Code Red

Many of the companies that we invest in are the leaders in their respective markets. Often they create the market. Sometimes they appear out of no where and dominate. And

December 14, 2011 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Great Board Meetings

I’ve had a string of great board meetings lately. They all had several similar attributes. There were no powerpoint slides: While each company has a substantive monthly reporting package, this [

October 5, 2011 · 3 min · Brad Feld

I Don't Hate Marketing

One of the jokes in my little universe is that “every time I hear the word ‘marketing’ I throw up a little in my mouth.” I’ve been joking about this

September 22, 2011 · 5 min · Brad Feld

Entrepreneurs Unplugged With Me – Part 2

Last spring Brad Bernthal and Jill Van Matre turned the tables on me and interviewed me for CU’s Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. Normally I’m the interviewer (with one of Bernthal or Jill)

September 9, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Tonight's Interview With Phil Weiser – Reflections On Serving In The White House

Tonight I’ll be interviewing Phil Weiser, currently the Dean of CU Law School, on his experience serving in the Obama Administration. We will be doing this in the Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf

September 7, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Be The First Mover

Recently I wrote a post titled Competition where I listed out a set of topics that summarizes my philosophy around competition. I’m involved in a lot of companies, many of

August 1, 2011 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Remote Board Attendance Via Skype

I’ve been on a number of board calls this month while I’ve been in Paris. About half of them have been via Skype; the other half have been standard audio

July 31, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Competition

I think about competition all the time. Every company we invest in aspires to lead whatever market segment it is in. In many cases, they want to create entirely new

July 15, 2011 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Note To CEO's: Decisions Come From You, Not The Board

I had two similar experiences last week where I heard from employees of two different companies that I’m on the board of. In each case, a senior exec said something

July 11, 2011 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Angela Baldonero's Philosophy On Interviewing

I can’t remember when Angela Baldonero joined Return Path, but she’s been there for as long as I can remember. I invested in Return Path eleven years ago at the

July 7, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld