One of the largest early-stage investors in the world, Trey Bowles is currently the Managing Director of Techstars where he runs two accelerator programs: Techstars Anywhere and Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth. 

Techstars is a pre-seed investor providing early-stage entrepreneurs access to capital, mentorship, and other support. 

Some of Trey Bowles’ other projects include InnoCity Partners, Dallas Entrepreneur Center, Dallas Innovation Alliance, Mayor’s Star Council, and other nonprofit organizations. 

Chapters:

(01:05) Trey Bowles Techstars

(04:00) Evaluating early-stage startups

(08:15) Accelerator vs venture money 

(13:55) Human capital and teams

(17:10) Emerging areas for new companies

(21:30) Advice on raising capital with little revenue

(25:45) Techstars application key points

(30:35) Questions Techstars asks in interviews

(33:05) Youth sports as a gem

(36:10) Creating financial projections 

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Trey Bowles:

Website: https://www.techstars.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/treybowles/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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