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David Cohen is the founder and CEO of TechStars. Previously, he founded several software and Web technology companies. He was the founder and CTO of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation in 1999. You can read about it in No Vision, All Drive. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com, a music service which was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006. He also had what he likes to think of as a “graceful failure” in between. David is an active start-up advocate, advisor, board member, and technology advisor who comments on these topics on his blog at DavidGCohen.com. He is also very active at the University of Colorado, serving as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Computer Science Department, the Entrepreneurial Advisory Board at Silicon Flatirons, and the Board of Advisors of the Deming Center Venture Fund. David is also a member of the selection committee for Venture Capital in the Rockies, and runs the Colorado chapter of the Open Angel Forum. David’s hobbies are technology, software/Web start-ups, business history, and tennis. He is married to the coolest girl he’s ever met and has three amazing kids who always seem to be teaching him something new. @davidcohen

Pitch to Get a Meeting, Not a Check

By David Cohen |  Apr 5, 2012

TechStars' founder David Cohen on how to get what you really need from an investor: an invitation to come back.  Read story

4 Keys to a TechStars-Worthy Demo

By David Cohen |  Mar 14, 2012

Want to pitch TechStars Founder David Cohen? You better make sure your pitch looks like this.  Read story

What If You're Not CEO Material?

By David Cohen |  Feb 15, 2012

It's your company--the product of your own passion and vision. But are you sure you're the right person to lead it?  Read story

How to Tell a Mentor He's Wrong

By David Cohen |  Jan 17, 2012

He's got the experience and the know-how, but his advice is off the mark. How to handle a mentor you don't agree with.  Read story