The House Advantage

As I watch Amy scurry around and put the final touches on our Homer house before we leave to go home to Boulder, I thought I’d stay out of the

July 31, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Polymath Haiku Award

It looks like I got 25 haiku’s in my haiku contest for a copy of The New Polymath.  After consulting with Vinnie Mirchandani (the book’s author) we’ve chosen Rini Das as

July 12, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Where's My Jetpack

I snuck another book in last night before I went to bed but was too tired to blog about it.  After The New Polymath, I felt like I needed something

July 10, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The New Polymath

Tonight’s book is The New Polymath by Vinnie Mirchandani.  Actually, it’s the book I read the last two nights as it was too much to get down in one night.

July 9, 2010 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Inside Out

Tonight’s book was Inside Out by Barry Eisler, one of my favorite mental floss writers.  Several (four?) years ago when Amy and I were up in Homer, we became obsessed

July 7, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

God's Debris

On page 89, the book’s unnamed protagonist said “My brain hurts.”  I thought to myself, so does mine. God’s Debris is Scott Adams’ first non-fiction book (yes, that Scott

July 6, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Grumby

One of my favorite things about the month I spent each year in Homer is reading.  We don’t have a TV here and, other than going out to dinner for

July 5, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Great Week Off the Grid in Keystone with Books

Wow – I needed that vacation.  Sometimes it just catches up with me and I don’t realize how tired I am.  Amy and I were going to go to Paris

May 18, 2010 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Mastering the VC Game

Over the years, I’ve occasionally thought about writing a book about how venture capital actually works.  I no longer have to contemplate doing this as Jeff Bussgang has nailed it

May 3, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

You, Me & The U.S. Economy

I got anxious just reading the book You, Me & The U.S. Economy. Last Thursday, I had a beautiful dinner at Susan and Richard Casey’s house.  The Casey’s co-founded and

April 25, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld