Feld Thoughts

APRIL 5, 2016

Every entrepreneur out there should grab a copy of The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future by Steve Case and read it. ” This is an important book that I think will stimulate a lot of thinking about the future for any entrepreneur. If you don’t know Steve, you’ve probably heard of him.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2021

I remember clearly a phone call on 12/1/2000 where Len called me from NYC. He was one of the first lawyer-turned-entrepreneurs I worked with, which helped me appreciate the importance of law in business and the importance of business judgment in the law. We then wandered around the Baruch College buildings talking some more.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). Led By Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. Boulder As A Laboratory. Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). Principals of a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

And, rather than rational and helpful thoughts for entrepreneurs, it often brings out the schadenfreude in even the most talented people. We entrepreneurs have been spinning that line for decades in every boom cycle. I learned this lesson 127 times between 2000 and 2005. It’s simply not true.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

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. But more importantly, it reminded me of how often VCs b t each other and entrepreneurs. VCs play this game with VCs all the time. But is wasn’t always this way.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

In this case, BigDoor gains access to a team of incredibly talented entrepreneurs (led OneTrueFan co-founders Eric Marcoullier and Todd Samson ), thousands of publishers, and tech that fits perfectly into BigDoor’s gamified loyalty platform. When there is a great fit, I love seeing our portfolio companies make acquisitions.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 16, 2013

As I’m coming out of my depression, I’ve been reflecting on the hundreds of emails I’ve gotten from entrepreneurs, investors, friends, and people I don’t know talking about their own struggles with depression. I used to joke that ASPs (remember that term) were the mom and pop businesses of the late 90’s early 2000’s.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period. ” So, while Apple, Costco, and FedEx benefited, the PR would be more credible if the SBIC was trumpeting iconic companies created after 1990 or even 2000, especially where the lead investors (rather than follow on investors) had SBIC capital.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 22, 2010

Jon Nordmark, a well known Denver entrepreneurs who founded eBags is running the program. John previously ran a fun program called Startup Basecamp – I was at the one in 2000 where my infamous “bowling and get wasted test” (actually, just the description) made an appearance.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 8, 2015

It was part of a more extensive series on Depression, entrepreneurs and startups. While the line between stress, deep anxiety, and depression often blurs, most entrepreneurs struggle with broad mental health issues at various points in their lives. Q: How common is the issue of depression in the startup world?

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Through YEO, I got to know Mike and Cindy (who is also an entrepreneur and was in YEO) very well. In 2000, Mike co-founded AvidXchange and has been building it ever since. A few years after Amy and I moved to Boulder, Mike and Cindy sold their first company and moved to North Carolina.

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