October 13, 2009 – 3:00 pm
The Next Big Sound founders found themselves in a tight spot on the eve of joining the 2009 TechStars class. As the trio of founders set out on their drive from Chicago to Boulder to begin the thirteen week curriculum, the founders knew they no longer wanted to pursue the idea with which they [...]
Today the 2009 Techstars had their chance to show investors and the community the results from the intensive mentor-driven thirteen week program. Below is a summary of each of their eight minute presentations:
TakeComics seeks to be the iTunes of graphic novels. Users can search and purchase digital versions of their favorite comics from an online [...]
They say that no one can time the market, but some folks just get lucky: Nate Abbott and Natty Zola – best friends since Boulder elementary school – were both working on Wall Street in 2007 and decided the financial track lacked the potential for fulfillment. So they did what many threaten but few dare: [...]
The TechStars office, sitting below street level in downtown Boulder, is affectionately referred to as “the Bunker” by those working inside. With its open floor plan and cheerful aesthetics the actual space belies the nickname, yet there is a garrison aspect to the organization as a whole, where the public watches as young startups begin [...]
Kevin Mann, Managing Director of Take Publishing, sits before a laptop where a high color comic has exploded across the monitor. The resolution is crisp; the screen toggles between a single comic frame and a panel perspective depending upon how Mann manipulates the mouse. Next he clicks on the form of Vincent Price and a [...]
Last evening Denver-based Brightkite, a mobile location-based social network, announced it would merge with Limbo, another mobile social network based in California. In joining forces, the companies -rebranded singularly as Brightkite – will count over two million users and maintain offices in California, Denver, and Helsinki, Finland. Along with pooling members, the merger accentuates the [...]
February 17, 2009 – 8:21 am
As of six months ago Filtrbox had made a lot happen in a short amount of time. Filtrbox, which got its start as part of the TechStars class of 2007, had launched a product that they thought did a good job of addressing the problem of information overload on the Internet. Filtrbox allows users [...]
February 17, 2009 – 12:35 am
Today it was announced that Boulder-based TechStars, a three-year-old startup incubator, will open an office in Boston for this summer’s incoming class of companies. The offering to the ten companies accepted to the Boston program will mirror that provided in Boulder, including mentoring to the founders by world-class entrepreneurs and provision of a small stipend [...]
