- Startups - Dave Tisch, TechStars NYC on TWiST 143
发布时间 2011-05-20 22:12:34 来源
摘要
Today, Jason welcomes David Tisch, a man on the front lines of id'ing and cultivating new startup talent in New York City today. David discusses TechStars first NYC class and the value that the legendary incubator brings to the table.
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Executive Producers
* Louis-Eric Simard
* Benjamin Gifford
* Jacek Artymiak
* Octavian Mihai
* Will Paoletto
* Geoffrey Clapp
* Eien Hyett
* Jeff Hoffer
* Kyle Lonzo
* Austin Miller
* Rashaun Sourles
* Robb Kunz
* Greg Berry
* Sean Lynch
* Mary Ann Halford
* Jim Joyce
* Morgan Howard
* Margaret Johns
Producers
* Eli Coler
* Ted Inoue
* Radek Rybicki
* Hunter Owens
* Christian Owens
* Ben Altieri
* Casey Wach
* Cam Collins
* Ildar Khakimov
* Matti Hallanoro
* Rodrigo Dauster
* Rodrigo Fuentes
Associate Producers
* Brad Pineau
* Kat Ganesan
* Nicholas Christian
* Mau Frontier
* Kyle Braatz
* Serena Ehrlich
* Nathan Hangen
* Lauri Hahne
* JD
* Trudy Baidoo
Supporters
* Ryan Hoover
* Michael Cranston
* Josiah Thomas
* João Fernandes
* Petrus Theron
* Michael Wild
* Adrian Grant
* Dale Emmons
* Kieran McGrady
Background on David and TechStars
About David
* Managing Director of TechStars NYC since August 2010
* Previously Exec. VP at KGB (directory assistance/deals), out of which he spun out and co-founded the startup KnowMore.com
* Grew KnowMore.com to 17 people before he left
* Also Principal at the Box Group, where he angel invests
* First angel investment was to Boxee in 2007; has done 33 deals since, including Flavors.me, GroupMe and The Shared Web
* First startup was LightsOver, which bundled services to sell to large, doorman-manned buildings in NYC
* Got 6 months in with a prototype before he realized he wasn't clicking with other two founders (who were also friends)
* Grad of NYU's School of Law; practiced law for "about 10 minutes"
* Says he's surrounded himself with tech startups and tech since childhood
* Grew up in Westchester County
About TechStars NYC
* First NYC class ran Jan.-April of this year; had 11 companies (including Immersive Labs)
* Estimates 7-9 of the companies will be funded; approx. $20M+ in total investments from both east and west coast VCs
* Each co. meets 70 mentors; all 11 companies finished with 5-10 committed mentors
* There's a 250 person mentor wait list in NYC; 95% of current mentors are NYC-based
* 3 companies pivoted while within the program: Veri, Nestpio and Shelby
* Joel Spolsky mentored Veri and made his first angel investment in the company
* NYC summer class begins July 11, 2011, runs into October
* Summer class has had over 500 applicants for 10-12 spots
* Says program is structurally identical to Boulder, but culturally adapted to suit NYC
About TechStars
* Founded by angel investor and entrepreneur David Cohen in 2007
* Four cities: Boulder, Seattle, Boston and now NYC
* Offers up to $18k in seed funding, three months of mentorship and an audience of angels and VCs for "demo day"
* Has 22 accelerators in the U.S. and abroad (China, Denmark, Spain, Singapore) in its network
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