Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try.

Thanks to my buddy Alex Iskold at Adaptive Blue for my new t-shirt. $DO || ! $DO ; try try: command not found That describes my marathon and life philosophy

June 30, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Latest Pile of Books

It’s summer time and I’ve once again been powering through a bunch of books.  Amy and I are heading to our place in Homer, Alaska tomorrow where I’ll likely continue

June 30, 2008 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Emergence of Defensive Patent Commons

Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article titled Tech Giants Join Together To Head Off Patent Suits.  It describes the efforts of a new organization named Allied Security Trust who’s

June 30, 2008 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Month 1 of TechStars and Other Fun Things

Month 1 of this year’s TechStars program is over.  Andrew Hyde captures the sights and the people of TechStars in a fun three minute video. While you are at it,

June 28, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

FAS 157 – Another Annoying Accounting Provision

I feel like bitching about FAS 157 today.  I was at the annual meeting for one of our LPs yesterday and there was a long discussion about the impact of

June 27, 2008 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Unintended Consequences of Hybrid Vehicles

I heard a "superb" cynical statement today.  I have no idea if it is factually correct, have no data (empirical or anecdotal) to support it, but it is such a

June 26, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Being First, The Economy Doesn't Matter, and The Origin of TechStars

I’ve got three great posts for you this morning to interrupt the long essays that my marathon addled brain has been pumping out. First Mover vs Fast Follower – Who

June 26, 2008 · 2 min · Brad Feld

It's The Little Things – Or Why Windows Mobile Contact Search Sucks

There is a great Bill Gates email from January 2003 titled Windows Usability Systematic degradation flame that is making the rounds on the web.  I love a good rant and

June 25, 2008 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Devver is Looking for Feedback from Ruby Hackers

One of this year’s TechStar’s companies – Devver – is building web-service tools for Ruby developers. They are taking the tools that Rudy developers already use and putting the

June 25, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Best J.C. Penney Ad

I haven’t shopped at J.C. Penney – well – ever.  I imagine my mom bought me some clothes from there since I grew up in Dallas (J.C. Penney’s headquarters).  If

June 24, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld