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Profiles on 2017 Boulder City Council Candidates

Feld Thoughts

On October 19th, Engage Boulder is hosting a breakfast with me from 7:30am to 9:30am to discuss the past, present, and future of Boulder. I’ve lived and worked here since 1995 so I’ve seen, and be involved in, a lot of the evolution of our city over this period of time.

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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. It can’t be underestimated just how influential hosting such an event can be on the future tech economy and jobs in Ireland. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin. It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year.

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Yes, the robots will take you job, but…

Start Up Blog

In 1995 $10 of that $100 might have went into getting filmed developed. And no, the Government or your Boss won’t save you, or pay you to learn any of them. In fact, there are currently more than 500,000 app developers in the USA alone. A job that didn’t exist pre smart phone. The money always gets spent, saved or invested.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

Netscape and Opsware, which he helped found, went public with single-class share structures in 1995 and 2001, respectively. We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Pierre Omidyar founded AuctionWeb in September of 1995, and its rise to fame is legendary. While it is a lesser known category, using your own backyard and home to host dog guests as an alternative to a kennel is a large and growing business. Once again, this is an asset against which the marginal cost to host a dog is near zero.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I put a development team together, received a grant from the Canadian government, and worked with the University of Victoria to develop an innovative ad network Artificial Intelligence system, and now we’re in business changing the landscape of advertising forever.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When my co-founder Mohan Balachandran and I initially considered names for our company, which offers HIPAA compliant hosting and integration tools for healthcare technology teams, we wanted our company name to represent action, so we chose the verb to catalyze rather than the noun catalyst. Thanks to Michael Harris, Uproar PR ! #15

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