Inside Out

Tonight’s book was Inside Out by Barry Eisler, one of my favorite mental floss writers.  Several (four?) years ago when Amy and I were up in Homer, we became obsessed

July 7, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

God's Debris

On page 89, the book’s unnamed protagonist said “My brain hurts.”  I thought to myself, so does mine. God’s Debris is Scott Adams’ first non-fiction book (yes, that Scott

July 6, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Grumby

One of my favorite things about the month I spent each year in Homer is reading.  We don’t have a TV here and, other than going out to dinner for

July 5, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Great Week Off the Grid in Keystone with Books

Wow – I needed that vacation.  Sometimes it just catches up with me and I don’t realize how tired I am.  Amy and I were going to go to Paris

May 18, 2010 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Mastering the VC Game

Over the years, I’ve occasionally thought about writing a book about how venture capital actually works.  I no longer have to contemplate doing this as Jeff Bussgang has nailed it

May 3, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

You, Me & The U.S. Economy

I got anxious just reading the book You, Me & The U.S. Economy. Last Thursday, I had a beautiful dinner at Susan and Richard Casey’s house.  The Casey’s co-founded and

April 25, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Rework is Brilliant

I just read Rework, the new book by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson of 37Signals.  It’s fantastic.  If you are starting a business, or thinking about starting a business,

March 20, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Book: Daemon

If you read one book in 2009, read Daemon.  It’s unusual for me to recommend a book so early in the year.  Daemon is only my fourth book of 2009.

January 18, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Book: The Echelon Vendetta

I rang in the new year with some mental floss.  I found David Stone’s The Echelon Vendetta on one of our bookshelves in Keystone as I was looking around for

January 1, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld