September 14, 2011

Milestones Icon: TechStars

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As Boulder’s reputation for being a cradle for innovative tech companies has grown, one organization has come to represent the city’s cutting-edge thinking and community-minded spirit.

TechStars, a startup accelerator founded in 2006 by four local entrepreneurs and investors, has received acclaim as being one of the best business mentorship programs in the world.

The program was launched by David Cohen, Brad Feld, Jared Polis and David Brown. Veteran entrepreneurs with a number of hits and a couple of misses to their credit, they were eager to share their wisdom and nurture the next generation of startup companies.

Their philosophy, as stated…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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