Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

An event called Startup Phenomenon is happening In Boulder on 11/13 – 11/15. It gets to the heart of how startup communities are developed and I’d love to have you join me at it. in terms of tech-startup density. in terms of tech-startup density. Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs.)

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 17, 2014

Yesterday, Kauffman Foundation released a study that provided empirical support for the Boulder Thesis that I came up with in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. Colorado has two – a 1 Million Cups in Denver and 1 Million Cups in Fort. Local networks thicken over time.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2013

A few weeks ago I did an event with Built In Denver where I interviewed Tim Miller and Ryan Martens, the founders of Rally Software , on their journey from a startup to a public company (NYSE: RALY ). The attendance at the event was roughly 50% Boulder entrepreneurs and 50% Denver entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 12, 2012

Last week Startup Colorado hosted the Startup America Regional Summit which was a gathering of the leadership of over 25 different Startup State efforts under the structure of the Startup America Partnership. Expand new tech meetups and open coffee clubs in Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

On November 9th, I’ll be helping launch Startup Colorado. Startup Colorado will be one of the regional initiatives under the umbrella of the Startup America Partnership. Startup Colorado is an initiative to make a meaningful impact on entrepreneurship and new company creation in the Front Range.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I’ve been involved in Startup Weekend events since Andrew Hyde held his first event in Boulder in 2007. One interesting development is the growth of industry-focused events and it’s especially exciting to see Entrepreneurs and Educators collaborating Education-focused Startup Weekends.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Colorado – Entrepreneurial by Nature is officially launching today in conjunction with Denver Startup Week. I’m awesomely proud of both efforts – they are great examples of how a Startup Community can be led by entrepreneurs.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

David Cohen image via Kathleen Lavine, Denver Business Journal. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Both provide excellent networking to investors, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

I’m intensely proud of both the amazing startup community in Boulder as well as the many significant companies that have been – and are being – created in the little town of 100,000 people I call home. Boulder is an incredible entrepreneurial community, and I enjoy being immersed in it. ”, I pondered.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2012

I heard the word “connector” several times yesterday at the Colorado Innovation Network summit. In both cities (Chicago and Denver) I gave a talk about Startup Communities using the Boulder Thesis as a framework. The Denver talk ended up going almost an hour and having a lot of Q&A.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 17, 2018

The lower costs and the vibrancy of the economic community turned Austin into a very attractive alternative to the Valley for both big and small businesses. Working in the startup industry, I can tell that Austin is among the best compromises between low cost of operations and structural opportunities to support business development.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

a new coworking and meeting space at the Springdale General social impact community in East Austin where you can only be a member if you are a social impact entrepreneur. Like our downtown location, meeting space will be provided at low or no cost to non-profits and community organizations, but unlike downtown there is free parking!

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Austin Startup

JUNE 22, 2018

About the time I was fed up with this endless cycle, I discovered coworking… Community. We all work together, collectively pursuing independent goals while building not just a network, but friendships? I started to think and talk about it… At the time I was still in Denver, knowing that soon I am on the move to Austin.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I wrote a chapter about this in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepre neurial Ecosystem in Your City explaining why and how CU Law has taken a different approach to the engagement of the of a university and the entrepreneurial community. Engage with the community. Step back and think about it a little.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2012

How to build regional entrepreneurial communities has just gotten it’s first “here’s how to do it” book. There’s probably no one more qualified to write this book then Brad Field (startup founder, co founder of two VC firms – Mobius and Foundry, and founder of TechStars.). Leaders and Feeders. Incubators and Accelerators.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

The panel will take questions and give stories and advice on startup sales from their vast wealth of experience in the entrepreneurial world. The W3 Method equips startups with the tools to articulate their strategy with their team, company, investors and customers. What are they buying? Why do they buy?

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Innovating in New York City Last week I wrote about speaking at the NYC Lean Startup Meetup. One of my other key takeaways from this, which I've known for a while and have been meaning to blog about, is just how vibrant the tech startup community is here in New York. There are many more per square mile in New York.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

While Foundry invests across the US, we’re based in Colorado and do our best to support the local startup ecosystem. However, I believe that Colorado (Boulder-Denver especially) is one of the best places in the country that you could “get involved” in the internet-software space. Glue is coming up at the end of May.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

While Foundry invests across the US, we’re based in Colorado and do our best to support the local startup ecosystem. However, I believe that Colorado (Boulder-Denver especially) is one of the best places in the country that you could “get involved” in the internet-software space. Glue is coming up at the end of May.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 27, 2018

He has helped bring success to car insurance companies like Progressive, Countrywide, Elephant, and now to Admiral Group’s latest high growth startup, Compare.com. Today, he runs The Ringer – a website and podcast network that is constantly shaping how media companies interact with the culture. Andrew Rose does it all.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

But today we are intentionally engineering six distinct activities to support this tech cluster: entrepreneurial density, university, transportation, capital, accelerator, and business community. The goal of this talent is to help mentor startups as they scale and navigate the myriad of issues they will face in growing their business.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2016

Yesterday Hillary Clinton announced her Initiative on Technology & Innovation at Galvanize in Denver. Increase Access to Capital for Growth-Oriented Small Businesses and Startups, with a Focus on Minority, Women, and Young Entrepreneurs. Launch a “Model Digital Communities” Grant Program. Close the Digital Divide.

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