The Last Day of Hanukkah

Christmas is long gone. New Years Eve is over. The only stuff left is New Years Day, football (especially college), and – well – the last day of Hanukkah. Last

January 1, 2006 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Snowshoeing in Colorado

Amazingly, I’ve lived in Colorado for 10 years and haven’t ever gone snowshoeing. Since I lost my Pilates virginity this week, I figured I’d try a second kind of cross-training

December 31, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Practical 409A Valuation Question

In the spirit of the New Year, I’m trying to blog the questions that I’m getting that I think could have broad interest. Here’s another one. Remember – I’m no

December 31, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Pilates and Marathoning

Every good marathoner knows he should cross-train. Most of the ones I know struggle with “cramming it in” as marathon training already consumes at least ten hours a week.

December 30, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Investment Agents – Good or Bad?

Over the past year, I’ve regularly gotten questions via email on venture capital and entrepreneurship from readers of this blog. I always try to respond. A number of these questions

December 30, 2005 · 4 min · Brad Feld

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