One Address Book To Rule Them All

It’s 2012 and the “contact information problem” is getting exponentially worse. I’ve personally been struggling with this for 20+ years since I remember going from a custom dat

July 13, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

We Versus I

I saw an email from a CEO the other day. In it, he said “I” over and over again. There were numerous places where he referred to “my company”, “my

July 11, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Tension of Confidentiality

I’m a huge believer in TAGFEE. But I also respect confidentiality. Every company approaches this differently and it’s important to recognize which context you are in. Following is an examp

July 10, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Missoula Marathon

Marathon #22 is in the books. I ran the Missoula Marathon today in 4:48:00. It’s my first marathon since the American River 50 Mile Race and it put the demons

July 8, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Joy Of Shipping A Day Early

Yesterday at 4:57pm I hit send in Gmail and submitted the final draft of my newest book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneur Ecosystem In Your City to my publisher (Wiley). I’ve

July 5, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Declaration of Internet Freedom

I started off my morning by reading the Declaration of Independence. I never get tired of reading it or pondering what was going on at the time. It’s hard to

July 4, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Conundrum of Email

I’ve just spent a month in Maker Mode. It’s been a powerful month and prompted a few posts like Have You Fallen Into The Busy Trap? which generated lots of feedback as

July 3, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

The Simple Formal Beginnings Of Feld Technologies

My first business partner, Dave Jilk, emailed me our original partnership agreement for Feld Technologies. It’s one page. We incorporated a month later as an S-Corp. It cost us

July 2, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Have You Fallen Into The Busy Trap?

Are you “too busy?” When someone asks you how you are doing do you immediately respond with something like “I”m incredibly busy?” If the answer is yes, go read the amazin

July 1, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Help Colorado Now Is Off To A Good Start

“While the fires in Colorado have calmed down and the firefighters are in the process of getting them contained, there continues to be plenty of fire danger as”

June 29, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld