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Exciting news from #Techstars today - we announced a shift to a two-term schedule, bringing more opportunities to founders than ever before! 🚀 Read more about this move and the scope of opportunities that it presents to founders below:

We've started a CodeBase Highlands & Islands page. If you want to find out about upcoming Techscaler events, activities and other tech startup related content give it a follow!

What's your excuse? If there's a problem, solve it. Since moving here, I've encountered challenges in networking within Vancouver's limited tech scene. In response, I launched Vancouver.dev in May. 📈 Now, we have 800+ members and are growing. Because I'm delivering value: 🔄 In person Events - I've been hosting diverse events, ranging from Dev Demo Day to Coffee Chats. 🔄 Innovation - Folks at our community not only connects but also collaborates on innovative ideas. Four projects born out of Vancouver.dev this year: 1️⃣ ThriveUp by Qingyue(Annie) Wang 2️⃣ Resumivise(https://lnkd.in/gKKb8A87) by Pooria Taghdiri & Alja Čekada 3️⃣ OpenBC by Sam Huo, Toki Hossain and Yang Su 4️⃣ BudgetEats (https://lnkd.in/gvUef2X7) by Hairun Huang & Siya Yang 👀 Vision I want to see Vancouver becoming a leading tech hub. 🤔 How? It's a complex process, but communities like Vancouver.dev is a start. By joining forces to build startups and generate attention, we can attract more VCs and businesses. 📅 Upcoming Moving forward, we will host more diverse events, resume our Dev Demo Day, and potentially introduce DevTalks. We're also gearing up for a hackathon - "Hackcouver" next year. If you're a tech enthusiast or developer, feel free to join us https://vancouver.dev/

Just coming back from NYC tech week. As a former New Yorker, would love to share some thoughts: (1) NY Tech Week is the best tech week of all, and I see the quality and quantity of events improving every year. (2) What made New York Tech Week so great was the amount of people coming from all over the world and states. You see a wider range of startups, and everyone is doing different things. (3) While New York Tech Week is viewed by many as an excellent opportunity to connect with VC, the founders make all the difference. I have learned so much and all the cool products everyone is building, such as Ruby Nguyen tool for writers. And a special thanks to Miles Scherrer for teaching me many things, from how to pivot and then to grow. (4) Bonus Insight: My focus this year shifted towards talking to founders, thanks to our work on SeedHustle.ai's smart VC database. Once I stopped putting pressure on myself to pitch to VC, the conversations were richer, the networking more authentic, and overall, the experience was much more fulfilling. And then networking stops, and making friends starts. #newyorktechweek

Hope you’re having a productive day. Even if you’re killing it today, there still may be times you wish you could chat with a peer going through (…or who’s been through) the same thing. This new local community might be just the place. Looking for support as a tech founder or top-decision maker in a tech oriented small company? Check out this post and all the reasons this founders’ group might be perfect for you:

Today, #venture7 team shares with you how to create communities. Let's learn how a startup utilized the power of community to compete against major players such as Apple and Google. It's an amazing story of a startup entering into a category that typically required significant capital for product creation, but instead, they managed to achieve success with a lean team and limited capital. #product #engineering #innovation #productengineering

#pitchandrun is my favorite recent example of how to build a great community. First off, it's a ridiculously simple idea. Nihal Mehta got into running, trained for a marathon, etc., but also has a family and kids--so he decided to be time efficient and combine his need to get some miles in with the constant requirement to stay connected to founders as a VC. He put out a simple format and stuck with it--a no-one-left-behind run of a short to moderate distance and said, "Hey, wanna meet me? Join me on a run." He layered on some simple community features, like getting to join a group chat after a certain amount of participation, a hashtag, etc. and now I would say that #pitchandrun is easily one of the best and most supportive communities in NYC--and it has also grown to other cities as well. This wasn't three-dimensional community hacker chess. It was just authenticity, openness, consistency and simplicity, compounded over time. Whatever you're into, find a way to make it easy for others of entry-level ability to join in, do it regularly, and support not only their participation but their own passions outside of the activity. That's the key to a great community and there are tons of art appreciation, volunteering, kayaking (ah-hem), improv, code learning, book club, etc. communities just waiting for someone to build into the fabric of NYC tech and beyond. When you do that, I'll jump at the chance to feature and support it in the nextNYC weekly event newsletter (http://next.nyc) because it all makes doing the really hard work of startups that much more fun and supported.

REASON 3: Why you should consider joining a tech founders community: 🚀 A sanctuary from start-up stress. Welcome to a Non-Judgmental Haven for tech founders and top-decision makers! 🤝 See 9 more irrefutable reasons to consider joining a community like this. https://lnkd.in/gefQkPe2 In our community, we're all about supporting each other on the path to success. 💡 Yes, it's true! Imagine a place where innovation thrives, and collaboration knows no bounds. 🌱💪 Learn more about us: https://www.tfycgroup.com/ #TechFounders #InnovationHub #StartupSuccess

Wow, the past three months have been a wild ride! 🤠 It's been beyond intense, especially with #DemoDay right around the corner from our (Anne Hunger) #newborn's due date. But you know what? Everything fell into place! 🧘♂️ The Techstars #Austin team–Amos Schwartzfarb, Caroline T., Dani Rose, Tiffany Mendoza, Colin Gardiner, Jesse Chambers, Andy Ambrose–has been exceptional at guiding all of us in this cohort. Helping us ask the right questions to deeply understand what makes our respective businesses tick, and pulling which “levers” to have maximal effect and impact on our goals. Thank you for setting us up to building focused, scalable business on sound foundations. 🚀 ❤️ A heartfelt thank you to our mentors Jing-ta Chow, Kevin King, Kristina Kennedy, Heidi Hubbeling Leach, Marshall Coover, Michael Johnstone, Michael Morton, Anna Turos and many others! Your unique insights, connections, and mind-bending questions have meant the world. Your time, patience, and trust haven't gone unnoticed. Can't wait to keep this journey going together. We have exciting news in the pipeline! If you couldn't make it to #DemoDay, no worries—check it out below. We'd love to hear your thoughts! And hey, in the spirit of #givefirst, I'm more than happy to connect you with other startups in our cohort (Tagged below). They're all tough, formidable, and amazing founders and great people —handpicked from over 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ applicants for a reason. 😊 Britney Winters, Ellery Kreloff, Craig Goodwin 🔥, Gina Zaghi, Harry Park, Lauren McCullough, Leah Guesman, Luke Connally, Miguel Olivo, Rene Valdez, Sara Filipčić, Shaina Shiwarski, Sola Lawal, PhD 💜🦒💜, Stephanie Daniel, Sophie English Smith, Steve Daniels, Yazeed Sabri & Thanks Sam Tansey for producing kickass videos! https://lnkd.in/e3qqXjPN #parenttech #gluxkind #ai #startups #smarttech #techstars #yc #babytech #parenting #smartparenting