Thought Leadership vs. Cult of Personality

In 2011, my now-partner Chris Moody (and then-CEO of Gnip, which I was on the board of) kicked my butt about my endless statements about hating marketing. His thoughts on

October 4, 2019 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Stillness Is The Key

Ryan Holiday’s new book Stillness Is The Key is out. I have a copy on the top of my infinite pile of books at home along with a copy on

October 1, 2019 · 1 min · Brad Feld

My 20 Minute VC Interview from September 2019

Harry Stebbings just released a new episode with me on the 20 Minute VC. I love how Harry uses all caps to title the episodes. 20VC: BRAD FELD ON WHY

September 30, 2019 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Ursus Maritimus

Just foreshadowing. We are going to the edge of the United States to see them. Experiencing this puts a lot of things in perspective for me. And, happy birthday mom.

September 25, 2019 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Fierce Prioritization

I heard this phrase at a board meeting today from another board member. Fierce prioritization What are the 30% of your activities that you should spend 100% of your time

September 24, 2019 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Perspective From Far Away

Amy and I have been in Homer, Alaska for the last ten days. Above is the view from the parking lot at the ocean in Anchor Point, which is literally

September 23, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Techstars Startup Weekend Boulder for Accessibility in Technology – Co-hosted with Google for Startups

I’m excited to share a unique Startup Weekend opportunity for the Colorado community. Startup Weekend has grown up quite a bit from its humble beginnings here in Boulder in 2007.

September 20, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Book: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

As Amy and I settle into our time in Homer, we spent a lot of last weekend (and the evenings) reading. We don’t have a TV up here, so our

September 19, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Book: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

Amy and I arrived in Homer this evening for some time in a different place. We are TV-free up here, so that means, well, books. She fell asleep early so

September 12, 2019 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Passing of Two of My Childhood Business Heroes

Two of my childhood business heroes, T. Boone Pickens and H. Ross Perot, died this year. Perot passed away this summer at age 89 and Pickens passed away yesterday at

September 12, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld