Thoughts on Tech Startups and Venture Capital
I joined Techstars in 2013 and ran my first program in Spring of 2014. This summer 2018 program was my 8th program and it will be my last. We were lucky to work with an amazing group of founders for this summer session, Techstars Class 142. After 8 programs I know exactly what makes for a…
Read more Meet 10 Startups from Techstars NYC Summer 2018 Program
After 5 amazing years at Techstars, the time has come for me to move on to my next adventure. This current program, Techstars NYC Summer 2018, will be my last program as a Managing Director. THANK YOU, FOUNDERS! These past 5 years at Techstars have been, without a doubt, the most transformative, and life changing…
I joined Techstars in 2013 and ran my first program in Spring of 2014. It has been an amazing journey, and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work with incredible group of companies during my 7th program this winter. Huge shout out to KJ Singh and Jill Canning who built Techstars NYC…
Read more Meet 12 Startups from Techstars NYC Winter 2018 Program
I woke up this morning with a single thought stuck in my head – the community that we are building together here at Techstars in NYC and around the world is so incredible. In life, when you bump into something special you just know it, you can just feel it. And I have this feeling right…
This is my 6th program as Managing Director of Techstars NYC, and I am really grateful to 3 people who run the program with me – KJ Singh, Jill Canning and Raj Patel. We’ve been lucky to be able to work with an amazing group of 80 startups, including 13 new companies from our summer…
Read more Meet 13 Startups from Techstars NYC Summer 2017 Program
As you probably know we’ve not done a traditional Demo Day at Techstars NYC for a few years now. This year we are launching Investor Week, and also Community Demo Night. Investor Week is our last week of the program, and we’ve invited hundreds of investors to come meet the founders 1-1. In addition, we…
Read more RSVP to Techstars NYC Demo Night on 9/28 in Partnership with New York Tech Meetup
We just kicked off Techstars NYC Summer 2017 session, and the companies going through the program have come up with a list of offers and asks. CottageClass is a community marketplace for preK-12th grade microschools founded by teachers and parents. In little over a year we have served 400 children in the NYC area, and…
Read more Check out offers & asks from Techstars NYC Summer 2017 Companies
Every couple of months we do a post with cool jobs available in over 100 Techstars companies in NYC. We are confident that Techstars companies stand for highest qualities startups you can find in NYC. Thats why whether you are an engineer or an MBA or an aspiring entrepreneur or an anxious corporate executive, we…
Read more Awesome Jobs at Techstars NYC Companies – June 2017
Earlier this week, on the USA’s birthday, I sent a brief email to Techstars NYC founders. I got a pretty amazing response, and decided to publish the email on this blog verbatim with the hope that you will also find it helpful. Here it is: Hey founders! Today is the birthday of this amazing country…
When I first joined Techstars as a Managing Director in NYC, back in 2014, I really wanted to invest in technology and innovation. Wired wrote a short story about my focus on backing engineers, and innovation. It has been more than 3 years, and I consider myself VERY LUCKY to be able to work with…
Read more Meet 14 Startups from Techstars NYC Winter 2017 Program
