What's Old Is New Again

I know I’m getting old. I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments

October 28, 2014 · 2 min · Brad Feld

When VCs Don't Bullshit You

I know many entrepreneurs who feel that VCs have played them, gamed them, deceived them, or bullshitted them. But this doesn’t only happen to entrepreneurs. VCs play this game with

July 31, 2014 · 5 min · Brad Feld

Why The SBIC Doesn't Work For Venture Capital Anymore

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. There are so many things wrong in the article

July 28, 2014 · 8 min · Brad Feld

When VCs Invest Together, Does Ability or Affinity Matter?

I woke up to a bunch of VC related things in my twitter stream this morning. I had a nice digital sabbath yesterday so I was a little surprised by how much

June 29, 2014 · 6 min · Brad Feld

Why VCs Should Recycle Their Management Fees

I’m an investor in a bunch of VC funds. Some of them recycle their management fees; others don’t. I’ve never really understood why funds don’t recycle their management fees. Un

May 28, 2014 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Spending The Day With Another VC Firm

A few weeks ago Hunter Walk and Satya Patel of Homebrew, a one year old seed-stage VC firm that my partners and I are investors in, came and spent the day

May 27, 2014 · 2 min · Brad Feld

My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

I often get asked how I ended up becoming a venture capitalist. When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s

January 2, 2014 · 5 min · Brad Feld

A Quality Benchmark for Accelerators: The Global Accelerator Network

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the

October 15, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Business Love

“Passion is temporary. It doesn’t last long. Love is enduring. And that’s the important thing. If we all had love in our lives to the degree that we should, it

October 10, 2013 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Paul Berberian Interview on This Week In Startups

I’m a big fan of Jason Calacanis’ show This Week In Startups. I usually run naked (no headphones) but when I listen to something it’s usually an interview or a book.

September 29, 2013 · 2 min · Brad Feld