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Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#11

Post by alabut »

mattmaroon wrote: post #10
ivankirigin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.

I've met a couple of techstars companies in the last year and haven't heard any negatives yet - are you being intentionally vague to cover up for a friend or can you get more specific with your complaints?

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#12

Post by rustartup »

ivankirigin wrote: post #8
mattmaroon wrote: post #4

What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

== setting deadlines to exclude YC ==

How they can achieve that having only one session per year - summer, and YC has two?

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#13

Post by rustartup »

mattmaroon wrote: post #10
ivankirigin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.

I've had experience of beign rejected by both, and have got better feelings with TechStar :) Well, the ideas were different too, so it triggered different reactions.

But overall, techstars do good job offering more opportunities for the startups.

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#14

Post by thepanister »

mattmaroon wrote: post #4

What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

By the way, I am so glad that they decided to choose the Silicon Valley instead of Boston..

Although I never been in the Silicon Valley, but if you open my heart, you will see it standing there... LOOOL

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#15

Post by ivankirigin »

rustartup wrote: post #12
ivankirigin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

== setting deadlines to exclude YC == How they can achieve that having only one session per year - summer, and YC has two?

Hypothetically, you need to respond for their summer session before you hear about YC's

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#16

Post by ivankirigin »

mattmaroon wrote: post #10
ivankirigin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.

Consider this asking around. Has anyone written anything I can read online?

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#17

Post by [deleted] »

alabut wrote: post #11
mattmaroon wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.

I've met a couple of techstars companies in the last year and haven't heard any negatives yet - are you being intentionally vague to cover up for a friend or can you get more specific with your complaints?

[deleted]

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#18

Post by thepanister »

thepanister wrote: post #14
mattmaroon wrote: post #4

What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

By the way, I am so glad that they decided to choose the Silicon Valley instead of Boston.. Although I never been in the Silicon Valley, but if you open my heart, you will see it standing there... LOOOL

I am talking about Ycombinator, and NOT techstars!!

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#19

Post by andrewhyde »

alabut wrote: post #11
mattmaroon wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.

I've met a couple of techstars companies in the last year and haven't heard any negatives yet - are you being intentionally vague to cover up for a friend or can you get more specific with your complaints?

I would love to hear more, if there are actual complaints. We have been very open.

Matt, anything we can address? We have been hearing a very constant and vague 2 year record of your thoughts (appreciated).

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#20

Post by rms »

andrewhyde wrote: post #19
alabut wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've met a couple of techstars companies in the last year and haven't heard any negatives yet - are you being intentionally vague to cover up for a friend or can you get more specific with your complaints?

I would love to hear more, if there are actual complaints. We have been very open. Matt, anything we can address? We have been hearing a very constant and vague 2 year record of your thoughts (appreciated).

The biggest complaint is that they interview and accept companies before YC and like YC, require an immediate decision. So if you get accepted into Techstars you have to tell them yes or no before your YC interivew.
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