To Listen or Not To Listen

Yesterday, I was on a conference call with an entrepreneur that I’ve backed in the past. He wanted to walk me through the idea for a new business that he

October 4, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

What Is Your Password That Everyone Knows?

I was in a meeting today in Redmond when someone mentioned something about Passport and Live ID. It reminded me of something that happened a few weeks ago that I

October 4, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

BMOCA's Fifth Annual Art Auction

Amy and I love art – it is an integral part of our existence on this planet. The Boulder art scene – while modest by New York standards – is

October 3, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Book: Anonymous Lawyer

On my Q3 Vacation, I read Anonymous Lawyer and loved it. Jason – one of the lawyers in my life – just read it and had the following to say.

October 3, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Falling Down and Getting Back Up

There’s nothing quite like taking a major spill an hour into a 90 minute trail run – in the mountains – alone – early in the morning. At least it

October 3, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Magic of an Ice Bath

All serious runners know that ice has special properties and is a critical part of one’s recovery regimen (e.g. “Sore muscle? Ice it.”) However, I only recently discovere

October 3, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Crocs Gobbles Jibbitz; Gilead Absorbs Myogen

I woke up to two big local Boulder deals. The first hour of my day (usually 5am – 6am) is “reading time” – online newspaper, catch up on email, blogs – so

October 3, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

OpenView Venture Partners Launches

Congrats to my friend Scott Maxwell who just launched his new venture capital firm – OpenView Venture Partners. I’ve gotten to know Scott over the past few years while working

October 2, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

VC-Inside Out Podcast

Pascal Levensohn and his partners at Levensohn Venture Partners have started a new podcast on Venture Capital called VC-Inside Out. The first two episodes are up: (1) Six Early Warning Sign

September 30, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Annoying Term Sheet Things

Rick Segal is in the middle of a negotiation and is having some frustration with his co-investor – a “US VC” – around settling on a few terms that he

September 28, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld