The Stealing Jobs From Foreign Countries Act

Yesterday I was with yet another non-US entrepreneur who is struggling to get the right visa to stay in the US and build his company here. This entrepreneur happens to

March 1, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Poke People In The Eye With Truth And Then Give Them A Hug

Indulge me while I think out loud. I’m trying to decide if I like the phrase “poke people in the eye with the truth” or not. Help me by reacting

February 29, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

My Gradual Shift From Skype to Google Hangouts

I’ve tried to aggressively shift to video conferencing instead of audio conferencing for anything longer than a 15 minute call. I’m also giving a lot of talks around the world,

February 28, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Verizon 4G MiFi Obliterates Hotel WiFi

On day two of my 14 day visit to Miami Beach, I realized that the hotel WiFi at the W Hotel was not going to work for me. Once again

February 27, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Retrospective Addiction Of A Madman Post Board Meeting

I love getting post board meeting emails that are retrospectives from execs in the meeting. This one came a week ago from Jeff Malek, the CTO and co-founder of BigDoor.

February 21, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Book: Inside Apple

I expect many of you have read at least one book on Steve Jobs and Apple since Jobs’ death. If you, like me, grabbed and consumed a copy of Steve Jobs by

February 20, 2012 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Learning JavaScript With Code Year

Six weeks ago I saw a tweet about a new thing from Codecademy called Code Year. It promised to teach you how to code in 2012. I signed up right

February 17, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

You Can't Motivate People

I’m sitting on my balcony on the ninth floor of a hotel overlooking Miami Beach thinking about motivation. Specifically, mine. I’m deep into writing the first draft of Startup Communities

February 16, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Startup Summer Colorado

One of the fun projects I am involved with is Startup Colorado, a community focused initiative to spur new company creation in Colorado.  One of Startup Colorado’s most promising projects

February 15, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Start-Up of You Debuts At #1

My close friend Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman’s new book The Start-Up of You is officially out. And – it’s #1 on Amazon. Not just in some obscure category like

February 14, 2012 · 2 min · Brad Feld