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David Cohen co-founded TechStars in Boulder in 2006, launching its first program in 2007. Today, the company operates 11 accelerators and has invested in and mentored more than 200 startups. Cohen (center, at the 2012 TechStars demo day in New York City) remains CEO of the growing company. J. Jennings Moss

David Cohen’s had a hypothesis. He raised some money and did an experiment. He tweaked the experiment and proved the concept could be a company. He raised more money. And then it grew.

The difference between Cohen and any other tech entrepreneur is that his company was built for them. TechStars would, in seven years time, impact thousands of entrepreneurs and investors around the world. It would spark innovation in cities struggling to overcome mass layoffs, plant closures and other economic struggles post-recession. It would celebrate entrepreneurship as a viable career, all while training more people how to do it with the greatest probability of success. It’d give venture capitalists a new way to invest their money and vet deals.

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