Mentors

They are the best and the brightest entrepreneurial minds around, and they’ll all be at TechStars working with your company. They’ll participate on panels, present topics and provide the feedback that will help your company succeed.

Alex AlgardFounder & CEO, Whitepages.com; Founder & Chairman, CarDomain.com; Founder's Co-op Member
Geraldine AliasCo-Founder, Volition Capital
Dion AlmaerFounder, Ajaxian and Director, Developer Tools at Mozilla
Stewart AlsopPartner, Alsop-Louie Partners
Colin AngleChairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of iRobot
Pano AnthosPresident & CEO, Hangout Industries
Micah BaldwinCEO, Graphic.ly
Phin BarnesPrincipal, First Round Capital
Dave BarrettGeneral Partner, Polaris Ventures
Rich BartonChairman & CEO, Zillow.com
Steve BayleStartup Coach
David BeiselVice-President, Venrock
Jeff BennettCEO, Swaptree, Inc.
Woody BensonPartner, Prism VentureWorks
Paul BerberianFounder and former CEO of Raindance Communications
Adam BerreyEntrepreneur in Residence, General Catalyst Partners
George BilbreyCo-Founder, President Return Path, Inc.
Alex BlumCEO, KickApps
Matt BlumbergCo-Founder, CEO & Chairman Return Path, Inc.
Elon BomsManaging Director, LaunchCapital LLC
Dan BricklinCo-creator of VisiCalc, and Founder of Software Garden, Inc.
Shawn BroderickExecutive Director, TechStars Boston and Founder/CEO, TrustPlus
Adam BrotmanVP Digital Ventures, Starbucks; Founder's Co-op Member
David BrownFounder and President, ZOLL Data Systems
Buzz BruggemanCo-Founder, ActiveWords
Bill BryantVenture Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Brad BurnhamPartner, Union Square Ventures
Marcelo CalbucciPublisher, Seattle 2.0 & Owner, TweepML
Steve Campbell
Dave CarlsonFounder & Managing Director, eonBusiness
Joe CarusoAdvocate for Entrepreneurs
Ben CasnochaEntrepreneur & Author
Jon ChaitPartner, Dace Ventures
Jeff ClavierFounder, SoftTech VC
David CohenFounder and CEO, TechStars
Jarrett CollinsManaging Director, NeoCarta
Dick CostoloCOO, Twitter and Founder and CEO, FeedBurner
Hugh CreanFormer CEO, Farecast (acquired by Microsoft)
Bob CrimminsCo-Founder, iMedExchange
Dennis CrowleyCo-founder, foursquare
Darren CrystalFounder and CTO, Photobucket.com
Matt CutlerChief Marketing Officer, Visible Measures
Andy DaleManaging General Partner, Montlake Capital
Richard DalePrincipal, Sigma Partners
Chris DeVoreGeneral Partner, Founder's Co-op
Howard DiamondChairman of the Board, Rendezvous Entertainment
Christopher DixonFounder & CEO, Hunch.com; Co-Founder, Founder Collective
Don DodgeDeveloper Advocate, Google
Adam DoppeltCo-founder, UrbanSpoon
Dave DrachManaging Director, Microsoft Emerging Business Team
Eran EgozyCo-Founder and CTO, Harmonix Music Systems
Roger EhrenbergManaging Partner, IA Ventures
Geoff EntressVenture Partner, Voyager Capital; Founder's Co-op Member
Brad FeldManaging Director, Foundry Group
Tim FerrissAuthor, Advisor, Investor
Bill FlaggPresident and former Co-Owner, RegOnline
Bob FrankstonEvangelist, IP Everywhere
Daniel GaffneyCEO/Director, Brightleaf Corporation
Michael GaissSenior Vice President, Highland Capital Partners
Renny GleesonGlobal Director of Interactive Strategies, Wieden + Kennedy
Michelle Jacobson GoldbergPartner, Ignition Partners
Greg GottesmanManaging Director, Madrona Venture Group
Mike GrandinettiManaging Director, Southboro Capital LLC
Dayna GraysonPrincipal, North Bridge Venture Partners
Steve HallManaging Director, Vulcan Capital
Jean HammondEntrepreneur and Investor
Rob HayesPartner, First Round Capital
Chris HeidelbergerCEO, Nexaweb
Joe HeitzebergCTO, WhitePages.com
Darren HermanChief Digital Media Officer, The Media Kitchen, Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners
Will HermanMassively parallel entrepreneur
Peter HershbergAngel Investor; Co-Founder, Reprise Media
Tom HigleyCEO, Iggli
Steve HirschExecutive Consultant; Founder's Co-op Member
Eric HjerpeVenture Partner, Atlas Venture
Kirk HollandGeneral Partner, Vista Ventures
Matt Van HornBusiness Development Manager, Digg; Co-founder, Zimride
David HoseFounder, Ideas and Plans
Josh HugCEO & Co-Founder, Shelfari.com
Ben HuhCEO, Cheezburger Network
Nabeel HyattFounder, Conduit Labs
Jennifer HymanCEO, Rent the Runway
Enrique Godreau IIIManaging Director, Voyager Capital
Alex IskoldFounder & CEO, AdaptiveBlue
Brett JacksonEntrepreneur & Investor
Nathan KaiserCo-Founder & CEO, nPost
Jeffrey KalmikoffChief Creative Officer, skinnyCorp and Threadless
Steve KaneEntrepreneur and Investor
David KarpFounder, Tumblr
Alec KarysChief Technology Officer, Startup Advisor, Mentor, Coach
Warren KatzFounder and Chief Executive Officer, VT MÄK
Tom KellerManaging Director, TechStars
Glenn KelmanCEO, Redfin
Shane KimStrategic Advisor
Alex KingFounder of CrowdFavorite.com, former founder of FeedLounge.com and Original Contributing Developer, WordPress
Zach KleinChief Product Officer, Boxee; Co-Founder, Vimeo.com
Alex KnightCEO, EDGE Labs, LLC
Will KohlerGeneral Partner, Summerhill Venture Partners
Evan KorthProfessor, NYU
John LandryDirector, Investor, and Entrepreneur
Margaret LawrencePartner, Pilot House Ventures Group
Michael LazerowChairman & CEO, Buddy Media
