The Last Marathon Of The Year

Tomorrow I’m running the Philadelphia Marathon, which will be the sixth marathon I’ll do this year and the last one for 2011. This year I’ve done marathons in Cincinnati, Madison

November 19, 2011 · 3 min · Brad Feld

College Is Like A Sandbox

I spent yesterday at University of Michigan with my partner Jason Mendelson (he’s a two time grad – economics undergrad and then law school.) This was my first trip to

November 18, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

founders@yourcompanyname.com

Today’s “founder hint of the day” is to create an email address called founders@yourcompanyname.com and have it automatically forward to all the founders of your company. I interact

November 17, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Sphero Makes Popsci Best of What’s New 2011

I am so psyched about the launch of Sphero. I’ve got mine (one of the first 10 made) and the line is gearing up to start shipping them out soon.

November 16, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Brad Feld's Amazing Deals: Invisible Shoes

If you are a running enthusiast you’re going to love today’s Brad Feld’s Amazing Deal. Today’s deal takes the barefoot running phenomena to its logical conclusion. Invis

November 16, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

American Censorship Day Is Tomorrow (11/16/11)

There are two very disturbing bills making their way through Congress: Protect IP Act (PIPA – S.968) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA – H.R.3261). These bills are coated in rhetoric

November 15, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

My FarmVille Gumball Sheep

A week ago, Fred Wilson wrote a post titled Etsy Gift Finder. In it he described a new Etsy feature that uses your Facebook friends info to suggest gifts for

November 14, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Startup Colorado's Year One Initiatives

We launched Startup Colorado last week as part of the Startup America Partnership. I’m co-chairing this effort with Phil Weiser (Dean of CU Boulder Law School) and Jan Horsfall (CEO

November 14, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Real Cost of Patent Trolls

James Bessen, Jennifer Ford, and Michael Meurer of BU School of Law have written a phenomenal paper titled The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls. Rather than be politically

November 13, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Standing Cloud Raises $3 Million

My friends at Standing Cloud have closed another $3 million financing from us (Foundry Group) and Avalon Ventures. They’ve also added a long time friend, co-investor, and amazing entrepreneur Wi

November 10, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld