to Manhattan as a means of fueling second-stage growth.

Boulder-based Mocavo, a startup that developed a genealogy search engine, raised $4 million, company officials announced Thursday.

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Boulder-based TechStars , the venture acceleration group which has helped pioneer the whole model of startup acceleration, has rolled out yet another class in Boulder, its Boulder 2012 class.

In this episode, we'll watch as a pair of teams actually pivot toward new concepts and deal with the challenges and pitfalls of their decisions.

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TechStars 2011 alum Mocavo has raised $4 million in its first round of funding in bid to help people find their ancestors through its search engine, the company announced today.

Flat6Lab's recent Demo Day was highlighted by an array of announcements one of which was their official induction into the Global Accelerator Network .

Jonathan Mischke, of J Mischke Creative, works on a project at Scrib, a Boulder co-working space, last week.

In the last episode of TechStars , we saw why finding honest and experienced mentors is crucial to the success of a startup.

Lujure , which develops an online service to help companies easily create a Facebook fan page, has scored funding from TechStars' David Cohen.