The Last Firewall – The Best Near Term Science Fiction

William Hertling is currently my favorite “near term” science fiction writer. I just read a pre-release near-final draft of his newest book, The Last Firewall. It was spectacular. Simply a

June 17, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Zen and the Art of Entrepreneurship

One of my favorite books of all times is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I read it every few years and recommend that every entrepreneur read it early

June 12, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Do You Publish Your Board Book To Your Entire Company?

Over and over again people talk about transparency. Many people assert they are transparent, or are being transparent. Few actually are. I was thinking about this last night while watching

June 5, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Announcing UP Global

Startup Weekend and Startup America Partnership are joining forces to create UP Global.  In addition to Startup Weekend, UP Global also runs Next, StartupDigest, and NYSE Big Startup. Marc Nager, the

May 23, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld

My Day1 Talk For Endeavor

When I was in Rio a few months ago for the Global Entrepreneurial Congress, I did a talk called “Day1” that Endeavor puts on. It’s a 20 minute presentation about

May 14, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Linking First and Second Editions of a Book in Amazon

When the Second Edition of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist came out, I was baffled that the books were listed as two separate Amazon items. The

May 8, 2013 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Book: Playing For Pizza

I needed some mental floss one night in New York last week when I was having trouble sleeping so I read Playing for Pizza: A Novel. My mom had recommended

April 25, 2013 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Book: Worm – The First Digital World War

I’ve been reading a lot more lately – mostly on the weekends – but I’m getting back into a good book rhythm. I can feel it helping my brain and

April 23, 2013 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Book: Tech and the City: The Making of New York's Startup Community

On Digital Sabbath #5, I read Tech and the City: The Making of New York’s Startup Community. I got through half of it on my flight home from New York on

April 22, 2013 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Feld Fiberhouse Is Now The Handprint House

The winners of the Feld KC FiberHouse competition, that I’ve done in conjunction with the Kauffman Foundation, is a company called Handprint! Handprint is working on some amazing 3D printing

April 17, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld