We’ve tried our best to stay off of just about every radar so far. That came to an end last week when Galen Moore from MassHighTech visited TechStars. Galen was the first reporter invited into TechStars’ new Boston (actually Cambridge) digs. He was looking to write a day in the life of the TehcStars’ first Boston class. The result: Fast pace, less funding define TechStars.
“It’s like a year or two of company life in three months,” said Mike Monaghan, whose company, TempMine, is building an online temporary staffing marketplace. Heads down, founders tilt at business obstacles — crashing through walls, as Monaghan put it — until one of the program’s mentors or advisers points out an easier way. “They can say, ‘Whoa. There’s a door two feet over. Here.’”
So there you have it, our first press. Next time we’ll be ready to say a bit more.
