TechStars For A Day was a blast

Thanks to everyone who came out to TechStars For A Day on March 5th. We had a great time with more than 100 applicants present, and we hope you did too!

The day started out with a general orientation to TechStars along with Q&A, followed by a funny and enlightening presentation by Ryan McIntyre about the history of Excite.com, which he founded. We then talked through some of the top twelve startup tips from last summer, and several people in the crowd correctly pointed out that we didn’t have time to get to all of them (here’s the full list). Then we heard Eric Marcoullier tell the story of his company, MyBlogLog. We wrapped up with what many in attendance told me was the highlight of the day - a discussion with about 15 of the founders from last years companies. Thanks to everyone who presented and especially to the applicants who took the time to come and learn more about TechStars. Applicants came from as far away as South Africa, England, and Australia to spend the day with us, which was pretty amazing. I know many of the applicants stayed around to enjoy our beautiful weather and hang around Boulder a little while longer. I saw many of the same folks at the Tech Cocktail event we had in town last night as well.If you didn’t get the chance to come to TechStars for A Day, we still hope to see your application before the March 31st deadline. Please submit your application early if possible, as it gives us more time to interact with you before our April 10 deadline to to notify finalists.