All CEOs Should Be An Outside Director For One Company

This week I had two meetings with CEOs of companies we’ve recently invested in where the question of “what is an ideal board meeting” came up. I’m writing an entire

August 4, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Haiku Deck Helps Make Marketing Not Suck

I continually refer people to the post I Don’t Hate Marketing which is a great example of a bunch of chocolaty goodness all rolled into one little post. Now, my friends at

August 3, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

I'm Going to See Legitimate Front Play the Fox Theatre August 25th!

If you are in Boulder on August 25th, join me at the Fox Theatre at 8:30pm to see my partners Ryan and Jason debut their band’s album Off The Hook.  I’ve long

August 2, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

VCs Are Like D&D Characters

I spent most of the day yesterday at TechStars Boulder. Demo Day is a week away and I did my annual “talk about how to finance your company” thing which

August 2, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Work Diligently, Work Intelligently, Work Patiently and Persistently

The title of this post “Work diligently, work intelligently, work patiently and persistently” is a powerful line from S.N. Goenka that is part of magnificent blog post by Ben Casnocha titl

July 31, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

TechStars Boulder Demo Day – 8/9/12

On August 9th, TechStars in Boulder will wrap up with their annual Demo Day investment event.  If you’re an active investor and are interested in attending, send me an email and I’ll

July 30, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Lessons From Maker Hours

My shift from manager hours to maker hours is officially over. I’ve learned a lot the past two months about how I work and the challenges of trying to both

July 30, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Inspiration of the Olympics

I’m not a huge sports fan – in my house I’m the sports widow during football season since Amy is a total football fanatic (although she’s pretty down on the

July 28, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Justin Is Cancer Free!

Let’s end Friday on a high note. The recipient of our first Random Act of Kindness in support of my marathons is now cancer free! If you go out this weekend,

July 27, 2012 · 1 min · Brad Feld

It Comes With The Territory

The phrase “it comes with the territory” is one my dad said to me when I was a kid. I can’t remember the context in which I heard it for

July 27, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld