Society after World War II discovered a new passion to solve social problems and include the excluded, and all sorts of institutions( including orphanages, institutions for mentally retarded persons, homes for unwed mothers, youth detention centers, etc.) were phased out, with their residents often in effect kicked out from where they had lived for years.

David Cohen

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Twilio is a great example of a company executing tremendously well on its vision and delivering a beautiful set of products that solves real problems.

problems great vision beautiful

Rules designed to ensure competition ensure that innovators with new ideas can challenge incumbents on a level playing field.

challenge new competition ideas

People look up to Techstars because they get funded by Techstars; they go through the accelerator. What we do impacts what they do. What we care about we hope has a meta impact on those entrepreneurs and how they think about the world.

look hope people world

To have a diverse set of perspectives and backgrounds enables you to understand the market at large much more effectively.

market more understand you

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

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

help more you priorities

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.

meeting you coffee time

Clearly, there is a gender imbalance when it comes to venture cap... by David Cohen

Clearly, there is a gender imbalance when it comes to venture capital and entrepreneurship.

entrepreneurship gender venture

There are not enough female VCs in an industry so traditionally dominated by males. There are not enough female mentors who are actively engaged with female founders. We need women VCs and entrepreneurs to stand up, get loud, and help guide their peers.

stand-up stand women enough

My attitude is there are at least hundreds of interesting startups that are going to get going in every year.

going year attitude interesting

I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Sing... by David Cohen

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

over singapore done time