When I started this blog, I decided that I would be open about my past failures and what I learned from them. The biggest thing I learned was that its better to fail fast. I made a ton of mistakes early on, and in many ways, built my successes on top of those failures.

Are you in the process of building a startup? Feel that you have it all figured out, but just need a place to cook the idea and be surrounded by like-minded individuals while being mentored by folks that have learned to duck?

Apply to TechStars, applications are now open.

You can read about one founders experiences or a mentors experience, or how one team member had to get punched in the face a couple of times before learning to duck.

But, more importantly, TechStars, like the budding startup community in Boulder brings a large amount of talent to a pretty small place. I have often said that I learned more in the hallways of the companies I worked at and with, then I have ever learned doing the job.

Have a startup? Apply to TechStars. The worst thing that will happen is you will get your first no out of the way.

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