Total Failure at Summer Maker Mode

On May 24th, I wrote a post titled Shifting To Maker Mode For The Summer. I had full intentions of making this shift around Memorial Day and sustaining it until Labor

July 28, 2017 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Money Is A Consensual Hallucination

My favorite Onion article of all time (from 2010) is U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion. It starts off with some Bernanke brilliance.

July 26, 2017 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Center For American Entrepreneurship

A new non-profit organization, the Center for American Entrepreneurship, launched yesterday. While there are lots of non-profits supporting entrepreneurship, CAE is organized around the idea of engagi

July 25, 2017 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Pessimists' Future

An amazing book. But a dark, dark future. Or not, depending on whether or not you believe we are actually living in a computer simulation already.

July 24, 2017 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Contentment

Amy and I were at a delightful dinner with friends (new and old) last night who are deeply involved in Naropa. After a very long couple of days where I

July 20, 2017 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Legitimate Front's She on Rock Band

Readers of this blog likely know that my partners Jason and Ryan have a band called Legitimate Front. You also probably know I’m on the board of Defy Ventures. And

July 18, 2017 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Loneliness of an Entrepreneur

This showed up in my inbox the other day from a friend of 20 years. He’s been involved in a number of companies that we’ve invested in over the years

July 13, 2017 · 2 min · Brad Feld

America Is Pushing Entrepreneurship To Other Countries

Yesterday, the White House announced it was delaying and likely eliminating the International Entrepreneur Rule. This rule is the closest we’ve come to a Startup Visa, something I’ve been

July 11, 2017 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Startup Opportunities Flash Sale – Today Only For $0.99

My newest book, Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job, is available via Kindle for $0.99 today. If you are a fan of my books, a friend, or just

July 10, 2017 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Fair and Reasonable

I was on the phone with an old friend last week. We were talking about a few things around a negotiation, and he said something profound. “I just want things

July 7, 2017 · 3 min · Brad Feld