Hillary Clinton's Initiative on Technology & Innovation

Yesterday Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative on Technology & Innovation at Galvanize in Denver. I skimmed it quickly and was pleased with how substantive it was. I pondered what Trump’

June 29, 2016 · 3 min · Brad Feld

For Here or To Go

It’s 2am on Friday and I’m awake because Brooks the Wonder Dog is afraid of thunderstorms. His approach to them is to literally try to climb under my body while

June 24, 2016 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Foundry Group Urges Boulder To VOTE NO on 300 and 301

This year’s local election in Boulder is a critical one. The city that we love risks shutting its doors. While the business community in Boulder has contributed immeasurably to the

October 16, 2015 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Announcing the Global EIR Coalition

Yesterday morning, over scrambled eggs and smoked salmon with Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital (he had yogurt), we talked about immigration reform and our broken immigration system. Both Jeff and I

April 16, 2015 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Trying Something New On Immigration In Colorado

I’ve been working on the Startup Visa since I first wrote about it on 9/10/2009 in my post The Founders Visa Movement. While there has periodically been improvement on the margins

March 31, 2015 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Boulder Startup Community Members: Help Fund the Code for America Fellowship

If you are a founder or employee of a startup in Boulder and want to increase the overall effectiveness of our local Boulder government, please help us fund the Code for America Fellowship in

March 25, 2015 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Net Neutrality Napkin

A few weeks before the FCC vote on Net Neutrality, I spent the weekend in Las Vegas with my dad. He recently wrote a beautiful post about his side of the

March 7, 2015 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Some Final Thoughts on the FCC and Title II Ahead of Tomorrow's Vote on Net Neutrality

Tomorrow, the FCC is expected to vote on a proposal for new rules around Net Neutrality. The vote is likely to be 3-2 in favor of the rules, split along

February 25, 2015 · 7 min · Brad Feld

Martin Luther King's Speech – I Have A Dream

As an almost daily writer, I occasionally feel that something I’ve written or said has long term impact and meaning. Today is not one of those days. Instead, I give

January 19, 2015 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Boulder Shouldn't Municipalize Its Energy Utility System

I’ve sat in the background and expressed my opinion privately on the energy utility municipalization issue in Boulder. It’s been one where the debate and exploration so far has been much m

October 26, 2014 · 5 min · Brad Feld