Mark is a Managing Partner at Techstars, the number one startup accelerator in the world. Previously, he co-founded Highway 12 Ventures (an early-stage venture capital firm) and has been in startups since 1995 when he joined Atlantic Capital Group, a Boston-based private equity firm as a general partner. He’s been a board director of many Highway 12 portfolio companies and is the past Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association. Deeply passionate about Boise and Idaho, he is on the advisory board of the College of Engineering at Boise State University. He pens his thoughts on startups and entrepreneurship at his blog – To Write Is To Think. He enjoys mountain and road biking, trail running, photography and getting lost in the backcountry of Idaho with his family and friends.