Government and Universities Should Use the Word "Convener" More

I heard the word “connector” several times yesterday at the Colorado Innovation Network summit. I gave the final speech of the day after being in Chicago in the morning to

August 30, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Megaupload and the Future of Multi-tenant Services

This is a post by Dave Jilk, a long time friend, business partner, and CEO of Standing Cloud. While the words are his, I agree 100% with everything he is

June 15, 2012 · 5 min · Brad Feld

The Stealing Jobs From Foreign Countries Act

Yesterday I was with yet another non-US entrepreneur who is struggling to get the right visa to stay in the US and build his company here. This entrepreneur happens to

March 1, 2012 · 3 min · Brad Feld

How Federal Government Can Help Entrepreneurship

This afternoon in Boulder I’ll be on a panel as part of the White House Startup America Roundtable. If you weren’t invited to the event, there is a web site

May 9, 2011 · 5 min · Brad Feld

Learning Leadership From The Movie 13 Days

I don’t care what your political orientation is, if you want an awesome two hour lesson in leadership watch the movie Thirteen Days.  It’s the story of the 1963 Cuban

June 13, 2010 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Bullshit of Government Statistics

I just got the following breaking news alert from The New York Times. “U.S. Economy Adds 290,000 Jobs in April; Jobless Rate Rises to 9.9%” Let’s parse this.  The first

May 7, 2010 · 3 min · Brad Feld