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

FeedDemon 2.0 Is Coming

I’ve been using FeedDemon 1.6 RC2 (the version that synchronizes with NewsGator Online) for the past two months as my feed reader. I monitor over 400 blogs a day and

December 26, 2005 · 2 min · Brad Feld

409A – Fixes, Glitches and Hitches

An inevitable question to ask is “okay, the valuation firm came back and said the FMV of the last option grants should have been $.25 and the grant price was

December 26, 2005 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Candy Bar Sex

The Internet (and the candy industry) is always good for a little sex. It was another PayDay and I was tired of Mr. Goodbar. Then, I saw Miss Hershey throwing

December 23, 2005 · 1 min · Brad Feld

National Venture Capital Association Comments on 409A

Every VC’s friendly neighborhood trade association (the NVCA – National Venture Capital Association) just submitted an extensive and comprehensive comment letter on 409A to the IRS.

December 22, 2005 · 1 min · Brad Feld

More on Vijay The World's Most Desperate VC

Today, Vijay discovers the value of a napkin. Thanks Anita.

December 22, 2005 · 1 min · Brad Feld