I’ve written about this probably too often but just in case you missed it, during the summers of 2009 & 2010 I made the web series The Founders for TechStars, a tech startup accelerator in Boulder.  This year TechStars got a TV show on Bloomberg which takes place in New York City and it airs tonight at 9pm EST (not many episodes left!).  Since then I’ve been happy to make a few other videos for TechStars, Do More Faster, The TechStars Network, and this new one below for their website.  I flew to NYC for a day to shoot some interviews with David Cohen and got to check out the TechStars NY office, which rocked.  Bloomberg was nice and let us use some of their NYC demo day footage. 

Apply for TechStars, you have nothing to lose.  Another fun fact: TechStars just had their website redesigned by Slice of Lime.

TechStars

Behind the Scenes at TechStars: Eat, Play, Code…  Take a look at what it’s like to document tech startups… Video & Photos below

The Founders Behind the Scenes

Making a weekly documentary series on TechStars is quite the experience & opportunity.  I’m usually behind the camera so I greatly appreciate all of the founders allowing me into their lives, documenting them regardless if they are in a good mood or bad mood, this includes David & Nicole:) Well, we made a Behind the Scenes of TechStars “The Founders”, thanks to Jen Myronuk!  Jen came in and filmed me filming everyone else, she directed this fun short piece.  It’s really a special video to have & was a lot of fun to do!

Please note I shot the entire series with a Panasonic HPX.  Other equipment I used frequently were two Sennheiser wireless mics, a small shotgun mic, an LED camera light, & I carried my laptop & portable hard drives around so I could edit anywhere (since I live in Denver).

Watch TechStars The Founders Series here & also here

Another huge thanks to The Rackspace Cloud, “The Founders” sponsor who without them this would not have been possible. Read the rest of this entry »

I made this quick video on Do More Faster using some shots from the summer of TechStars Boulder 2010 “The Founders” Series. Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup is a book by Brad Feld & David Cohen.  It consists of essays from successful entrepreneurs that participated in TechStars, founders, & mentors, along with David & Brad.  It’s extremely hard to get into TechStars, so the book gives startups insight and advice.  Do More Faster is a phrase that’s used a lot around TechStars.  It’s also painted on David’s door.
Do More Faster

David Cohen & Brad Feld are doing a 12 city book tour starting in Palo Alto on 10/12/10 – more info on the Do More Faster Plancast.  You can follow Do More Faster on Twitter or join the Do More Faster Facebook Page.  You can buy the book here.