I’m a Venture Optimist

Yet again an article in the New York Times bemoaning the demise of venture capital – this one is titled Maybe We Should Call Them Venture Pessimists. “Optimism is in

January 28, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Fly – Episode 2 – The Band Plays On

Howard Lindzon produced 4 minutes of fucking poetry.  Episode #2 of the Fly.  I’m not even sure I can spell all of those words.  Hilarious. Remember – turn off the

January 28, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Glue Keynoter: Mitch Kapor

One of the really fun things about working with Eric Norlin, the creator of Defrag and Glue, is watching how he evolves the agenda from a conference from idea to

January 27, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

I’m Done With Handshakes

I’m been fighting through one of the worst colds I’ve ever had.  I started feeling crummy on Friday, spent the entire weekend in bed, suffered through work on Monday, and

January 27, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Boston Marathon Charity Numbers Available

In 2006 I ran the Boston Marathon as a Charity Runner for The Michael Lisnow Respite Center.  I had a tremendous Experience At The Boston Marathon even though I got

January 23, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Entrepreneur Magazine – VC or Angel Money

My monthly column in Entrepreneur Magazine is up (and on the newsstands).  This month’s article is titled VC or Angel Money? and has some suggestions for how to think about

January 23, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

NCWIT Board Evolution

I’ve been involved in helping start a number of non-profits.  One of them – National Center for Women & Information Technology – has surpassed my wildest expectations.  Lucy Sanders and

January 22, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Boulder AWS Anonymous Email Group

Boulder AWS Anonymous held its first meeting last week, and there were eleven attendees despite the fact that the meeting had been inadvertently scheduled at the same time as Obama’s

January 22, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld

An Apple in the White House?

Today’s Washington Post article titled Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages was no big surprise.  However, while I was taking a shower (in a hotel in the Houston

January 22, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Boulder Startup Exec Email List

Are you a VP or C-level exec at a Boulder (or Denver) based startup?  Eric Marcoullier, the CEO of Gnip has created a Boulder Startup Exec Email List.  It’s open

January 19, 2009 · 1 min · Brad Feld