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Startups in the Boston area considering applying for TechStars Boston 2010<\/a> should bite the bullet and fill out that application today in order to receive an invitation to tomorrow’s special meet and greet with TechStars mentors.<\/p>\nThe event, dubbed TechStars For A Day<\/a>, will be held in Cambridge, Mass. and will provide startups with the opportunity to find out more about the TechStars program while getting some early networking under their belts. <\/p>\n Sponsor<\/em> While it isn’t possible to make a definitive correlation between TechStars’ events and nation’s VC funding climate, the cities TechStars is based in – Boston, Boulder and Seattle – is were the money is flowing. In December, the Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> that six out of the eight venture-backed companies that went public in 2009 were from outside of the Valley – two of which were from Massachusetts, one of which was from Seattle.<\/p>\n In attendance will be Shawn Broderick<\/a>, the executive director of TechStars Boston and founder\/CEO of TrustPlus<\/a>, TechStars founder and CEO David Cohen<\/a>, as well as many other Boston mentors<\/a>.<\/p>\n The deadline for startups to apply for TechStars Boston 2010 is midnight, Jan. 11.<\/p>\n Discuss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n