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TechStars just launched today. David Cohen, a successful entrepreneur himself, is the managing director of the program. It’s a Y-Combinator style startup incubator program that will be happening this summer in Boulder. Programs like these can make a huge difference in the lifecycle and trajectory of early stage startup. Have a great idea, need a little capital to get it off the ground? A summer in Boulder, CO sound good? Check this out…

David has assembled the who’s who of the local startup, entrepreneur, and investor scene for the program. It’s an amazing opportunity to learn a lot from really smart people in a short period of time.

Brad Feld has posted a good blog post about the program here. The Boulder Daily Camera covered it in an article titled “TechStars set to rise over Boulder“. Also, David built the techstars.org site using a very cool product from another Boulder-based startup, HyperSites.

Apple announced the iPhone today. They delivered on expectations, it appears. Won’t be available until June, and only on Cingular. That’s ok with me, the features are amazing. Anyone want a t-mobile Razr or Blackberry?

Great coverage on Engadget here.

MacRumors has the play by play too. A picture is worth a thousand words, check ‘em out.

Update: Apple has updated the apple.com website with some great animated tours of the iPhone. You can see the touch screen and touch-nav in action.

I am pleased to announce that an NVA client, Desihits.com, has just launched their new website. The team has been working hard on this site for quite a while and its very cool.

What’s a desi you ask? A “Desi” is a term used to describe south-asians typically living outside of India. The founders, Anjula and Ranj Bath, (desis themselves of course) have a great eye and ear for talent and trends in the desi scene and have created an online magazine that brings together the latest in music and lifestyle for “the modern day desi”. They get their hands on pretty cool exclusive content and some of the Indian-infused hip-hop mash-ups are wicked. The company has a presence in Santa Clara, CA. and in the UK (London).

Stormlab, LLC. of Boulder, CO partnered with DesiHits on the site development.

Congrats to the entire DesiHits.com team for getting the new site launched. What a way to start 2007!