Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Since 2010, populations in rural cities have been falling and according to the United States Census rural America now represents less than 20% of the U.S. The wonderful thing about rural America is that we have cultural assets and mindsets that allow us to thrive when it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation. Population, though 97% of U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 21, 2024

Brought on by the birth of the founders’ first child and the realization that they had no use for outgrown baby clothes, The Many Company was conceived to enable direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) sustainable brands to accelerate growth and participate in the “circular economy.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 19, 2024

Brought on by the birth of the founders’ first child and the realization that they had no use for outgrown baby clothes, The Many Company was conceived to enable direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) sustainable brands to accelerate growth and participate in the “circular economy.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Last week, though, the outside world got a look at how Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley’s most famed and feared accelerators, deals with the intricacies of a scaled, yet still ultra-exclusive, community after the accelerator kicked out two founders from its internal messaging board, Bookface. Privacy first.

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