The 800 Pound Gorilla Problem

I was at a board meeting recently where the board and management was discussing the company’s market position. This is a strong company that leads its market and, as a

November 23, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Ether and the Scrum

Every day I get emails from entrepreneurs that make me think.  In this case, it’s from a friend who is on the fundraising trail.  He started off the email with

November 3, 2009 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Add Another Zero

Talking about scale and growth is hard.  Many people talk in percentages in pre-determined time periods (e.g. let’s grow revenue 100% next year).  I find this to be relatively useless. 

October 28, 2009 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Ask a Ninja on Net Neutrality

On the heels of the FCC doing what everyone expected them to do today with regard to Net Neutrality, I thought I’d remind you of the awesome Ask a Ninja

October 22, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Some Useful Articles on Net Neutrality

Yesterday I mentioned my strong support of Net Neutrality.  As part of this, I signed on to a letter from a bunch of VC’s and entrepreneurs to Julies Genachowski, the

October 22, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Your Morning Dose of Inspiration

Venrock – one of the oldest venture capital firms (40 years old and going strong) has released a magnificent book titled Shaping the Future: 40 Years of Innovation.  While self

August 27, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

A Small Set of Simple Moves

I heard the phrase “a small set of simple moves” a few weeks ago from someone and it stuck in my head.  Since then I’ve been thinking about it regularly

August 10, 2009 · 3 min · Brad Feld

My First Office – 875 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

Everyone remembers their first "X".  Last Thursday, I spent the day in Cambridge at the TechStars Boston office.  It’s in Central Square, just down the block from where I lived

July 20, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Interviews on TechStars, Venture Capital, and Angel Investing

I’m always happy to be “content.”  Following are a few interviews I’ve shown up in lately. Q&A with Brad Feld of TechStars: This is a nice short interview in Mass

May 30, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Random Meetings in a Car

I tried an experiment last week when I was in Seattle.  I did two of my “random meetings” in cars between things. I had a full day (a run with

May 23, 2009 · 3 min · Brad Feld