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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. “I’d say about a third of the companies were people in Colorado already and they obviously stayed and of the remaining 7 companies a year or so there or four of them ended up staying. All the results by the way are up on line. It’s techstars.org/results.”.

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CU Boulder’s New Venture Challenge 10th Anniversary

Feld Thoughts

Stephanie Copeland, former president of Zayo Group and current executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The entire experience was foundational for me, both as an entrepreneur and an early angel investor (I started investing in 1994 after I sold my first company at the end of 1993.).

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Moving To Homer, Alaska

Feld Thoughts

While we have a home in Homer, where we will be for the next three weeks, we still call Boulder, Colorado our home. By the end of 1994 I had a staff job, reporting to the co-chairmen of AmeriData where I travelled all over the US helping with acquisitions and generally causing trouble. But we came very close to moving to Homer in 1995.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Integration With The Rest of Colorado. Angel Investors Must Be Organized. Comments of any sort are welcome and encouraged! The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Boulder As A Laboratory. Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000).

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