David Tisch brought Techstars to New York City as its founding Managing Director and has spent years building the local startup ecosystem through programs like Founders NYC, positioning himself as a long-term community builder rather than just a capital provider. He maintains an unusually product-obsessed approach to investing, spending significant time using founders' products directly and giving tactical feedback based on his own experience building consumer apps like Spring, while arguing that early-stage funds shouldn't over-optimize for ownership since backing the best founders matters more than exact percentage owned. David Tisch brought Techstars to New York City as its founding Managing Director and has spent years building the local startup ecosystem through programs like Founders NYC, positioning himself as a long-term community builder rather than just a capital provider. He maintains an unusually product-obsessed approach to investing, spending significant time using founders' products directly and giving tactical feedback based on his own experience building consumer apps like Spring, while arguing that early-stage funds shouldn't over-optimize for ownership since backing the best founders matters more than exact percentage owned.