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Re: Startups On TV: TechStars Teams Up With Bloomberg

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Post by djm » Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 4:07 PM UTC

ryanwanger wrote: post #9

djm wrote: post #5

I don't think I'd be too interested in watching this but I'd very much like to see a one off documentary on YC - maybe following a few of the companies through the 3 month cycle and including interviews with pg et al, some members of the alumni network and prominent valley investors who have worked with them.

Can you elaborate on what isn't interesting to you about this show? What you described is nearly the same thing, only following YC instead.

Yes, it was mostly that I would be more interested in watching a YC version than a techstars version. I think a single movie length documentary would be preferable to a series though that's more taste than anything else.

I also found this offputting::

What’s more, it should also be interesting to watch as Bloomberg TV’s board of judges, along with Cohen and Tisch, and many of the TechStars mentors dissect business models and offer startups and their founders pointed criticism and advice as they move through the program, reality-show style.

..especially the reference to the Bloomberg board of judges. I suppose I should give them the benefit of the doubt as they don't elaborate on what this board of judges will consist of.

Re: Startups On TV: TechStars Teams Up With Bloomberg

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Post by f7u12 » Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 4:16 PM UTC

DanielRibeiro wrote: post #10

Techstars has been doing this for a while: http://www.techstars.org/thefounders/ It just wasn't on TV. The idea originally came from Hollywood, but they produced it all by themselves: http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/06/the-techstars-story-...

I really enjoyed that series and thought it was very well done. I hope it's even better on Bloomberg.

Re: Startups On TV: TechStars Teams Up With Bloomberg

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Post by frankdenbow » Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 5:57 PM UTC

djm wrote: post #11

ryanwanger wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you elaborate on what isn't interesting to you about this show? What you described is nearly the same thing, only following YC instead.

Yes, it was mostly that I would be more interested in watching a YC version than a techstars version. I think a single movie length documentary would be preferable to a series though that's more taste than anything else. I also found this offputting:: What’s more, it should also be interesting to watch as Bloomberg TV’s board of judges, along with Cohen and Tisch, and many of the TechStars mentors dissect business mo…

A movie length documentary is actually something I am working on putting together. Delving into all that goes into being an entrepreneur. You can check out e-Dreams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ELRug6fOM) or Startup.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ27rbJH6hI)for examples of older documentaries that are models for what I'd like to produce.

Truly believe that having a full length documentary that outlines what can truly happen in a startup can help inspire people to get involved (as The Social Network seemed to do).

Have 2 video guys (one produces for MTV True Life) involved in helping out. If anyone has ideas let me know! frank at songsicle dot com

Re: Startups On TV: TechStars Teams Up With Bloomberg

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Post by iamelgringo » Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 11:52 PM UTC

Seven of the eleven TechStars Winter Program startups have also gone on to raise funding, with a few more soon to close, Tisch and Cohen said.

This really surprises me. Hackers & Founders boot strapped an incubator, with BizSpark paying for our weekly dinners and space rental. Since then, all 6 of our graduating companies have gone on to raise money. http://hackersandfounders.tv. We were also happy to refer startups to other incubators.

But, 5 weeks since our last dinner, and the six companies have raised $1.4M in total. We referred two of them to 500 Startups, and their demo day is next week, so those numbers are only going to go up.