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Startup Iceland Interview With The Brads (Feld and Burnham)

Feld Thoughts

Brad Burnham ( Union Square Ventures ) and I were in Iceland a few weeks ago for the Startup Iceland event. Amy and I had an awesome week in Iceland and have decided to go back again next year. Bala Kamallakharan organized the event and moderated the discussion (and was an amazing host.)

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Startup Iceland 2012 Was Phenomenal

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I just spent an incredible week in Reykjavik, Iceland. Bala Kamallakharan was our host and the founder of Startup Iceland. He’s got a great post up titled Startup Iceland 2012 – Done! He’s got a great post up titled Startup Iceland 2012 – Done!

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Twitter Link Roundup #96 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Built in Chicago – a Movement, a Mission, a Community - [link]. Showcase of Web Design in Iceland - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link]. 8 ways to get advice and inspiration for your startup idea - [link]. 70% of U.S. Website Usability Testing Myths - [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #90 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Iceland Is Crowdsourcing Its New Constitution – [link]. In the latest from the Kunz Academy, @benkunz teaches us simple math, Facebook style – [link]. 10 Habits of Highly Successful Freelancers – [link]. Enjoyed this Daily Mail interview with Bill Gates – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #142 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

A Happier Workplace: 4 Tips From Iceland – [link]. Nerdfighters Build a Community of Awesome – [link]. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs – [link]. Startup Traction Mistakes – [link]. When Freemium Fails – [link]. How Instagram Could Have Cut a Better Deal – [link].

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Here’s to You, Women in Business

Up and Running

If you’re an active part of your city or town’s community, you may have noticed a sudden spike in the number of activities and events relating to business and entrepreneurship. Iceland scored the highest for national gender equality on the World Economic Forum’s 2014 Global Gender Gap Index. Start a Braintrust.

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

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re interested in learning more about how this happened as well as stories of what went on in Iceland and other places there’s a great book called Boomerang by Michael Lewis , which also serves as a cautionary reminder to all of us in the tech industry about assuming that our recent big boom in valuations will continue.

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