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

In Boulder on Monday 10/15 Talking About Startup Communities

My friends Phil Weiser and Brad Bernthal at Silicon Flatirons (who are a big part of the book Startup Communities) are hosting me in Boulder on Monday for a “Crash

October 9, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

MakerBot Is Hiring Software and Manufacturing Engineers

MakerBot is hiring a lot of folks but they have a two specific needs that are unique. If you fit the description, or know someone who does, please reach out

October 8, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Hacker News For Startup Communities

I’m a huge admirer of Hacker News – it’s one of the sites I look at every day in my Daily reading routine. I scan the links, often click through

October 8, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Founders: The Problem, The Solution, and Why We Give A Shit

Are you watching The Founders Season 3 on TechStars.TV? If not, why not? Episode 2 (and Go!) is below – it echoes the points made yesterday in my post If You

October 7, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

If You Can't Explain What You Do In A Paragraph, You've Got A Problem

Here’s an email exchange that I had in the past 24 hours with an entrepreneur. Remember, I try to answer all of my emails and be responsive to any inquiry

October 6, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld