Founder and CEO of TechStars, and co-author of the idea packed and real world based book Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup, David Cohen, shares proven ideas for establishing and developing a successful startup company. David points out that most startups fail, but that it doesn't have to be that way. Through his years of experience, David Cohen provides practical and real world tested techniques to transform a startup into a success story. David offers insights into the key areas of Idea and Vision, People, Execution, Product,Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work-Life Balance. Learn how to turn your startup business into the company of your dreams.
David Cohen is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Tuesday, April 19, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Founder and CEO of TechStars, and co-author of the idea packed and real world based book Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup, David Cohen, shares proven ideas for establishing and developing a successful startup company. You will learn:
* Why so many startup companies fail and why it doesn't have to be that way
* Why mentoring is so important to new company success
* The seven key areas for entrepreneurial focus
* How to get your entrepreneurial venture headed in the right direction
David Cohen (photo left) is the founder and CEO of TechStars.
Previously, David was a founder of several software and web technology companies. He was the founder and CTO of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) in 1999. You can read about it in No Vision, All Drive [Amazon]. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com, a music service which was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006. He also had what he likes to think of as a "graceful failure" in between.
David is a active startup advocate, advisor, board member, and technology advisor who comments on these topics on his blog at DavidGCohen.com. He is also very active at the University of Colorado, serving as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Computer Science Department, the Entrepreneurial Advisory Board at Silicon Flatirons, and the Board of Advisors of the Deming Center Venture Fund. David is also a member of the selection committee for Venture Capital in the Rockies, and runs the Colorado chapter of the Open Angel Forum.
David’s hobbies are technology, software/web startups, business history, and tennis. He is married to the coolest girl he's ever met, and has three amazing kids who always seem to be teaching him something new.
You can find David on Twitter @davidcohen.
My book review of Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup by David Cohen and Brad Feld.
Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
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Let's talk with Founder and CEO of TechStars, and co-author of the idea packed and real world based book Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup, David Cohen, as he shares proven ideas for establishing and developing a successful startup company. David points out that most startups fail, but that it doesn't have to be that way. Through his years of experience, David Cohen provides practical and real world tested techniques to transform a startup into a success story. David offers insights into the key areas of Idea and Vision, People, Execution, Product,Fundraising, Legal and Structure, and Work-Life Balance. Learn how to turn your startup business into the company of your dreams on Blog Business Success Radio.
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