Startup2Startup Boulder - Ultimate Platform Hotness Smackdown (June 30, 2009)

David Cohen (moderator) is the founder and Executive Director of TechStars. David is a founder of several software and web technology companies including Pinpoint Technologies (now ZOLL Data Systems) of Broomfield, Colorado. While at ZOLL Data Systems, David was also the CTO. The company was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) in 1999. You can read about it in No Vision, All Drive [Amazon]. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com, which was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006.

Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for over twenty years as a software developer & entrepreneur, startup advisor & angel investor, tech blogger, and internet marketing nerd. Dave is currently a venture capital investor at Founders Fund and runs FF Angel, a seed-stage investment program, and fbFund REV, a micro-seed incubator program for startups building Facebook-related apps and websites. His passion is helping startups with marketing, product strategy, and startup metrics, and he is an investor in over 30 companies including 1000 Markets, Canopy Financial, CreditKarma, DailyBurn, EventVue, KISSmetrics, Mashery, Mint.com, Simply Hired, SlideShare, TeachStreet, Twilio, and UserVoice, among others.

Jeff Clavier is the Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 50 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, communities, search, gaming or consumer infrastructure, almost exclusively in Silicon Valley. With over 20 years of operational, entrepreneurial and venture capital experience, Jeff is able to add relevant perspective and value to his companies as they grow from inception to maturity, and hopefully, success.

Howard Lindzon is the founder of Wallstrip and Stocktwits. He blogs at HowardLindzon.com and is a partner in a private-equity fund, Knight's Bridge Capital Partners.  Howad is an avid entrepreneur and is focused on his current hometown, the great city of Phoenix.  He moved there to play golf, but now rarely does. His hobbies include driving his kids to activities and staying awake.

Ryan McIntyre is a VC, musician, husband and dad. He is also the co-founder and Managing Director of Foundry Group, a new $225m venture fund focused on early-stage investments in the software/internet/IT sandbox. He also continues to manage part of the portfolio at Mobius Venture Capital, where he has invested in companies such as Glimmerglass, Postini (now part of Google), Sling Media (now part of EchoStar), Technorati and Xythos (now part of Blackboard).