The Illusion of Product/Market Fit for SaaS Companies

“We have product/market fit.” “We are searching for product/market fit.” “We are raising this financing to find product/market fit.” “Our customer traction de

January 20, 2015 · 6 min · Brad Feld

The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015

I just saw my first proposal for a Coding School Rollup. As you are probably aware, 2014 saw the explosion of coding schools all over the US. These are typically four

January 7, 2015 · 3 min · Brad Feld

If You Want A Response, Ask Specific Questions

I try to respond to all of my emails. I’ve always been like this – it’s just part of my value system. I used to be annoyed by other people

January 5, 2015 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Kauffman Thoughtbook 2015

My friends at the Kauffman Foundation have released the Kauffman Thoughtbook 2015.  It’s a beautifully done, well-organized, and super rich with content web document about entrepreneurship. Ther

January 3, 2015 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Get Ready For Q115 Fundraising Insanity

One of the dynamics of going away for a month off the grid is that you come back to a wall of data. I’ve been absorbing it the past two days and

December 10, 2014 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Trap of Relative Value

Yesterday, at The Calloway Way event at MIT, I ran into Joe Caruso. I’ve known Joe for a while – we met through Techstars Boston, where he’s been a great

October 30, 2014 · 5 min · Brad Feld

What's Old Is New Again

I know I’m getting old. I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments

October 28, 2014 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Why Do We Still Have Airplanes?

I’ve been listening to the Hyperion Cantos on my iPhone while I run/bike (it’s amazing – I’m almost done with book two) and I’ve been wondering why we still have airplane

October 10, 2014 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Fostering a Startup and Innovation Ecosystem

UP Global just released a great new white paper titled Fostering a Startup and Innovation Ecosystem. As you might know, I’m on the board of UP Global and think they are doing

September 22, 2014 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Declaration of Independence

I love origin stories. The moment of the beginning of something new, or a key point in the founding of something, is always powerful to me. On the 238th birthday

July 4, 2014 · 7 min · Brad Feld