Data vs. Facts

The notion of “data vs. facts” made its way into several conversations today. I was at an interesting lunch today where we rolled around the in the idea of the different be

November 20, 2007 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Not Everything Works

You hear a lot about successful companies on most VC blogs. It’s a lot easier to talk about success than it is to talk about failure. Several weeks ago, The Enthusiast

November 10, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Thanks Dad

I just caught a post my dad wrote today titled Birth Of An Entrepreneur: Brad Feld. Totally unexpected – it made me smile a big smile. My dad knows me well,

October 25, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Your Revenue Forecast Is Wrong

I received several questions in response to my post titled The Purpose of Numbers on a Y Axis and my followup post titled The Lack of Numbers of Y Axis

October 22, 2007 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Know What You Suck At

Before I call it quits on the damp Sunday night in Colorado, I thought I’d leave you with a thought that came up in a conversation last week: “Know What

October 14, 2007 · 3 min · Brad Feld

CTO vs. VP Engineering

I went for a mountain run yesterday with a long time friend of mine.  In between panting, we spent about a half an hour discussing the differences between a CTO and a

October 14, 2007 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Staying Organized

Ok – enough of that announcement stuff on a Sunday morning (although I can’t resist inviting you again to the CSIA DEMOgala 2007 event.) I regularly get emails that ask

October 7, 2007 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Passion Is Critical But Not Sufficent

A few weeks ago I met with Brett Familoe and Zach Hubbell of the Pursue the Passion project. A gang of four – Brett, James, Noah, and Zach are recent

September 6, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Lighten Up / Tighten Up

As I was writing my previous post about The Constipation of Scale I got an email from a co-investor talking about a CEO / CTO conflict. It had an interesting phrase

September 5, 2007 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Serial Entrepreneurs and What Motivates Them

The WSJ has an excellent article titled The Secrets of Serial Success. The “serial entrepreneur” is a mysterious beast and entrepreneurship sociologists have been poking and prodding

August 20, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld