Feld Thoughts

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. The fund is managed by university students participating in HBCUvc’s Fellowship programs. She asked me to support the expansion of HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Last week Techstars announced the new Techstars Mobility program, Driven by Detroit. Techstars will be bringing their proven accelerator model and extensive network of mentors, founders and corporations to Detroit to support this program. David Cohen, David Brown, and the team at Techstars grabbed it and ran with it.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 9, 2010

Today, while enjoying a veggie burger at Mustard’s Last Stand , we talked about how Nate and Natty learned to program. They decided that rather than find a “developer” to team up with, they would learn how to program. There are a variety of answers – one is “learn to program.” Tags: Programming everlater.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 18, 2013

Teaching kids to program is not an easy task – their attention span is short and what they are able to accomplish in a brief period of time is often uninspiring which results in them losing attention quickly. The Orbotix team has turned their Sphero into a fantastic programming aid to introduce coding to kids as young as 4th grade.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 15, 2016

The Global Entrepreneurs in Residence (GEIR) Program brings international entrepreneurial talent to the CU-Boulder campus and community. If you aren’t familiar with the program, there is detailed information on the CU Boulder Global Entrepreneurs in Residence page and a detailed overview of the GEIR program.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The program begins this week and ends in mid-January. Since the program is powered by TechStars , it’ll follow the standard TechStars timeline, finishing up with a demo day at the end of the program. Follow the program on Twitter: @bizspark and @ windowsazure. This is a global class. Related articles.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2020

I think one of my core experiences, and a truth that we all have to grapple with, is that programs like yours should be thought of like higher education in 1960, or getting into a NYC Specialized High School today. The entrepreneur responded with a long explanation that was a brilliant and extremely helpful perspective for me. It follows.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But my Savant controller doesn’t have an * programmed into the Roku control section, so I had to do it app by app. Then I decided to try to go clean up all the random tiles on Roku. Of course, I’ve lost track of my Roku controller, so I did this using Savant. I made a document with all the Channels I wanted to delete.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

While I’m able to program in PHP and Python, I’ve never learned JavaScript. I been spending some time with friends in Boulder talking about different approaches to teaching people how to program. Every week for the past six weeks I’ve been diligently getting an email from Code Year saying my next lesson was ready.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2016

It works like this: the program looks for people with an interest in and aptitude for tech but little or no formal training — think gamers, self-taught hobbyists and the like — and puts them to work as apprentices. The benefits are obvious.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2013

TechStars Patriot Boot Camp is an intense three-day program that will educate and mentor Veterans and Service Members to innovate, build technology companies, and create jobs.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2021

The program has been running in Colorado supporting pre-seed to post-seed stage startups at the intersection of conservation and technology since 2018. This program invests in the following areas: natural-based solutions to climate change providing sustainable food and water protecting land and water.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

As part of this, TechStars announced the TechStars Network , an affiliation of TechStars-like programs across the country along with our commitment to the Startup America Partnership to help 5000 experienced mentors work with 6000 entrepreneurs to create 25,000 new jobs by 2015.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 20, 2023

She lamented that very few members of the Boulder startup community seem to take advantage of their programs. Or better yet, schedule a private program for your team at your office or in the pottery studio. She said, “Studio Arts Boulder would love to help support the Founder Mental Health Pledge.”

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2010

He also had an insightful comment about teaching kids to program. “I I had an exchange with someone in the industry about teaching kids how to program – or, more appropriately, how little there actually is to start kids off (think Alice or Scratch). It should be mandatory to teach kids how to program.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Recently, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Kinect Accelerator , a program created to incubate startups building the next generation of innovative experiences for the Kinect. The companies will interact with and have access to mentors during the course of the program including Microsoft executives, entrepreneurs, and investors.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 18, 2021

I recently nominated James Oliver’s ParentPreneur Foundation for the new Techstars Accelerate Equity Program. I’m delighted that the Techstars Foundation is including him in the Accelerate Equity program. Amy and I provided the lead gift of $100,000 through our Anchor Point Foundation.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

Amy and I, through our Anchor Point Foundation , are supporting the Grid110 – South LA program. Among other things, he told me about Grid110 and why he was helping create and lead Grid110’s new program in South LA. I committed to providing funding for the program at the end of the call.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2013

It’s super exciting to me to do an accelerator program specifically around connected devices with Techstars. We’ve been investing in this area since we started Foundry Group in 2007 through our human computer interaction theme and recently added an investment in Dragon Innovation into the mix.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2012

Part of the problem is the word “science” – they teach computer science theory, how to program in Java, math, logical, and a bunch of other things. And, based on what I’ve learned from my work at NCWIT , looking at course curriculums, and talking to a lot of students, most high school computer science courses suck.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2021

Startup Summer is a free offering that enhances your company’s internship program. This program is free – there is no charge for companies or interns. Now in Year 10, Startup Summer is one of CU Boulder Silicon Flatirons’ most popular programs. Your company hires and pays your intern(s).

