Look Up and Don't Give Up

This is how I think about my work and my marathon running. We could all learn a lesson from this baby bear: Look up & don’t give up. pic.twitter.com/nm0McSYeqY —

November 5, 2018 · 1 min · Brad Feld

A Great Example of A Professor's Involvement With A Startup Community

I received a Silicon Flatirons email from Phil Weiser this morning in his role as Silicon Flatirons Founder and Executive Director. My partners and I, especially Jason Mendelson, have been very

November 2, 2018 · 4 min · Brad Feld

I Was That Kid. Were You? #MakingChangemakers

Watch the following one minute video and ponder whether or not you were that kid (or have one of those kids.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImEj53XTebk&feature=youtu.be I was totally that kid.

November 1, 2018 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Innovation and Venture Capital in New Jersey

If you are a fan of Startup Communities, there’s a lot going on around new initiatives on this front. Ian Hathaway and I are hard at work on a book

October 31, 2018 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Time Off To Vote on November 6th #TimeOffToVote

I have felt for a long time that election day in the US (by law, the first Tuesday after November 1) should be a national holiday. In some states, like

October 30, 2018 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Disagree and Commit

One of my favorite Bezo-isms is “Disagree and Commit.” I’ve seen it in articles a handful of times recently as the adulation around Amazon and Bezos’ management reaches a fever

October 29, 2018 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Pioneer In Skirts Sizzle Trailer

Amy and I are proud executive producers of the upcoming movie Pioneer In Skirts. It has been part of our activity supporting independent documentaries about gender diversity, especially in science

October 28, 2018 · 1 min · Brad Feld

DonorsChoose.org Book Match Day

Amy and I love to read. Growing up, one of my favorite places in the world was the hammock in our backyard with a book. As an adult, one of

October 25, 2018 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Silicon Flatirons GiveFirst Conference: Feld and Zell

I had a lot of fun at the Silicon Flatirons #GiveFirst conference last week and the smaller academic colloquium session the next day. It was a challenging topic, as we are

October 24, 2018 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Superhuman Change To My Current Email Tools

It’s 2018. I’m still an incredibly heavy email user. It’s the primary tool in my workflow and has been since the early 1990s. I’ve tried a lot of different things

October 23, 2018 · 2 min · Brad Feld