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JANUARY 30, 2020

A fundamental belief of mine is that entrepreneurs should be able to start their companies anywhere they want. A corollary to that is some of the historical success of the US as an entrepreneurial ecosystem has been being the place that entrepreneurs want to start a company. Imagine if we had this level of activity in all 50 states?

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JUNE 11, 2021

Since releasing my newest book The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors I’ve been continually getting the questions “Why Philosophy and Entrepreneurship?” For entrepreneurs? We started playing with expanding upon his pithy aphorisms and gathering stories from entrepreneurs, and it clicked.

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JULY 13, 2017

The post The Loneliness of an Entrepreneur appeared first on Feld Thoughts. 2) when someone asks “how’s it going” be honest – share the good and the bad, but don’t feel like you have to fulfill the stereotype and give them the sugar coated answer.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

The post Mental Health Hints for Entrepreneurs appeared first on Feld Thoughts. These mental health suggestions are all right on the money. I encourage you to go read the article if this is a topic that interests you.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Amy and I wrote a meaningful amount about entrepreneurs and depression in Startup Life. I’ve had several extraordinary experiences like dinner last night in Toronto with a dozen fantastic entrepreneurs who I hope to have continuous involvement – as a friend and potential investor – in the future. Thanks for listening.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I had a wonderful time interviewing Larry Gold last night at Entrepreneurs Unplugged. Among the many great stories he told, including a doozy about the time he was a sophomore at Yale, he had a powerful one about how entrepreneurs assess potential outcomes. Hence entrepreneurs math is (.9)^10 The post Entrepreneurs Math: (.9)^10

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Since I first wrote about their launch, EforAll Longmont has hosted two pitch contests featuring over 50 entrepreneurs. To help these entrepreneurs, EforAll is looking for experienced professionals across a wide range of industries to serve as mentors for these entrepreneurs.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

One of my favorite public events is the CU Boulder Silicon Flatirons Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. The post Entrepreneurs Unplugged – The David(s) on 9/13/18 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. I was the co-host for the first couple of years, sharing the interview job with another Brad (Bernthal) who now is generally on his own.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Sean Wise, a professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, has an awesome web interview series called The Naked Entrepreneur Show. David Cohen, the CEO of TechStars, also did an interview on The Naked Entrepreneur. Buffer The post The Naked Entrepreneur Interviews appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

HBCUvc is seeking to expand its VC Lab and Fund program that invests in Black, Indigenous, and Latinx entrepreneurs building technology companies. Currently, while there are similar funding organizations for other universities, there are no funding groups affiliated with investing or supporting entrepreneurs from the HBCU ecosystem.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

On Friday, the USCIS proposed The International Entrepreneurs Rule. The best summary I’ve seen so far is from Tahmina Watson titled International Entrepreneurs Rule (Obama’s Startup Visa Alternative)- Detailed Summary by Tahmina. The UK created an Entrepreneur Visa. We finally will have a startup visa!

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JUNE 11, 2012

I released – with HyperInk ‘s help – the first version of Burning Entrepreneur on April 11th. We also updated the title to simply “Burning Entrepreneur” although the subtitle “How to Luanch, Fund, and Set Your Startup on Fire” is still around. Last week we released v2.0.

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MARCH 7, 2014

The University of Colorado Boulder has been at the forefront of breeding and teaching entrepreneurship for many years now, but it has been missing a communal area where student entrepreneurs can work, gather, and live. If you’re a local entrepreneur, hold office hours during the weekly Friday event. Enter Spark Boulder.

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JULY 15, 2014

In addition to bootstrapping his new company forever (since he’s a multi-time successful entrepreneur), Steve could easily raise an angel round any time he wanted to. The post AngelList Syndicate Feedback From An Experienced Entrepreneur appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Angel Investing angellist blinkfire fg angels syndicate'

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AUGUST 23, 2016

As I crawled into bed last night after jamming through my email, I smiled and thought to myself that Seth and I had a good day with a bunch of people talking about the power of entrepreneurship – and how the entrepreneurs are the leaders – while getting to work with a bunch of entrepreneurs. VCs are not heroes.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Last week TechStars London was approved for the UK Entrepreneurs’ Visa. If you are accepted to TechStars London , you now automatically get the UK Entrepreneurs’ Visa. The post TechStars London approved for UK Entrepreneurs’ Visa appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Startup Visa Canada immigration london TechStars'

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

As we come to the end of a particularly noisy and contentious election cycle, a thought echoes over and over in my mind – we need more entrepreneurs in Congress. Rather than play into the existing political infrastructure in New York, Martin did what any great entrepreneur does and started a new political party.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

Amy and I talk a lot about big issues, such as depression and divorce, in Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur. As I’ve been doing interviews and talking about Startup Life , I’ve been asked several times whether or not entrepreneurs are more prone to depression and divorce.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The following is a guest post by Bill Douglas about divorce and the entrepreneur. If you are a divorced entrepreneur, Bill runs a closed Facebook group for divorced entrepreneurs (I recently joined it.) I’ve been an entrepreneur all my life and I’ve been divorced for seven years now.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Our investment in SideTour – one of the TechStars New York companies – was announced yesterday and I’m excited to introduce them along with hanging out with all of the other great entrepreneurs from this session.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Since then I’ve had a few emails exchanges about the lack of veterans, especially entrepreneurs who are veterans, in Boulder. What if I told you there is a valuable group of entrepreneurs that know Boulder to be a great place for startups BUT a place that is not welcoming to them…WHAT?…”our It follows. …”our Boulder.

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JUNE 13, 2012

I get asked some version of this question, often in the form of “I’m thinking about becoming an entrepreneur”, every day. I’ve been pointing people at a number of resources to help them get a feel for what being an entrepreneur is like and two that I’m involved in top the list.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

After that article, Vivek sent me an email with the following questions “why did you originally get involved with NCWIT” and “how would you fix the problem of the dearth of women entrepreneurs?”. Existing entrepreneurs and VCs can help a lot by encouraging women to become entrepreneurs and then supporting them when they take the plunge.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

On Monday night 9/24 from 6:15 to 7:45 I’m co-hosting the first Entrepreneurs Unplugged session of Fall 2012 at CU Boulder. I love doing the Entrepreneurs Unplugged sessions – it’s a chance for me to interview some of the great Boulder entrepreneurs, especially up and coming ones like Rusty and Holly.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I was very pleased to hear recently that President Obama has declared this week National Entrepreneurship Week and today National Entrepreneurs Day via a presidential proclamation. In the mean time, if you see an entrepreneur today, give him or her a hug and say thanks.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Dan Caruso (Zayo CEO) is one of Boulder’s remarkable entrepreneurs. Phil Weiser and I will be interviewing him as part of the Silicon Flatirons Entrepreneurs Unplugged series on 3/15. The post 3/15: Entrepreneurs Unplugged With Dan Caruso appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Since releasing my newest book The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors I’ve been continually getting the questions “Why Philosophy and Entrepreneurship?” For entrepreneurs? We started playing with expanding upon his pithy aphorisms and gathering stories from entrepreneurs, and it clicked.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Come join us at Entrepreneurs Unplugged on Monday 10/7 at 6:15 at ATLAS. The post Interviewing Luke Beatty on 10/7 at Entrepreneurs Unplugged appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Conferences aol ATLAS cu entrepreneurs unplugged Luke Beatty TechStars' Plus, it amuses me that he now has to use AOL Mail as his email system.

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JULY 19, 2015

Has the word entrepreneur become too trendy as to have lost its meaning? On a daily basis, I have an email exchange with someone who says they are an entrepreneur. But I’m critical of the use of the word entrepreneur in these contexts. And that takes us back to the word entrepreneur. Here’s a simple example.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

This Entrepreneurs Unplugged with Larry Gold is going to be special. Next week on February 18th, I have the honor of having a conversation with him as a part of the Silicon Flatirons Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. The post Entrepreneurs Unplugged with Larry Gold – 2/18, 6:15pm appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I’ll be interviewing Nancy Phillips on Monday, November 14th for our latest installment of Entrepreneurs Unplugged. I’ve worked with Nancy over the past few years on a few things, including National Center for Women & Information Technology , and she’s awesome.

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JUNE 30, 2011

I received an email from an entrepreneur today asking me about something that made my stomach turn. It’s a first time entrepreneur who is raising a modest (< $750k) seed round). In my email exchange with the entrepreneur, I asked two questions. Entrepreneurs – beware. The answer was no and no.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

The second book in the Startup Revolution series, Startup Life: Surviving And Thriving In A Relationship With An Entrepreneur , is shipping in the next week or so. Startup Life explores the unique challenges that exist in the context of a relationship with an entrepreneur. Amy and I have been friends since we met in college in 1984.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

She explores the entrepreneur – VC relationship and suggests four warning signs for an entrepreneur when interacting with a VC. He’s had an enormous influence on how I behave as an investor and how I interact with entrepreneurs. Minda Zetlin just put up an interview with us on the Inc.

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DECEMBER 3, 2011

My friend Paul Kedrosky – who spends some of his time as a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation – has a thoughtful short video (as part of the Kauffman Sketchbook series) on where entrepreneurs get their money. It’s a creative three minute video with plenty of meat to it.

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APRIL 28, 2011

I believe to my core that the entrepreneurs create and sustain entrepreneurial communities. And it’s just awesome to see the next generation of Internet entrepreneurs reignite the fire in Boston (well – Cambridge) and drag the last generation back into it. As I walked back to my hotel, I was buzzing from the day.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Once again I’m moderating the Entrepreneurs Unplugged series hosted by Silicon Flatirons. Tags: Conferences entrepreneurs interview silicon flatirons. Our first interviewee – this coming Monday night – is Andre Durand, the founder and CEO of Ping Identity. The event is free but please register in advance.

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