90 days have passed and the culmination of the Techstars Seattle program is here. Demo Day. 10 companies will be pitching their businesses in front of hundreds of investors. As Always, I'm excite...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/techstars-seattle-demo-day-2014-1
Momentum is a crazy thing. It comes and goes. When you have it, you hold on as hard as you can. When you don't, you're applying as much force as possible to create it….
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/the-art-of-building-momentum-and-keeping-it
Techstars Seattle Demo Day is Nov. 6th. With less than a month to go, it’s approaching rapidly. Demo Day is a big milestone for the 10 Techstars companies, and for the seattle tech community - ...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/celebrate-techstars-seattle-demo-day-on-nov-6th
Last week we had the pleasure of spending a day with 22 students from the Lakeside school, who joined the 10 Techstars teams for a micro internship day. Each company had 2-3 students help them so...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/high-school-students-and-future-entrepreneurs
I almost can’t believe we are already in week 9 of the Techstars Seattle program, and Demo Day is just around the corner. This is my fifth year running the Techstars Seattle program and every...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/techstars-teams-count-down-to-demo-day
Techstars Seattle used to be located in the South Lake Union, surrounded by Amazon buildings, construction cranes, and food trucks. But in July, we cranked it up a notch, by moving into Startup H...
This is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only is it summer in Seattle, but I also get to announce the 10 companies who made the cut for the Techstars Seattle program. This year we receiv...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/the-top-2-techstars-seattle-class-of-2014
I often get asked the question: “What is the best place for startups, Silicon Valley or Seattle?” It’s a fair question. Silicon Valley has been the frontrunner of technology and innovation ...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/are-silicon-valley-startups-looking-to-seattle-for-greener-pastures
Great news rolled in today. Leanplum, a Techstars Seattle alumni, just closed a series A round. Leanplum is out of the Techstars Seattle 2012 class. The two ex-Google founders Momchil and Andr...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/techstars-seattle-alumni-raises-48m-in-series-a-round
The countdown has started, and I'm getting really excited.
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/from-600-to-10-in-three-months
This year, Techstars Seattle is expanding its focus. Traditionally, we have been focused on software companies, because of their nature - they scale easily. However, similar to the companies we a...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/techstars-seattle-is-on-the-lookout-for-exciting-iot-startups
Ian Sefferman in front of the Amazon offices where he used to work. He still comes to work in Seattle's South Lake Union, but now as a CEO of his own startup, MobileDevHQ. Ian Sefferman still...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/techstars-isnt-just-a-3-month-accelerator-its-a-network-for-life
I am for economic growth. Now, this shouldn’t be an earth-shattering surprise to you, few people are against growth. However, you might encounter people who are for economic growth, but against...
When Giant Thinkwell got accepted into the 2010 Techstars Seattle class, they were working on an idea that used celebrities as main characters in games. It turned out to be harder to convince ce...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/haikudeck-and-techstars-seattle-summed-up
Techstars and Kaplan have joined forces again this year for a startup accelerator dedicated to EdTech startups. The 3 month program will be based in New York City, and with the resources of both...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/seattle-edtech-startups-check-out-this-accelerator
It is Friday morning and I am meeting with Avi Cavale a Techstars alumni from the 2013 class. Avi is the co-founder and CEO of Shippable - a hosted continuous integration and deployment service, ...
It’s that time of year again! I’m thrilled to announce that we have opened applications for our 5th Techstars program here in Seattle! 2013 was a great success for the entrepreneurs and the...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/techstars-seattle-2014-applications-are-now-open
> Over the past 4 years of running Techstars Seattle I've seen a lot > of applicants come from big companies like Amazon and Microsoft. > Everyone has their different ...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/is-starting-a-company-on-your-bucket-list
I wanted to give a shout out for Seattle Startup Week, happening next week, Oct. 21 through 25. There are tons of amazing tech focused events including: Techstars Seattle Demo Day (Oct. 24) ...
http://asackofseattle.com/blog/next-week-is-seattle-startup-week
Very recently back from a Lean LaunchPad Incubators/Accelerators Program at Columbia University, led by Steve Blank and a host of other notables including Jerry Engel and Eric Koester, hosted by ...