Every investor in startups seeks the magic formula for finding successful entrepreneurs and companies. In many cases, early-stage investors lack the rigor and discipline of venture capitalists and institutions. Our guest this week has a taken a systematic and large-scale approach to startup funding. David Cohen, Managing Partner of Techstars, calls the firm a "mentorship-driven seed stage investment program." With branch locations around the country and internationally, Techstars has quickly gained respect from the startup and VC community. In this episode of CXOTalk, David Cohen shares his approach to startup investing and offers advice to company founders and other investors. We are excited to enter the mind and learn from of one of the foremost early-stage investors in the world today. === Throughout our discussion, ask David his advice by joining the conversation on Twitter. Use hashtag #cxotalk. CXOTalk brings you live conversations on leadership, innovation, and transformation with people shaping the future. Your hosts are Michael Krigsman and Vala Afshar. Learn more at http://www.cxotalk.com/early-stage-investing-startups-david-cohen-managing-partner-techstars ------------------ Check out all the CXOTALK episodes: https://cxotalk.com/episodes ------------------ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cxotalk ------------------
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