33 David Cohen Quotes for You to Enjoy

David Cohen

American Businessman

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The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction. David Cohen

Best Data Direction Mentors Simply Opinions Present

Strong community and mentorship are the lifeblood of any successful entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it's exciting the Boulder is showing the world just what sort of impact these things can actually have. David Cohen

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In the rare cases where I've had to cut a company loose, I just tell them why and wish them luck and hope they learn something from it. I don't spend more mental energy on it than I have to, and I try very hard not to hold a grudge or try to negatively affect them either. It's just done for me. David Cohen

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I was lucky to have amazing mentors like Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. David Cohen

Amazing Mentors Like Brad Jason Lucky

In innovation, you're trying to create something from nothing. David Cohen

You Innovation Nothing Something Trying Create

If I'm an entrepreneur and I have an idea, and I don't have the development talent around me but I need to find a developer, I would do my selection just like I would with hiring an employee. David Cohen

Me Entrepreneur Would Find Selection Developer Idea Development Talent Like Employee Around Hiring Just Need

Focusing on the right priorities can help you do more faster. David Cohen

You Faster Focusing More Priorities Help Right

Meetings with no goal, also known as 'coffee shop' meetings, can be huge time wasters if you're not efficient with them. 'Always know why you're meeting, and make sure it's important - try to keep them to 30 minutes, max. David Cohen

I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Singapore, England, Denmark, all over. David Cohen

Time Spent Consulting Over Singapore Denmark Bunch Done England Actually

The future is going to happen in Toronto or Berlin or Bengaluru and not necessarily in the Valley. David Cohen

Future Valley Berlin Toronto Going Happen Necessarily

The more you're real with people, and the more you let people help you, the more they get to understand how you operate as an entrepreneur. The stronger that relationship is, then the more likely there's a future together in that relationship. David Cohen

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We believe that startups can be built anywhere. David Cohen

Believe Startups Built Anywhere

For most people, their home is their most valuable asset. Yet most of us don't take care of it. David Cohen

Home People Care Valuable Valuable Asset Take Take Care Most Us Asset

Company naming is a key part of the branding process, but it's subject to contrasting tastes and an illiquid domain name market that results in startups wasting their time during the branding process. David Cohen

Time Key Startups Market Results Part Name Naming Subject Domain Contrasting Tastes Process Company Wasting

Techstars is truly global; you'll see us continue to expand all our programs worldwide, including accelerators, our venture capital, as well as the UP Global programs including Startup Weekend, Startup Next, Startup Digest, etc. David Cohen

When fundraising, your network is critical. Leveraging it early and often is the key. Don't make the mistake of waiting until you need money to engage sources of capital. David Cohen

You Mistake Waiting Money Key Critical Network Until Make Sources Often Capital Engage Your Early Fundraising Need

When we talk about Techstars, we think of it as this worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. David Cohen

Think Worldwide About Network Entrepreneurs Talk Succeed Helps

I think entrepreneurs should demand transparency for startup accelerators. David Cohen

Think Startup Entrepreneurs Demand Should Transparency

There's no law that says you have to do what your mentor suggests. And the sooner you learn how to say 'no' confidently, the easier it will be to manage these key relationships. David Cohen

You Key Law Will Relationships Say Easier Says No Law Mentor Sooner Learn How Manage Confidently Your

At TechStars, I have the privilege of working with hundreds of the best and brightest start-up mentors on the planet. We coach our mentors to take a Socratic approach and to provide data rather than decisions. David Cohen

Best Approach Our Hundreds Data Rather Mentors Take Provide Privilege Than Decisions Planet Coach Working Brightest Start-Up

The two big startup killers are when there's just no market for what you are doing, and team problems. David Cohen

You Problems Big Startup Market Doing Just Team Two

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