TechStars For A Day - March 5, 2008
TechStars for a Day is an invitational one-day mini-camp for TechStars applicants or potential applicants. It’s on March 5, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado.
Come meet David Cohen, Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre, Darren Crystal of Photobucket, Eric Marcoullier of MyBlogLog, many more of the TechStars mentors and many of the founders from last summer including Intense Debate, Filtrbox, socialthing!, Search to Phone, J-Squared Media, EventVue and more at this fun, informal, and highly interactive one day event.
This is your chance to get a glimpse of what TechStars is like, and to talk with us more about your application. Don’t miss it!
By Invitation Only
In order to receive an invitation to TechStars For A Day, please submit your application for the TechStars Summer 2008 program on or before March 3, 2008. Remember, you can always update your application any time prior to the application deadline of March 31, 2008. Submitting your application early improves your chances because we have more time to review the application, and you get the chance to attend TechStars For A Day to meet us in person before we make our selections. If you don’t plan to apply for the 2008 program, you can still contact us to request an invitation.
If you have already submitted your application, then you are invited! Please contact us if you would like to come and have not received the invitation and registration password.
If you have an invitation, please register here.
Agenda
815a - 9a - Breakfast / Networking
9a - 915a - Welcome and Introduction (David Cohen)
915a - 945a - All About TechStars (David Cohen, Brad Feld)
945a - 1030a - First things first - The Excite story and the Importance of the Team (Ryan McIntyre, Founder Excite.com) - Why it’s hard to get into TechStars as a single founder.
1030a - 1200p - Twelve Things that will Make or Break your startup and a few that won’t (David Cohen, Jason Mendelson, Seth Levine).
1200p - break
1230p - 130p - During lunch: The Story of MyBlogLog (Eric Marcoullier, Brad Feld)
130p - 245p - Rapid Fire: Ask the mentors questions and get quick reactions and feedback (David Cohen, Darren Crystal, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre, Brad Feld)
245p - 300p - TechStars - What it’s like? (David Cohen, Brad Feld)
300p - 400p - Past Founders (MadKast, EventVue, Villij, Filtrbox and many more) - Q&A
400p - 415p - Wrap up (David Cohen)
415p - 500p - Networking
Getting there
You’ll fly into Denver International Airport, and downtown Boulder is about a 45 minute drive from there. If you’re interested in taking the bus, the AB Route drops you off in downtown Boulder about a block from TechStars. Your invitation has the street address for the location in downtown Boulder (near the intersection of Pearl Street and 14th Street - the exact address will be emailed to you on March 3rd).
Hotels
There are many hotels in Boulder to choose from.
