Scott Ford is a Partner at Zigzag Ventures, empowers early-stage entrepreneurs to unlock their full potential through funding, AI, and a network of experts. With the AI-driven platform gozigzag.com, he enables entrepreneurs to create complete business validation roadmaps in under two minutes. Formerly the COO of Techstars, Scott expanded the accelerator to 50+ annual programs in 30+ cities across 13 countries, growing the portfolio from <$10B to over $160B. He presently teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has served as a company mentor and advisor for over a decade.