TechStars For A Day – Boulder – March 5, 2010

TechStars for a Day is an invitational one-day mini-camp for TechStars applicants. It’s on March 5, 2010 in Boulder, Colorado.

Come meet David Cohen, Seth Levine, Eric Marcoullier, Micah Baldwin, Dave Drach,  Bill Flagg, and more of the TechStars mentors and many of the founders from past summers including Brightkite, SendGrid, Next Big Sound, Occipital, Everlater,  Vanilla Forums, EventVue, Rezora, 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 to TechStars program by March 3, 2010. Remember, you can always update your application any time prior to the application deadline of March 22, 2010. 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.

This event WILL SELL OUT.  Once we reach our limit, we’ll have a few standing room only seats. Last year, we had to turn away about 40 applicants due to space constraints. Don’t let that happen to you – get your application in as early as possible.

If you already have an invitation received via email, please register here.

Agenda

9a – Breakfast / Networking

9:45- 10:00am Welcome and Introduction (David Cohen)

10:00-10:30am – All About TechStars (David Cohen).

10:30-11:00am – Eric Marcoullier – Top 5 things I learned from MyBlogLog and Gnip

11:00 – 11:15am – Dave Drach & Why Microsoft cares about startups like yours

11:15-11:30am Micah Baldwin & Why Boulder is a great place to launch your company

11:30 – 12:45pm LUNCH break (Illegal Pete’s world famous make your own Taco bar) / Networking

12:45 – 1:15pm – Seth Levine & getting funding for your startup

1:15 – 2:15pm – Past founders discuss their TechStars experience with Q&A

2:15 – 3:15pm – Rapid Fire – Q&A with TechStars Mentors

3:15pm – Wrap Up (David Cohen)

3:20-5:15pm – Networking

6:30pm – Ignite Boulder!   (please register separately – 400 local technologists meet up for fun and frolic and the most unique social event you’ve ever witnessed). Tickets are not yet available, but will be soon!

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 – the exact address will be emailed to you prior to the event).

Hotels

There are many hotels in Boulder to choose from.