A Full Day In LA

I’m totally wiped out after a full day in LA that included a board meeting at Oblong, a 75 minute interview on This Week in VC, strange drinks at Volcano [...]

August 12, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Take A Chance On Yourself

One of the side benefits of blogging is the various inspiring emails I get from readers about different topics.  I got a great one yesterday that I thought addressed the [...]

July 11, 2010 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Give More Than You Get

Yesterday, I sent a note requesting something to a long time friend of mine who is an exec at a fast growing tech company.  I’m a tiny investor – not [...]

July 7, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

I’ve Failed Over and Over and Over Again in My Life

What a great short Nike commercial staring Michael Jordan.   “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.  And that is why I succeed.”

June 18, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Learning Leadership From The Movie 13 Days

I don’t care what your political orientation is, if you want an awesome two hour lesson in leadership watch the movie Thirteen Days.  It’s the story of the 1963 Cuban [...]

June 13, 2010 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Mr. Feld Goes to DC To Talk About Innovation

I’m in Washington DC again – this time to talk about innovation.  I’ve been here three times in the past year – the first time was to hear Bilski at [...]

June 10, 2010 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Google I/O Panel on VCs Who Code

The video from the second panel I was on at Google I/O 2010 – Technology, innovation, computer science, & more: A VC panel – is up.  Dick Costolo – the [...]

June 5, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Google I/O 2010 Panel on Making Freemium Work

A few weeks ago I was on two panels at Google I/O 2010.  The video from one of them – Making Freemium work – converting free users to paying customers is [...]

June 3, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Does More Money Motivate Higher Performance?

One of my blog readers – Boaz Fletcher – sent me an awesome video this morning from RSA Animate.  It’s 11 minutes long and is a fascinating lecture by Dan [...]

May 28, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Pick Your 2% And Own It

I’ve always enjoyed hanging out with Om Malik.  We’ve had a handful of nice, relaxed discussions about some deep stuff.  Last week I took a break from Google I/O and [...]

May 27, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld