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Mentors

They are the best and the brightest entrepreneurial minds around, and they’ll all be at TechStars this summer. They’ll participate on panels, present topics and provide the feedback that will help your company succeed.

Alex KingFounder of CrowdFavorite.com, former founder of FeedLounge.com and Original Contributing Developer, WordPress
Ben Casnocha19 Year-Old Entrepreneur & Author
Brad FeldManaging Director, Foundry Group
Darren CrystalFounder and CTO, Photobucket.com
Dave TaylorSerial entrepreneur, author, and consultant
David BrownFounder and President, ZOLL Data Systems
David CohenExecutive Director, TechStars
David HoseFounder, Ideas and Plans
Dick CostoloFounder and CEO, FeedBurner
Don LoebVP of Partner Services, FeedBurner
Eric MarcoullierFounder, MyBlogLog
Greg ReinackerFounder and CTO, Newsgator Technologies
Howard DiamondChairman of the Board, Rendezvous Entertainment
Howard LindzonCreator, Wallstrip and Biltmore Venture Partners
Jared PolisChairman, The Jared Polis Foundation and Founder of BlueMountain.com and ProFlowers.com
Jeff NolanVP, Corporate Development at NewsGator Technologies, Inc.
Josh HugCEO & Co-Founder, Shelfari.com
Kimbal MuskFounder and CEO, Medium and angel investor, Paypal, X.com
Lee KennedyFounder, TriCalyx
Lucy SandersFounder and CEO, National Center for Women & Information Technology
Matt MullenwegFounder, Automattic (Wordpress.com, Akismet)
Michael PlattPartner, Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP
Niel RobertsonFounder and CTO, Newmerix
Paul BerberianFounder and CEO, Zuzingo Inc. and former founder and CEO of Raindance Communications
Pete SheinbaumCEO, DailyCandy
Terry GoldFounder, CEO, and President, Gold Systems
Todd VernonCEO, Lijit.com and founder of Raindance Communications
Wendy LeaChairman, Newmerix and SVP Siebel Consulting

Venture Capital Mentors

Chris ScogginsPrincipal, Sequel Venture Partners
Chris WandManaging Director, Foundry Group
David GoldVenture Partner, Access Venture Partners
Jason MendelsonManaging Director, Foundry Group
Jeff ClavierFounder, SoftTech VC
Kirk HollandGeneral Partner, Vista Ventures
Ron BernalPartner, Sequel Venture Partners
Ryan McIntyreManaging Director, Foundry Group
Seth LevineManaging Director, Foundry Group
Stewart AlsopPartner, Alsop-Louie Partners
Tim ConnorPartner, Sequel Venture Partners

Corporate Mentors

Dion AlmaerFounder, Ajaxian and Developer Community Engineer at Google

With help from

Andrew CurrieFounder of EMail Publishing, Inc., and Cyberspace Development, Inc.
Bill FlaggPresident and former Co-Owner, RegOnline
Brad SchellFounder & Board Member, Sketchup (acquired by Google)
Brett JacksonPresident & CEO, Generation Think Tank
Frank MoyesEntrepreneurship Scholar in Residence, University of Colorado
Jim LejealFounder, Chairman, and CEO, Oxlo Systems
Jim PollockCEO, AWhere, Inc.
Lisa RutherfordTwofish, Inc.
Mark SawyerPresident and CEO, Vico Software
Micah BaldwinFounder, Current Wisdom (acquired) and VP Business Development, Lijit Networks
Mitchell AshleyFounder, Converging Network
Paul JerdeDirector, University of Colorado Leeds School of Business and The Deming Center
Rick KlauStrategic Partner Development, Content Acquisition, Google
Ryan MartensFounder and CTO, Rally Software Development
Sue KunzFounder and CEO, Solidware Technologies
Tim MillerCEO, Rally Software Development
Tom KellerFounder and CEO, Intense Debate, Inc.

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