Techstars is global ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs build great businesses, including 762 startups, with over $2.04B in total funding and a $5.0B market cap.
Our role in the NYC program in Winter 2015 involved helping 12 startups with all aspects of business operation and product development.
Our responsibilities for Demo Day involved event management: scheduling, catering, recruiting volunteers, promotion, etc.
Result: 500+ attendees + $20M in total venture capital funding for our batch startups in the following months. Read a testimonial from the director of Techstars NYC.
BentoBox -- responsive websites for restaurants.
Cartesian -- rapid electronics prototyping (3D printing).
DataCamp -- an online data science school.
Stefan’s Head – text-message driven retail brand.
irisVR -- share, edit, & visualize 3D models in VR.
Keymetrics -- real-time NodeJS monitoring (PM2).
Localize -- website translation with one line of code.
LSQ -- develop and deploy microservices.
Pilot -- gigabit internet provider for businesses.
Spoon University -- a food network for millennials.
Stream -- build, scale and personalize feeds.
Unique Sound -- a marketplace for composers.
NewCo's festival platform celebrates new kinds of businesses across 16+ diverse cities and tens of thousands of participants.
The festival has focus of a business conference, feel of a music festival, and model of an artist open studio.
Thesis: Innovation thrives on the diverse, interwoven fabric of today's modern metropolis.
Our Role: Volunteer Event Coordinator & Press Liaison
TechCrunch Disrupt gathers entrepreneurs, investors, hackers, and tech fans for on-stage interviews, Startup Battlefield, and a 24-hour Hackathon.
Our Role: Volunteer Event Coordinator (NYC 2014 + 2015)
Adopting Lean Startup methodology can help support continuous innovation and sustainable growth in any type of business, from startups to the Fortune 500.
Our Role: Volunteer Event Coordinator (SF 2014)