A $139 Million Elbow

I’m not in Steve Wynn’s league, but I’ve definitely damaged some of my own art (think dropping it on the ground, putting tape over the corner of something and watching

October 18, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Travel Is Good For the Toothpaste Industry

I finally had my bizarre TSA / toothpaste confiscation experience. It was bound to happen – I’m just surprised it took this long. Yesterday I went through security at DIA.

October 18, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

I Lead Better Than I Follow

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures has a great post up on why he prefers to be the lead investor in the companies he invests in.

October 16, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Board Meeting Rules

Following are some board meeting rules that were recently presented to me and my fellow board members by a CEO at one of his first board meetings at a newly funded early stage

October 16, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Meetings

Scott Converse (CEO of ClickCaster) has post summarizing his first board meeting. Todd Vernon (CEO of Lijit) does also (ok – his second board meeting.) Finally – Jeff Bussgang

October 16, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Pop Ups and Spam

Who said lawyers aren’t creative? Come on – it was at least one of you out there. Last night at the Kidstek 6th Annual Tech Leader’s Dinner, each of the 13

October 13, 2006 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Deals Deals Deals

If you haven’t tried Judy’s Book in a while (or ever), take another look. The “morph” is in progress to the place for smart shoppers.

October 13, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The First Board Meeting

Scott Converse – the CEO of ClickCaster – has a long and very personal post about his experience in the run up to his first board meeting. I’m sure he’ll

October 13, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Sync vs. Slurp vs. Spew

While I like TLAs, I much prefer short descriptive words. I’ve been living in the world of “sync” for a long time, dating back to when – as an early

October 12, 2006 · 3 min · Brad Feld

It Must Be Thursday

Whew – I just finished getting my daily feed dose from FeedDemon. I have a daily routine for when I’m home – get up at 5am, try not to wake Amy

October 12, 2006 · 3 min · Brad Feld