Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 14, 2020

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 13, 2020

Financial Access : EC’s Gap Fund (launching at the end of July) is a $25m+ fund that mixes grants and low-interest loans to assist rural, women, and BIPOC-owned businesses. Fortitude : Providing the thought leadership Colorado needs to increase inclusivity, help small businesses remain competitive, and lead the nation in innovation.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Wednesday, September 16th from 3:45 – 5:15pm MT – Energize Colorado – Helping Prepare Small Businesses for the New Economy – Panelists: Brad Feld, Danielle Shoots, Erik Mitisek, & Marc Nager – Moderator: Wendy Lea.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 1, 2020

.” The group rapidly expanded through both my network and theirs and quickly shifted to a mode of actively doing things, as volunteers on the private sector side, to actively support local businesses, entrepreneurs, rural businesses, women & minority-led businesses, non-profits, and contingent workers.

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APRIL 8, 2020

On March 19, Bart Temme, and entrepreneur in Holland, reached out to me and Brad B. If you are a small business seeking help navigating the COVID crisis, please see available resources here. The past few weeks unexpectedly resulted in a new project with Brad B. and CU’s entrepreneurial community.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2013

have a hard time agreeing on anything, those on both sides of the aisle seem increasingly keen to support entrepreneurs and their communities. Politicians in our federal government are listening to entrepreneurs, but we very rarely see congressmen personally sit across the table from early-stage tech investors and their founders.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Andy’s a serial entrepreneur who has spent the past few years working on ways to make the funding process better for entrepreneurs. As a side note, Lighter Capital is the leader in a new funding approach called revenue based finance which is an interesting alternative for entrepreneurs to fund growth in their small business.

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JULY 28, 2014

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. The article starts off saying that “Matthew Varilek has traveled across the state, proselytizing the potential benefits of the Small Business Investment Company Program.”

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Not just in some obscure category like Business & Investing: Small Business & Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship, but #1 in all books on Amazon. My close friend Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman’s new book The Start-Up of You is officially out. And – it’s #1 on Amazon. That’s awesomely cool.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2010

While Amazon is blaming a new state law for its action, the fact is that Amazon is simply trying to avoid compliance with Colorado law and is unfairly punishing Colorado businesses in the process. “My Colorado just got a big black eye as a “place that is friendly to business, especially high growth technology companies.”

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 28, 2015

We made a bunch of intros for David and he reached out to a number of the successful entrepreneurs and a few investors (as individuals) around the Techstars network that existed in 2009. Before he knew it David had $2.5 million lined up. He then did a first close and started investing.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Increase Access to Capital for Growth-Oriented Small Businesses and Startups, with a Focus on Minority, Women, and Young Entrepreneurs. Invest in Computer Science and STEM Education. Building the Human Talent Pipeline for 21st Century Jobs. Attract and Retain the Top Talent from Around the World.

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