The Business Blog at Intuitive.com

Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is widely recognized as an expert on both technical and business issues. He has been published over a thousand times, launched four Internet-related startup companies, has written twenty business and technical books and holds both an MBA and MS Ed. Dave maintains four weblogs: The Business Blog at Intuitive.com, Ask Dave Taylor, Dave On Film, and Attachment Parenting Blog. Dave is an award-winning speaker, sought after conference and workshop participant and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs.

Ready to invent a new firm this summer in Boulder, Colorado?

TechStars applications for summer 2008 are now open. You can get your web/software/IT startup off the ground and running fast with TechStars this summer. You get seed capital, a summer of amazing mentorship from the best in the business, access to an incredible network, and the chance to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the summer.

You also get to live in one of the nicest cities in the United States, with easy access to the Rocky Mountains and the benefits of a small college-oriented city with lots of tech and startup fever.

They only accept ten companies each summer. From last years group, so far 8 of the 10 companies are now angel or venture backed beyond TechStars, or are funding themselves through their own profits. There's no reason you can't be next!

There are also lots of good reasons to apply early. Here's one: You'll get an invitation to TechStars For A Day on March 5th if you apply by March 3rd. You'll also get more time to interact with us before all the last minute applications come in. Take advantage of it and apply early.

Last year 50+ amazing mentors such as Jared Polis (Founder BlueMountain.com, ProFlowers.com), Darren Crystal (Founder, Photobucket), Greg Reinacker (Founder, Newsgator), Ryan McIntyre (Founder, Excite.com), Alex King (original contributing developer, Wordpress) and Dave Taylor (author of this blog) are joined this year by even more of the best minds in the industry such as Dick Costolo (Founder, Feedburner), Eric Marcoullier (Founder, MyBlogLog), Pete Sheinbaum (CEO, DailyCandy), Stewart Alsop (Partner, Alsop-Louie Partners), and more.

If you want to take your startup to the next level, don't wait, Apply Today!

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