Naming Colorado’s Tech Scene

I suck at naming things.  I named my first company “Feld Technologies” (yeah, that was super creative, but I bet it made my dad proud.)  I learned an important lesson

July 8, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

TechStars: Episode 6: All Around The World

I spent the afternoon today at TechStars Boulder in the Bunker meeting with about half of the teams.  I’m delighted with the progress they are making – everyone is really

July 7, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

VCs on Twitter

Yesterday, I wrote about the new VC Blogger Network powered by Lijit.  A handful of VCs emailed me asking to be added to the network (which has been done).  There’s

July 7, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

VC Bloggers Network – Powered By Lijit

I’ve long been fascinated by venture capitalists who blog.  I’ve also spent a lot of time in and around various blog networks, as a participant, as an investor, and as

July 6, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Would You Want It If It Were Free?

The meme of “Free” is one again making the rounds.  I expect it reignited when Chris Anderson’s new book Free: The Future of a Radical Price (available on Amazon for

July 5, 2009 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Rick Dula – R.I.P. Rocky Mountain News Building

Amy and I are huge fans and collectors of Rick Dula.  We’ve got a number of pieces of his art of the construction of the new Denver Art Museum hanging

July 4, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Watching People Come of Age

One of the most satisfying parts of what I do is getting to work with people over a long period of time, starting early in their careers.  It’s one of

July 3, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Gnip Is Hiring Software Developers

Yesterday I posted that Trada is looking for a Test Engineer.  Gnip is also looking for software developers – three in fact: Senior Software Developer Senior System Adminstrator Senior Web

July 3, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Trada is Hiring for a Test Engineer + Support

Trada, one of our portfolio companies in Boulder, is looking to hire. They’re looking for a tech-skilled individual who thinks they can do just about everything, because they might be

July 2, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Unbearable Stupidity of Some Patents

If I told you that I had just filed a patent for “a system to sell equity in domain names”, I’d expect you to laugh at me.  I haven’t ranted

July 2, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld