Techstars, a prominent accelerator, is shutting down its Seattle and Boulder programs as part of a strategic shift to focus on cities with higher venture capital activity, including moving their headquarters to NYC. This decision has sparked a range of reactions, including a critique of the Seattle startup scene in the Techstars memo and concerns about the organization losing focus on what made it successful. Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet defended the changes, emphasizing that a physical presence in a city is not necessary for investment. The move has been described as an end of an era and has led to a PR nightmare for the company.
As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful - scoopy insidery post from @alex as @Julie188 gets the venture desk cranking in her first week…. https://t.co/0riH5jbp7L
CEO of @Techstars defends changes, says physical presence in a city is not necessary for investment https://t.co/rKDctSTxgb
Trending: Techstars CEO responds to former Seattle managing director, tells him to check his facts https://t.co/0czYTmirA7
As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful: https://t.co/v0PyEfGnGN by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful https://t.co/gtwuwHD0s1
Interesting q&a with Techstars CEO @MaelleGavet after this week’s PR crisis https://t.co/80CXQGBnc7
Techstars CEO defends changes, says physical presence in a city is not necessary for investment: https://t.co/CW4MX2Wd6q by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Techstars CEO defends changes, says physical presence in a city is not necessary for investment https://t.co/rKDctSSZqD
Earlier this week, Techstars announced changes to its operations. But what was planned to be an exciting new chapter ended up being somewhat of a PR nightmare. @TechCrunch sat down with Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet and asked her about goings-on within her organization, and the…
Earlier this week, Techstars announced changes to its operations. But what was planned internally to be an exciting new chapter for the organization ended up being somewhat of a PR nightmare. @TechCrunch sat down with Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet and asked her about goings-on…
Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet said she wants the company’s headquarters “to be in one of the epicenters of the startup world.” https://t.co/4IKrgumqAk
If you a startup founder in Seattle, move to SF Seattle is just not a good place for technology startups https://t.co/GCeX8YJx1m
Trending: Techstars Seattle is shutting down as accelerator shifts focus to cities with more VC activity https://t.co/wblVjcVHxT
Techstars CEO responds to former Seattle managing director, tells him to check his facts https://t.co/0czYTmirA7
End of an era as @Techstars shuts down its original Boulder program. https://t.co/QTgAeXryMm
Techstars is in a hard spot competition wise especially as they double down in SF Saying this as someone who meets accelerator and idea stage companies in SF, YC is the go to accelerator and then I’ve been seeing the emergence of HF0 & Neo as places where founders apply to.… https://t.co/pAd1Rfg5QL
While things have been turbulent for @yugalabs and @OthersideMeta the last week or so, let's take a step back and realize growing pains happen with cutting edge disruptors. Amazon almost failed in the .com bubble. Apple needed Microsoft to bail them out. Maybe things don't work… https://t.co/iXEylFsYVy
Really sad to see the announcement of Techstars Seattle and Boulder and others are shutting down. This is the most accurate analysis I’ve read. https://t.co/QHBDTZ4mN1
Brutal takedown of the Seattle startup scene in the @Techstars memo announcing the end of their Seattle accelerator program. As a former Techstars Seattle mentor, it’s tough to read. I wonder why they chose to slam Seattle rather than just be vague. I lived in Seattle for 15… https://t.co/cFuoxGJi7R
The Techstars memo was written poorly. There aren’t 400 active accelerators at Techstars currently. When I was last FT there, there were ~55. Techstars is moving their HQ to NYC in an effort to focus on more robust venture markets. They will continue running accelerator… https://t.co/YzFVDgJoMj
Techstars Seattle is shutting down as accelerator shifts focus to cities with more VC activity https://t.co/wblVjcVHxT
if you're currently stunned about the techstars news, this (by the og who buit ts seattle, @crashdev) is the best read you will find on what went wrong: https://t.co/2v3KUiHlxz