We Are All Just Dust In the Wind

Today, during morning coffee, as we were talking, Amy mentioned that she had already heard “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas, which is in heavy rotation on our Amy’s Faves playlist.

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Give First: Kindle Version Available Today

The Kindle version of Give First: The Power of Mentorship launched today and is available for 50% of the regular Kindle price. Brad the Book Salesman says, “Please still buy

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · Brad Feld

I Have Embraced Absurdism

“The human obsession with purpose is merely a distraction from the absurdity of existence.”  … Nikolai Gogol (unverified) Let’s start with existentialism. For a long time, I’ve belie

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Three Thoughts on AI and Life

From a friend I’ve known and worked with for 35 years. I responded with the following… I hope you aren’t wrong either. But, consider that you are also looking at

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Steve Ballmer's Tricks

In my car on the way back and forth between Denver and Boulder the past few days, I listened to The Steve Ballmer Interview on the Acquired podcast by Ben

June 13, 2025 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Being Full of Value‑Added Shit

My morning started early with a 6:30 a.m. drive to Denver to give a talk about Give First: The Power of Mentorship, which Erik Mitisek had organized for a group of

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · Brad Feld

30 Minutes of Awesome With Seth Godin

Wow did I need that this morning! I was feeling tired and a little down before our call. I slept until the last possible minute before starting a Techstars Managing

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Substack vs. X vs. LinkedIn vs. Medium vs. Blog

I’m so confused. I suppose that’s what you get when you hibernate from all things public for two years, then pick your head up and try to figure out the

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Is This What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works?

For your Sunday morning (or daytime) reading, take a look at Tyler Austin Harper’s article in The Atlantic titled What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works. Since coming

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Being Out And About At Public Events

I’ve been having a lot of fun at public events around the launch of my new book, Give First: The Power of Mentorship. I’ve got a handful of events left

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · Brad Feld