Detroit Free Press Marathon

Marathon #23 is complete. On Sunday, I finished the Detroit Marathon in 4:41:39. The two smiling faces next to me in the picture are Matt Shobe, who I’ve now done

October 24, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Announcing a Free Startup Communities Online Workshop From Cojourneo

When I wrote Startup Communities, my mission was to provide a framework for building a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in any city in the world. I am excited to announce that

October 23, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Colorado – Entrepreneurial By Nature

Some time ago a group of entrepreneurs including my partner Seth Levine came together to talk about how to promote entrepreneurship in Colorado and celebrate the fact that entrepreneurship has become

October 22, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Disorganized Mess of Shipping

Amy and I shipped the final draft of Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur yesterday. “If you are interested in this book, go pre-order it

October 21, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Random Act of Kindness – Jedi Max

“On Sunday I’ll be running the Detroit Marathon with a bunch of friends including my partner Jason Mendelson who is running his first marathon. Becky Coope”

October 19, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Separating Regional Economic Development Fact From Fiction

Today I read the following headline in the Boulder Daily Camera: “Phillips 66 to sell 432-acre campus in Louisville.” This was quite a reversal from the headline in the Denver

October 18, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Autographing the Kindle Version of Startup Communities

Every day someone shows me a Kindle and asks jokingly if I can sign Startup Communities for them. This is one moment when I wish I always carried a sharpie

October 17, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

F%^$ and f*&^%$#

As Amy and I continue to crank away on Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur, I learned a funny, perplexing, and strange thing. There apparently

October 14, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Power of a Deadline

If you’ve ever shipped anything, you understand the power of a deadline. It’s incredibly helpful to me as an investor to also be a maker, as I get to experience

October 12, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Kauffman Sketchbook on Startup Communities

I just finished up at Thinc Iowa and am heading to San Francisco for a few meetings tomorrow. I had an awesome time in the last 24 hours, especially last

October 11, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld