Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford, we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society was grappling with. Berkeley, and Hacking for Oceans at both Scripps and UC Santa Cruz.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2013

In yet another insane move by government against entrepreneurs and job creators, the Colorado PUC is proposing a new set of rules that would shut down Uber in Colorado. Government supporting powerful incubants (the taxi industry) that are threatened by disruptive innovators through regulation. And tell everyone you know.

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OnlyOnce

APRIL 5, 2020

(This is the seventh and final post in a series documenting the work I did in Colorado on the Governor’s COVID-19 Innovation Response Team – IRT. I am normally a small government guy. As for our federal government’s economic responses, that’s a different story. Other posts in order are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6.).

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Board Effect

JULY 23, 2023

Two tools stand out as the most effective for higher education strategic planning — proven models of strategic planning and software solutions for good governance such as those offered by BoardEffect. Now is the time for colleges to take a thoughtful, data-informed approach to strategic planning.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

And Feld should know – he’s been an integral part of the startup community in Boulder, Colorado, and has seen the entrepreneurial scene there (and in other parts of the United States) flourish and grow. Entrepreneurs are hard wired to take action; government leaders focus on creating policy.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 2, 2019

For those not familiar with the Bell, it is a research and advocacy organization focused on economic mobility in Colorado. As he went through his presentation, it became clear that while Colorado is home to a booming economy that many of us enjoy, there are many others in our state who are being left behind.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2010

Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to inform you that the Colorado government recently enacted a law to impose sales tax regulations on online retailers. Regrettably, as a result of the new law, we have decided to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado.

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 30, 2020

His friend, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (who I’d met a briefly couple times over the years), had an idea of starting and rapidly scaling up a task force in the state government and wanted to tap a private sector entrepreneur to lead the effort.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 16, 2012

On Saturday, Colorado Senator Mark Udall publicly opposed PIPA. I’ve been talking to Mark and his team for about a month about this and I’m incredibly proud of him for taking a stand on this issue. It’s no wonder that Coloradans are contacting my office in increasing numbers – voicing their objections to PIPA.”

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2015

While there has periodically been improvement on the margins on the issue, I think our federal government has broadly failed us on this front. The program in Colorado follows a similar approach with one major difference. The post Trying Something New On Immigration In Colorado appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 23, 2020

I’ve decided to focus all of my government-related energy on helping at the state level in Colorado, especially around business and innovation. Amy and I have decided to focus our philanthropic resources in Colorado with a focus on healthcare, food, and economic stabilization. More are coming this week.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2010

Colorado HB10-1193 – also known as the “Amazon Tax” – really upset me as I wrote about in Amazon Fires Its Affiliates in Colorado (Including Me) Because of Colorado HB 10-1193. I’ve enlisted my friend David Binetti to crank up another Twitter Campaign To Repeal Colorado’s Internet Tax.

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OnlyOnce

APRIL 4, 2020

(This is the sixth post in a series documenting the work I did in Colorado on the Governor’s COVID-19 Innovation Response Team – IRT. Bringing someone in from the private sector to run a public sector team only works when the rest of the team is incredibly knowledgeable about how the machinery of state government works.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2020

Our Colorado governor, Jared Polis, displayed an amazing act of leadership in his response to what I consider a question posed in an extreme and divisive way yesterday. Colorado Gov. Polis is Colorado's first Jewish governor. pic.twitter.com/noJqbqVObZ — Next with Kyle Clark (@nexton9news) April 15, 2020.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 22, 2015

” Andy Alsop , an entrepreneur in Santa Fe who has spent a lot of time in Colorado, sent me a note with some thoughts about his view and experience from working as an entrepreneur in Santa Fe. I asked if he’d write a longer post from his perspective and he took me up on it.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2012

I heard the word “connector” several times yesterday at the Colorado Innovation Network summit. This was used to define a role for many of the constituents in the COIN summit which included entrepreneurs, government, university, and big company folks. As a result, it sits in the center of a lot of activity.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2021

ESG investing includes environmental, social and governance investments and falls under the umbrella of “socially responsible investors” that care both about impact and profits. Governance focuses on the leadership demonstrated within the company and looks to a multitude of factors such as diversity, pay and the overall company ethics.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 4, 2020

We encourage all Colorado-based software and professional services businesses to consider this policy. While the government can give us parameters and constraints we are going to have to have to carry them out on a daily basis. A number of tech companies led the movement to work from home, including a group of us in Colorado.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” “Colorado’s growth appears to be slowing, which may allow everyone to take a breath and lower the civic temperature. It could have done a better job encouraging creative design of new buildings that better fit their surroundings.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. Governance. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5%

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2013

UberDenver and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick are hosting a rally at Galvanize after the Colorado Public Utilities Commission holds a public hearing on proposed rules changes that could shut UberDenver down. I’ve had a number of private conversations since I wrote my post The Colorado PUC Trying to Shut Down UberDenver.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

My longtime friend Marion Jenkins, CEO of IT consultant QSE Technologies wrote what I think is one of the most eloquent and well thought out rebuttals to the proposed Colorado “Software Tax” (HB 1192). My family and I have lived in Colorado (Centennial) for nearly 12 years. With his permission I’m posting it here in its entirety.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

City governments : Why some are better than others at nurturing local startups. On the third day of the conference we will provide a deep look into what’s going on here in Colorado. That Kauffman report of densest startup communities actually had four Colorado cities in the top 10 (Boulder, Ft.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Colorado, specifically Denver, is in the final 20 cities bidding on Amazon’s HQ2. While I’m glad Denver approached it the way they did, focusing on strength and resources of the community rather than by throwing dollars at Amazon, our state government still provided plenty of financial incentives.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 18, 2012

.” “This will push the new energy economy for Colorado,” Ritter said. “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. .” “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. Related articles.

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 27, 2010

Why don’t federal, state and local governments make it easier for startups to launch, grow and thrive? Colorado’s governor is proposing fast-tracking a software tax to be effective March 1. I realize these various governments need to raise tax revenue. Learn how you can speak out against Colorado HB 1192 here.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. It seemed that back then the US government recognized the importance of attracting the best and brightest from around the world. So he decided to start his company in Canada. He was fortunate.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 26, 2010

In times of fiscal challenge you can always count on government to come up with some pretty bad ideas to fund deficits. The bill as it is currently constructed would place a tax on all software purchased or installed in Colorado. We’ve invested in companies that have created thousands of jobs in Colorado.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. The Governor of Colorado was there promoting Colorado as a hub for blockchain and distributed ledger technology. ETHDenver , which took place Feb.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Colorado houses existing tech giants such as IBM, Oracle and Lockheed Martin, as well as an emerging and thriving startup scene. Colorado is the number one relocation destination in the US for skilled workers ages 25 to 44. Denver has more tech startups per capita than any U.S. Abundance of highly-educated and committed talent.

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2016

We talked with two dispensary owners from pioneering states: Mitch Woolhiser, owner of Northern Lights Cannabis Company in Denver, Colorado, and Lincoln Fish, CEO of OutCo Labs, which manages the dispensary Outliers Collective in San Diego, California. If you have a criminal background, you may not be eligible to open a dispensary.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2015

I have deep respect and admiration for two our Colorado’s congressman – Michael Bennet (senate) and Jared Polis (house) – each which have worked very hard on immigration reform – and have learned a huge amount from them, including how hard it is to get things done in Washington.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 29, 2013

The National Day of Civic Hacking is the first of a yearly event created by the White House to gather Citizen Engineers and have them use newly accessible government data to improve their communities and our entire society. In Denver, the site is focused on open data from the State of Colorado and called Hack4Colorado.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2017

In moments of political despair, Amy reminds me that we have three branches of government. The first was a conversation Jason and I had with senior staffers of a non-Colorado senator. This was reinforced by two things this week.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 29, 2020

Parents, many of whom have been trying to balance work, parenting and being school teachers, are getting frustrated and worn down; on top of that, they don’t know what’s coming this summer and if their kids will be able to go to camp.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

He extended an invitation to me to come out to the Academy in Colorado Springs to address the cadets and meet the faculty. Then it was on to Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy. Army, wasn’t an independent military branch until 1947, set up their academy in 1955 in Colorado Springs. Military Academies.

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