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As part of my involvement in TechStars, I choose one or two companies from each program to mentor. While Foundry Group has investment in two other TechStars companies (both from the TechStars Boulder 2009 program - Next Big Sound and SendGrid ) this is the first company that I’ve mentored that we’ve invested in.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

While I’m proud of all the Techstars programs, some of what I heard yesterday, especially around mentor engagement in the Disney program was remarkable. In Disney’s case, the access, exposure, and support of the Disney executives as mentors for the 11 companies in the program has been extraordinary.

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JULY 13, 2020

West Slope Startup Week (WSSW) launched last week (this year in a virtual format) — a full month of online programming open to businesses across the state. Programming includes sessions from people such as Energize Colorado (EC) CEO Wendy Lea and myself. Equally innovative is the new element of digital mentorship.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 20, 2021

Trevor Boehm was formerly Program Director at Techstars Austin and Impact and then Managing Director at the Techstars Amazon Alexa Next program. And Troy Henikoff was formerly the founding member of Techstars Chicago and is now General Partner at Math Ventures.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 13, 2017

The Colorado Global EIR program is a way for experienced international entrepreneurs to receive an H-1B visa, allowing them to work in Boulder. The 2017 applications for the Colorado Global EIR are now open through April 15, 2017.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 5, 2021

The Techstars Foundation recently announced a new program called Accelerate Equity. Amy and I helped get this program started by nominating and underwriting initial grants to Grid 110 , Sistahbiz , and HBCUvc. We created the Techstars Foundation in 2015 to help make innovation and entrepreneurship more accessible and inclusive.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

These are typically four to 12 week programs. In fact, I know a few companies that put computer science grads through these types of programs as an on boarding process. I just saw my first proposal for a Coding School Rollup. As you are probably aware, 2014 saw the explosion of coding schools all over the US.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2013

This often comes in the form of long emails or tedious board discussions about compensation and bonus programs. At Feld Technologies, we had a very simple bonus program. As we enter Q4, I’m starting to see discussions about annual performance – often in the context of gearing up for 2014 plans.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 20, 2018

The Detroit chapter has recently been reignited by Ben Seidman and Dwain Watkins, the co-organizers, who breathed new life into the program. Startup Grind Detroit is one of over 350+ chapters around the world, holding Fireside Chats with notable entrepreneurs and bringing startup communities together.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 30, 2013

No longer is it sufficient to learn a programming language, its idiosyncrasies, its libraries, and its associated development tools. That’s right, you can no longer assume that a new version of your programming language will run your existing applications. Continuous integration, continuous learning.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 11, 2021

Cleantech Open has a particular focus on incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into its program. It is working to increase the diversity of startups, mentors, and partners engaged with the program. In 2020, 63% of the startups in the Cleantech Open Northeast cohort were founded by women or BIPOC leaders.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 5, 2014

We were the original investors in Orbotix and I joined their board in the fall of 2010 after they went through the Techstars Boulder program. Today, Orbotix , the maker of Sphero, has raised a new round of $15.5 million, led by Shea Ventures and including new investor Grishin Robotics.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

My mom ( Cecelia Feld ) has had a huge positive impact on my life in many ways. I like to think that I’ve also had a huge positive impact on her life, although I’m sure there have been times that she wanted to hide in a closet from me and scream at the top of her lungs.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

The government should allocate even more money to university research programs, but the results of this research should not be able to be patented and should be free for anyone to license. More recently, I’ve focused my energy on the Startup Visa movement and the Startup America Partnership.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 22, 2020

Techstars has also created and is regularly updating a COVID-19 Resource Guide with the following categories: Upcoming Online Events General Advice Techstars Portfolio Companies Accelerator Program Updates Community Program Updates Crowdsourcing Solutions Fundraising Legal Tech Talent Business Real Estate Remote Work Parenting Mental Health.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

We are using a Program Related Investment (PRI) model to offer ultra low-interest loans and guarantee repayment to our loan partners. We pair the PRI with philanthropic donations to cover the overhead and expected losses from running the ultra low-interest loan program.

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