MakerBot Deals, TechStars Cloud, and Convertible Notes

Before we invested in MakerBot, we bought and assembled a Thing-O-Matic. When I say we, I mean me, Jason, and Ross. It took us about 20 hours (Jason and I

September 13, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Behind The Making of I'm A VC

On This Week In TechStars #6, David Cohen interviews Jason Mendelson on the making of our hard hitting documentary on VCs music video “I’m A VC.” The interview happens in Jason

September 12, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Reflecting on 9/11

To everyone who lost someone close to them on 9/11 – I’m sending you every bit of good karma that I can today. While I was in New York that

September 11, 2011 · 9 min · Brad Feld

Doing Conference Keynotes And Lectures Remotely

I get asked to talk at a conference on a daily basis. I’m flattered by the interest, but it’s impossible for me to accomodate even a small percentage of the

September 10, 2011 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Entrepreneurs Unplugged With Me – Part 2

Last spring Brad Bernthal and Jill Van Matre turned the tables on me and interviewed me for CU’s Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. Normally I’m the interviewer (with one of Bernthal or Jill)

September 9, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

BigDoor Acquires OneTrueFan

Today one of our portfolio companies BigDoor announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based OneTrueFan, a community and web check-in company. We invested in BigDoor a little over a year ago and

September 8, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Tonight's Interview With Phil Weiser – Reflections On Serving In The White House

Tonight I’ll be interviewing Phil Weiser, currently the Dean of CU Law School, on his experience serving in the Obama Administration. We will be doing this in the Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf

September 7, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld

I'm A VC

In the “if you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at” category, I present the video I’m A VC. The formal press release, Foundry Group Premiers Documentary Film

September 6, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

TechStars In Tuscany

I’m back in Boulder after living in Paris for the month of July and Tuscany for the month of August. I had an incredible time in both places, got a

September 5, 2011 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Start With Customer Experience

I was reminded of the importance of starting with the customer experience while I was watching this brilliant video from WWDC 1997 of Steve Jobs. In the video, Jobs appears

September 4, 2011 · 2 min · Brad Feld