Wendy LeaCEO, GetSatisfaction.com
Ben LererCo-Founder & CEO, Thrilllist.com; Partner, Lerer Ventures
Sam LessinFounder & CEO, Drop.io
Rich LevandovGeneral Partner, Avalon Ventures and Masthead Ventures
Joey LevinCEO, Mindspark Interactive Network, IAC
Seth LevineManaging Director, Foundry Group
Dan LevitanCo-founder & Partner, Maveron
Melinda LewisonInvestment Manager, Bezos Expeditions
Howard LindzonCreator, Wallstrip, StockTwits and Biltmore Venture Partners
Eric LitmanChairman & CEO, Medialets
Andy LiuCEO, BuddyTV; Founder's Co-op Member
Don LoebVP of Partner Services, FeedBurner
Rebecca LovellExecutive Director, Northwest Entrepreneur Network
Ethan LowryCo-founder, Urbanspoon
Janis MachalaManaging Partner, Paladin Partners
John MaloneyPresident, Tumblr
David MandellSenior Marketing and Communications Executive and Entrepreneur
Eric MarcoullierFounder and CEO, Gnip and Founder, MyBlogLog
Krista MarksGeneral Manager, Disney Online Kerpoof Studios
Hilary MasonLead Scientist, Bit.ly
Mark MaunderFounder & CEO, Feedjit.com
Bill McAleerManaging Director, Voyager Capital
T.A. McCannFounder & CEO, Gist
Dave McClureInvestor, the Founders Fund
Matt McIlwainManaging Director, Madrona Venture Group
Ryan McIntyreManaging Director, Foundry Group
Don McLaganEntrepreneur & Poet
Jason MendelsonManaging Director, Foundry Group
Jeremie MillerInventor, Jabber/XMPP & Telehash
Jamie MillerGeneral Manager, blinkx Desktop
Rich MinerPartner, Google Ventures
Chris MoodyFounder & President, Aquent On Demand
Howard MorganPartner, First Round Capital
Dave MorinSenior Platform Manager, Facebook
Matt MullenwegFounder, Automattic (Wordpress.com, Akismet)
Steve MunroeCEO and President, SANBlaze Technology
Kimbal MuskFounder and CEO, Medium and angel investor, Paypal, X.com
Charlie O’DonnellEntrepreneur In Residence, First Round Capital
Patrick O’DonnellCo-founder, Urbanspoon
Sean O’SullivanCo-Founder & Managing Director, Avego, Ltd.
Eric PaleyManaging Partner, Founder Collective
Neil PatelCo-founder, ACS, Crazy Egg, KISSmetrics; Founder's Co-op Member
Josh PetersenFounder & CEO, The Robot Co-op, Inc.
Michael PlattPartner, Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP
Jared PolisUS Congressman, Colorado 2nd District. Chairman, The Jared Polis Foundation and Founder of BlueMountain.com and ProFlowers.com
Raphael PoplockVP of Games & Revenue Strategy & Development, ESPN Digital Media
Bob PritchettCo-founder, President & CEO, Logos Research Systems, Inc.
Alex RainertHead of Product, foursquare
Sarah ReedGeneral Counsel, Charles River Ventures
Greg ReinackerFounder and CTO, Newsgator Technologies
Eric RichardVice President of Engineering, Compete.com
Niel RobertsonCEO of Trada
Antonio RodriguezGeneral Partner, Matrix Partners
Avner RonenFounder & CEO, Boxee
Micah RosenbloomEntrepreneur & Seed-stage Investor
Lisa RutherfordTwofish, Inc.
Bijan SabetGeneral Partner, Spark Capital
Andy SackExecutive Director, TechStars Seattle & Managing Partner, Founder's Co-op
Dave SchappellFounder and CEO, TeachStreet; part-time Twitterer @daveschappell
Ron SchmelzerFounder and Senior Analyst, ZapThink
Naveen SelvaduraiCo-Founder, foursquare
Bob SenoffManaging Director, New Millennium Partners
Justin ShafferFounder & CEO, Hot Potato
Dharmesh ShahCo-founder and CTO, HubSpot, and blogger - OnStartups.com
Chris SheehanManaging Director, CommonAngels
Pete SheinbaumFounder & CEO, Mandelbrot Project, Inc.
Tim SheyFounder, Next New Networks
Brian ShinFounder & CEO, Visible Measures
Matt ShobeUser Experience Designer, Google
Brad SilverbergFounding Partner, Ignition Partners
Sim SimeonovFounder & CEO, FastIgnite
David SkokPartner, Matrix Partners
Andy SmithCEO, DailyBurn
Kelly SmithFounder & CEO, Curious Office
Keith SmithCo-founder & CEO, BigDoor Media
Rex SorgatzFounder, Kinda Sorta Media
Jonathan SposatoCEO, Picnik (acquired by Google)
Jon SteinbergPresident, Buzzfeed
Lucinda StewartManaging Director, OVP Venture Partners
Reed SturtevantTechnology Entrepreneur
Joshua StylmanAngel Investor; Co-Founder, Reprise Media
Dave TaylorSerial entrepreneur, author, and consultant
Mikal ThomsenManaging Director, Trilogy Partnership
David TischDirector, TechStars NYC
Martin TobiasFounder & CEO, Kashless.org
Daniel ToddOwner, Bouncyhouse.com & Marketing Consultant, Globalmojo.com
Vinicius VacantiCo-Founder, Yipit
Kal VepuriFounder, The Trisiras Group
Todd VernonCEO, Lijit.com and founder of Raindance Communications
Claire WadlingtonPartner & CFO, FA Technology Ventures
Chris WandEntrepreneur and Investor
Bill WarnerFounder, Avid Technology, Inc.
Coach WeiCEO, Yottaa Inc. and Chairman, Nexaweb Technologies, Inc.
Albert WengerPartner, Union Square Ventures
Jay WesterdalFounder at Open Caller ID, DotMovie, and Credit Savers; Limited Partner, Founders-Coop
Nate WestheimerCo-Founder & VP of Product, AnyClip.com; Organizer, New York Tech Meetup
Fred WilsonPartner, Union Square Ventures
Tony WrightFounder & CEO, RescueTime
Edward YimFounder & President, Blue Moon Ventures; Founder's Co-op Member
Michael ZeisserSenior Vice President, Liberty Media Corporation
Ken ZolotSenior Lecturer, MIT and Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Advisors

Mitchell AshleyFounder, Converging Network
Julian Awad
Tim ConnorPartner, Sequel Venture Partners
Tom EganEntrepreneur
Terry GoldFounder, CEO, and President, Gold Systems
Ryan HunterFinancial Analyst & Head of Marketing, Wedge Partners
Paul JerdeDirector, University of Colorado Leeds School of Business and The Deming Center
Healy JonesAdvisor and Entrepreneur
Lee KennedyFounder, Bolder Search
Rick KlauGoogle Business Product Manager, Blogger
Sue KunzFounder and CEO, Solidware Technologies
Dana LampertFounder, Wiggio
Jim LejealFounder, Chairman, and CEO, Oxlo Systems
Ryan MartensFounder and CTO, Rally Software Development
Tim MillerCEO, Rally Software Development
Frank MoyesEntrepreneurship Scholar in Residence, University of Colorado
Jeff NolanVP, Corporate Development at NewsGator Technologies, Inc.
Jim PollockCEO, AWhere, Inc.
Lucy SandersFounder and CEO, National Center for Women & Information Technology
Mark SawyerPresident and CEO, Vico Software
Brad SchellFounder & Board Member, Sketchup (acquired by Google)
Chris ScogginsPrincipal, Sequel Venture Partners
Alan ShimelChief Strategy Officer, StillSecure
Jeff Steevesadvisor
Dan TheurerLeader, Partner Integration and Technical Evangelism team, Yahoo! Developer Network
Mark TortorellaMBA Intern, TechStars Boston
Sanjay VakilFounder & Leader, LuckyCal

 

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