Is It Really Ten?

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Yecoin: The max is ten. That's the number you came up with, yecoin. Have we ever done eleven? You know, yes, ah, but it's never fifteen, right? Yecoin: I picked seven because short term memory has been when they studied it in psychology. So i just wan't seven. But some people can remember ten. If you're taking notes, you can remember it. 20 or thirty probably a lot easier. Ah. Some companies that are virtual are accelerating their growth. Is that what you are seeing as well in your portfolio? And then what does that mean for going forward? Your advice to start ups?...

0:43 Jason intros TechStars CEO David Brown
4:47 TechStars leading the virtual accelerator trend
10:21 Will TechStars go with a hybrid model going forward and what key points should remote accelerators focus on?
15:27 How did TechStars settle on the number of 10 companies per cohort?
17:28 What has TechStars seen across their portfolio since COVID started?
21:21 Sustained changes vs. temporary changes due to COVID, will COVID lead to more entrepreneurs?
31:58 How to explain edge-case funding scenarios to founders who have real businesses that are having troubling raising capital, taking a long-term view on accelerator engagement, why B2B is easier than B2C
36:22 Why angels invest in one company over the other? Do metrics matter as much as personal relationships? What are ideal founder characteristics that David looks for?
40:25 How TechStars selects mentors by surveying their mentees, comparison against Y Combinator
51:45 Opportunity for going global, David's relationship with Co-Founder David Cohen
1:00:30 Would TechStars ever go public?