The Deathstar Rises

I sat stunned this morning as I read that AT&T (the “new name” for SBC) is going to spend $1 billion on a branding campaign. For that? Now, I’m well

December 29, 2005 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Web's Unintended Consequences

When I saw my first demo of the World Wide Web at an MIT Athena Cluster in 1994 (it was Freshman Fishwrap – among other things – running on a

December 28, 2005 · 3 min · Brad Feld

409A – Tying Up Loose Ends

This is our last post on 409A until the IRS issues more guidance or accepts some of the comments it has received during the comment period. In other words, we

December 28, 2005 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Spam, Haiku, and You

Spam, Haiku and YouDelicious, scary, nastyFunny short movie Thanks Alex, Matt, and Chris

December 28, 2005 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Suggestions for CEO New Year's Resolutions

Scott Maxwell at Insight Partners has a list of his top 10 possible New Year’s Resolutions for Emerging Growth Company CEOs. While all are good, #10 is the most important.

December 28, 2005 · 1 min · Brad Feld

409A – Mythbusters

Perhaps the only upside to the 409A panic in the start up world has been some of the urban legends that have already popped up. Jason and I aren’t your

December 27, 2005 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Implementing the Google Map API

When I woke up this morning, I decided that I wanted to see how hard it was to implement a map using the Google Map API (god only knows why I

December 27, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld

409A – IRS Update – Maybe The Sky Isn't Falling

On Friday, Jason and I received an early Festivus / Hanumas gift from an attorney who asked to remain nameless, but we thank him nevertheless. He clued us in to

December 26, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Sputnik vs. Atlas Shrugged

I spent a delightful few days in Aspen with Amy, my uncle Charlie, and his wife Cindy. My first computer experience was at a Frito-Lay office in Dallas when I

December 26, 2005 · 3 min · Brad Feld

IceBug Shoes

I’ve been training for my next marathon (The Miami Marathon on 1/29/06). Given that it’s winter in Colorado I’ve been spending a lot of time on my treadmill to avoid

December 26, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld