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Jessa Lux: Techstars Mentor Madness is emotionally distressing and counterproductive
“There have been times that I look back, and I'm like, they should not do that. That's, you know, like, emotionally distressing, and of course, getting contradictory advice that whole time.”
Sáles-Griffin: Zero founders have invoked Techstars' equity buyback guarantee with me
“If we don't do our job after those 13 weeks, you can buy back your equity. So like, that's the ultimate fail safe. So I have had precisely zero EBGs throughout my time as managing director. Zero.”
Sereni: Pregnant women and new moms scored 10 points above other cohorts
“In order to determine how to verticalize, we identified 20 or 30 cohorts, so we had artists, golfers, outdoor enthusiasts, pregnant women, moms of kids who go to Montessori schools, and we scored them in different categories. Do they value trust? Do they value…”
Sereni: 6% equity is fair for an impactful advisor or partner
“The six percent, you know, is what you could potentially allocate to a really meaningful advisor or board member or someone who takes part in your company in a really large way.”
Forenza: Aware is raising a $700k pre-seed round to reach production
“Coming out of Techstars, we are now raising our preceded round of 700 K to go to production.”