Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Ari Newman is an entrepreneur, mentor, investor, and a friend. He works at Techstars where his responsibility is to ensure that the connections between alumni, mentors, and staff are as robust as they can be – helping entrepreneurs “ do more faster ” day in and day out.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Every entrepreneur should read it. Gnip Is Hiring : Sales people and engineers in Boulder. The Kite is a labor of love for Prashant Bhargava, a relative of Raj Bhargava who is an entrepreneur I’ve been working with for almost 17 years. I’d also encourage every VC and angel investor to read it.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Supporting entrepreneurs in our community is a central part of our mission. In addition to events that convene entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, students, and academics to learn from one another, as well as Brad’s extraordinary commitment to mentoring, his scholarship merits notice and praise.

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APRIL 17, 2017

Engine Advocacy , Y Combinator , and Techstars are organizing a letter opposing these actions, signed by startups, investors, accelerators, incubators, and entrepreneurs. Help us send a message from startups and entrepreneurs that his rumored action to undermine net neutrality is not ok. Congress is lining up behind him.

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JULY 22, 2011

We would love to get your suggestions in the comments section for (1) the type of company that we should follow, and (2) the types of issues that the company might encounter (reminder: the goal is to illustrate common difficulties entrepreneurs face when it comes to understanding their financials).

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JUNE 14, 2019

I recently met Renata George through a referral from Katie Rae (MIT Engine CEO, previously Techstars Boston MD). Finally, entrepreneurs can benefit from the book by learning how the investors featured in it make investment decisions. I was honored to be asked to do this. The foreword I wrote follows.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

On Friday I spent three hours at Tufts University meeting with Chris Rogers and a few of his colleagues at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. James Barlow , the Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program for The Gordon Institute at the Tufts School of Engineering was also in the meeting.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Obama: “Create a “startup visa” for job-creating entrepreneurs. The proposal allows foreign entrepreneurs who attract financing from U.S. Feld/Kedrosky: We also think science and engineering graduates should get visas stapled to their diplomas. Uncle Sam wants you, if you’re a prospective entrepreneur.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

Most losses happen when you combine Market and Product risk – take one, not both, and take it with a proven entrepreneur. Also in the 80’s, the megafunds were created (at the time defined as $100 million plus); the LBO sector outperformed venture through financial engineering; asset gatherers, such as Blackstone, were created.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2013

Following is a guest post on DevOps by Gene Kim , Multiple Award-Winning CTO, Researcher, Visible Ops Co-Author, Entrepreneur & Founder of Tripwire. He wrote it a while ago and it has sat in my draft queue waiting for the perfect moment to emerge. That moment is now. Conclusion.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 12, 2013

Our immigration laws haven’t been significantly updated in almost 50 years, while other countries are implementing immigration programs to lure entrepreneurs, innovators, skilled workers, and other valuable potential employees. Meanwhile, our system still works to support a Cold War economy in the 21 st century.

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MARCH 14, 2011

This is an updated version of the Startup Visa bill from last year that is aimed at making it much easier for foreign entrepreneurs who want to start a company in the US to get a visa. Today Senators Kerry (D-MA), Lugar (R-IN) and Udall (D-CO) unveiled the Startup Visa Act of 2011.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 15, 2013

Jason is a “ techie ” and entrepreneur. Rackspace acquired his company Slicehost in 2008 and then made him VP of Engineering. I’m excited to join David Cohen and his team in announcing TechStars in Austin. From the TechStars blog: “The Managing Director of TechStars Austin is Jason Seats.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2012

We’ve decided to take a crack at a cross-campus course (law, engineering, and business) that focused on contemporary issues around entrepreneurship, would be a great introduction to any student who wants to immerse herself in entrepreneurship, and would enable us to create some unique content around this topic. Being an Entrepreneur.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

It’s a perfect example of what I’m talking about and it is immediately actionable for every entrepreneur in Boulder and Denver. Student Engineers: Apply to work at 170+ startups with one Common Application. This morning I got the following email from Fletcher Richman, a student at CU. Related articles.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A great panel full of engineers titled Tech Tutorial Backdrop: An All IP Network and Its Policy Implications came next, followed by a talk from Colorado Senator Michael Bennet. ” My brain is an engineers brain. ” He said: “What you are observing is the difference between compromise and problem solving.”

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

I know it’s a strange place to find a venture capitalist and entrepreneurs, but it happens to be the epicenter of entrepreneurial activity at CU Boulder. A surprising number of entrepreneurs have legal backgrounds. These graduates will be legal entrepreneurs. I spend a lot of time hanging around CU Law School.

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JUNE 14, 2015

twice recently, including when I was on a panel at Stanford School of Engineering on Entrepreneurship from Diverse Perspective. If you are an entrepreneur, focus on the purpose. I’ve found myself blurting out, “F$&@ Unicorns!”* Yes, I get the irony.)” ” Go read it. I’ll be here when you get back. Your purpose.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

He explains this clearly in the rest of the post using the construct of the Idea Maze which is explained in the Coursera Startup Engineering course which I’ve been taking. If you think hard about what Chris is suggesting, it’s the path through the idea maze for most entrepreneurs that is the important thing.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

We’ve known Bill and Andrea since the mid-1990s – we met through Young Entrepreneurs Organization. On Sunday, 8/11 Amy and I had dinner at Brasserie 1010 with our long time friends Bill Ritchie and Andrea Barthello. He literally “came back from the edge of death” halfway through to grind it out in 26:15:12.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 3, 2010

In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” The majority of the early teams are focused entirely on the product, including the non-engineering people. When I step back and think about what motivates me early in a relationship with an entrepreneur, it’s the product.

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APRIL 26, 2012

Something a random person, usually an entrepreneur, who is well intentioned but unknown to me wants me to tweet. These requests generally fit in one of three categories: 1. Something a company I’m an investor in wants me to tweet. Something a smart, respected person wants me to tweet.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2011

We’ve discovered new investments at CES (such as Cloud Engines – for the long version of the discovery process check out my dad’s post on it titled I Love My Popoplug!! ) My Foundry Group partners and I have been coming to CES together for the past few years. The second night is sushi orgy at Nobu.

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MAY 20, 2012

Triv was an engineer at a company I worked for when I first came to the US as a product manager. But as an entrepreneur, you move forward by getting up after you fall down. Post pivot, I’ve been lucky enough to lure in two good friends, Kevin Mowrer and Trivikram Prasad. He used to be a client of mine.

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MARCH 7, 2010

I’ll be on the first panel titled Entrepreneurial Immigration Policy with Lance Nagel (partner in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius’ Labor and Employment Practice) and Vivek Wadhwa (Senior Research Associate, Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School and an Adjunct Professor at the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering).

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 25, 2010

They read typical tech news blogs like TechCrunch and VentureBeat , popular VC blogs like Fred Wilson’s and Dave McClure’s , and entrepreneur blogs like 37signals blog Signals vs Noise. But when they went deep technically, they spent a lot of time with RailsCast , the Engine Yard blog, and Yehuda Katz’s blog.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2011

In an article I wrote recently for Reuters titled Note to entrepreneurs: Your idea is not special I made the point that “the products and their subsequent companies became great because of execution.&#. Not the first search engine. “Google? Not the first social network. Not the first deal site. Pandora?

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

I get to work with fascinating entrepreneurs on long term projects that I care about almost as much as they do. My engine has always run hot – I work and play hard until I run out of gas, and then I crash for a while. I have three superb partners who I get to work with on deeply satisfying activities.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2013

NEXT by Startup Weekend is a wonderful next step for entrepreneurs looking for feedback on their idea or early business, while heavily leveraging the Lean methodology. Entrepreneurs will be immersed in the skills and tactics their startup needs and will get consistent advice and feedback from the best mentors in Boulder. Sign up here!

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2012

OccamRobotics , founded by a serial entrepreneur who came to Boulder from the bay area, is working on low-cost, autonomous pallet trucks that build up on recent breakthroughs in robotic algorithms, availability of open-source tools , and novel sensors.

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JUNE 14, 2011

My friend Krista Marks (now at Disney – which acquired her first company – Kerpoof ) sent me a copy of the graduation speech she gave at the University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing on May 8th. In 1989, I graduated with degree in Electrical Engineering from the USC. Enjoy and be inspired!

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 26, 2018

This article, Engineers Are Leaving Trump’s America for the Canadian Dream , stimulated a simple thought for me. Other entrepreneurs from around the world are simply opting to start the company in Canada rather than the US because of all the uncertainty around visa status. I’ve always liked Canada.

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MAY 26, 2017

Phil is a rare entrepreneur who can bring innovation to the government, which is just the sort of leadership we need now. To have an Attorney General with an innovative mindset will mean that the Colorado AG’s office will become an engine of policy development and new thinking on a range of issues.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Oblong , MakerBot , Orbotix , Fitbit , and Cloud Engines immediately come to mind. The entrepreneurs running these companies are completely and totally obsessed with the consumer experience of their products, even though their products embody an incredible amount of technology (in each case, both hardware and software innovations.).

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 12, 2017

Eric Ries: Entrepreneur, blogger, and author of The Lean Startup. Mustafa Sezgin: Head of Engineering in Amsterdam, Uber. If you are curious about the matching funds, they are coming from the following list of people. Marc Benioff: Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Salesforce. Skoll Foundation. Brad Feld: Managing Director, Foundry Group.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Entrepreneurs want to go there. That type of communication would have a huge impact on the pace of innovation, as scientists and engineers could work more fluidly together. The tech has advanced, even since then. The final frontier of the digital technology is integrating into your own brain. DARPA wants to go there.

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