Talking About Failure

I’ve noticed a pattern in many of the VC and entrepreneur blogs I read – very few people ever talk about failure. Failure is a key part of entrepreneurship. As an [&

June 23, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Cowboy Coding

Nick Bradbury, one of the great programmers that I know, has a post up about his approach to working out new ideas. He also has a few hints about things

June 23, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld

What Do You Do?

Yesterday was my 13th wedding anniversary. Amy and I went out to dinner at the Flagstaff House with Seth and Greeley who were celebrating their 3rd anniversary. We had a

June 22, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Newmerix Says Hello To SAP Customers

When Niel Robertson – the founder and CTO of Newmerix – started talking about his idea for a set of “next-generation software quality assurance” products aimed at packaged

June 21, 2006 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Next Generation Advertising

A blog reader pointed me at the new JWP creative ads that are up on The Huffington Post web site. I think they are absolutely brilliant, although Amy suggested that

June 21, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

better code == better business blog

One of my portfolio companies – Klocwork – has started a blog called g2zero: better code = better business in conjunction with New Rowley – a technology research and analysis co

June 21, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Online Mapping Problems in Boulder

My buddy Ryan McIntyre – who is in the process of moving to Boulder – gives a great example of an issue with our friendly neighborhood online mapping services and

June 21, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

When Does An Entrepreneur Need "Experienced Help"

A blog reader who I know and have worked with in the past asked me the following question: I was interested in your thoughts on when entrepreneurs realize they need

June 21, 2006 · 3 min · Brad Feld

This Is Really, Really Fucking Brilliant

One of my favorite words is “fuck” – I’ve always viewed it as one of the most versatile words in the human language. My mom used to cringe whenever I said it [&

June 19, 2006 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Term Sheet: Compelled Sale Right

Every now and then I run into a new VC term in a term sheet that I’ve never seen before. My legs tremble with excitement as I stare at the words

June 19, 2006 · 2 min · Brad Feld