False Reassurance

The Covid crisis has generated an extraordinary amount of what I like to call “false reassurance.” Consider how many times you heard something general like the following some time in

January 27, 2021 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Founders Mental Health in the Time of Covid

Mental health has been an issue among tech entrepreneurs for a long time, but has been exacerbated by the stresses of the Covid crisis. On March 31, I wrote a post

September 3, 2020 · 3 min · Brad Feld

There's No Downside to Trying Therapy

I got a note from someone who recently saw my Techstars mental health video. He said that could relate to how I describe depression as the “absence of joy.” He

August 4, 2020 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Energize Colorado Free and Low-Cost Mental Health Care

The Covid crisis has generated, or amplified, a number of separate crises. One of them is a mental health (or mental wellness) crisis. As humans, our entire way of living

July 2, 2020 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Techstars Entrepreneurship & Mental Health Series

Techstars just released a 4-part original video series on entrepreneurship and mental health. I’m featured in one of the four short (< 10 minute) videos. If there was ever a

May 13, 2020 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Are You Having Trouble Concentrating?

Covid-19. Presidential Primaries. Gyrations in the Stock Market. Global Pandemic. Trisolarians arriving in their droplet to exterminate us. It’s pretty intense out there right now. Somewhere. Bu

March 3, 2020 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Freestyle's Leadership on Mental Health

Yesterday, Josh Felser of Freestyle Ventures wrote a post titled For the Love of Founders and their mental health. In it, he discussed his own struggles with mental health as

January 23, 2020 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Ten Percent Happier

Over the weekend, we spent time with a friend who works for Ten Percent Happier. I’ve explored most of the popular meditation apps in the past few years after getting

November 19, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Mental Health Hints for Entrepreneurs

Recently, I read a well-written article in Fast Company by Jon Dishotsky titled We need to be more honest about what tech culture is doing to our mental health. In

August 28, 2019 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Building A Daily Habit Through Streaks

Insight Timer popped up this message after my daily morning meditation yesterday. I’ve been meditating on and off for a while. But it’s been an on and off thing, not

August 20, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld