Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

In 2007 when I co-founded Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado with a bunch of folks our mission was to create wealth that we could give back to the community that has been the foundation for so many of our entrepreneurial endeavors. I asked Mitch Fox and Benny Joseph from GoodApril to write up their thoughts on why they did this.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I’ve been involved in Startup Weekend events since Andrew Hyde held his first event in Boulder in 2007. Glenn Moses (Denver blended learning guru) and Dan Domagala (CIO for the Colorado Department of Ed) both signed on as judges, and Congressman Jared Polis will be joining SWedu-ers on Sunday morning.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2012

First started in July of 2007 in Boulder, Colorado, the movement has since spread across the world. Hell, there’s even a book on it! The winner of Startup Weekend Hong Kong will receive a free booth and tickets to attend the coming Startup Asia Jakarta in June to meet with investors and showcase their winning product.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

First started in July of 2007 in Boulder, Colorado, the movement has since spread across the world. If you’re not familiar with Startup Weekends , it’s a conference- and workshop-type event where a creative and highly motivated bunch of people get together for 54 hours to come up with great startup ideas.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 23, 2013

The first Startup Weekend happened in Boulder in June 2007 and have been on the board for the past few years. I’m the co-chair of Startup Colorado. I was at the White House for the launch of Startup America , which included launch of the privately funded Startup America Partnership. NCWIT and TechStars were founding members.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

We have 3 offices in Colorado, with our headquarters on the 2nd floor of 29th Street mall. Dozens of recent graduates of Colorado’s university system are Zayo-ites. I am excited to see this innovative energy spreading across the front range, through Startup Colorado and other initiatives. and London.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

10 Shocking Twitter Pictures From the Colorado Springs Wildfire. In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. DoubleClick. DoubleClick.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

This LP is also a long time investor in Union Square Ventures and was one of the first people Fred introduced us to when we started raising the first Foundry Group fund in 2007. In 2007, when we set out to raise our first Foundry Group fund, early stage tech VC was in the shitter. But is wasn’t always this way. They ignored us.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 30, 2015

In 2007 we raised our first fund – Foundry Venture Capital 2007. Each is roughly invested 1/3rd into companies in Colorado, 1/3rd into companies in the bay area, and 1/3rd into companies in the rest of the US (Boston, NY, Seattle, LA, Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Burlington, and Phoenix.).

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 21, 2013

I was having a conversion on Friday with Brad Bernthal , an Associate Professor at Colorado Law School who directs the Silicon Flatirons Center’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. Is it time to think about Techstars as historically significant in Colorado? The first Techstars class matriculated in 2007. Yes, it is.

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Since its inception in 2007, the platform helps designers display their projects, new comers with advice on – yarn, needles, and patterns. The company from Boulder, Colorado has been selling Natural Sweeteners since 1973. 6 Brands That’ve Created Business Value Via Niche Social Communities. million users around the world.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2018

That generated a fun email exchange between us and prompted me to do an analysis on the locations of the direct investments that we’ve made since we started Foundry Group in 2007. The geographic breakdown of our 123 direct investments follows: Twelve years later, we were pretty close.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2019

The two most notable are the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado and the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars. By early 2007, “we told our [investors] that, notwithstanding the fact that everyone else thinks it’s a fantastic time, the economy is rocking, there are no problems, we’re pulling back,” says James.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

I fondly remember a long conversation at one of the first events we were at together at a number of years ago where I keynoted some Colorado industry event either right before or right after Tim Armstrong. Luke brings an enormous amount of entrepreneurial experience, as well as mentor experience, to the TechStars Boulder program.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 8, 2011

This is the 4th acquisition for MyHeritage: In 2007, MyHeritage.com acquired Pearl Street Software, a leader in genealogy software programs based in Colorado, USA. In 2008, MyHeritage.com acquired Kindo.com , a family social networking site from London.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

If it was good enough for 2001, it was good enough for 2007. He lives and works in Denver, Colorado. They expected good AND cheap, not just good at any price. Stubbornly, I continued to market my work in the same way I did in the past. I touted the superiority of large format over and over. And maybe some bad humor too.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

The result was 117,000 fewer companies in 2014 than there were in 2007. billion venture capital firm in Boulder, Colorado. During the Great Recession of 2008 and shortly thereafter, the net number of new firms created in the United States was negative: More companies closed than were being started.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2016

It perked me up a little and made me smile, as Pledge 1% is the evolution of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado which I co-founded in 2007. I read Joanne’s post from yesterday titled Pledge 1% first.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 23, 2017

Another study from Harvard and the Universities of Maryland and Colorado found similar results: the more visually complex a website was, the lower its visual appeal. Google research found that people consistently rated simple websites as more beautiful than visually complex ones. The bottom line? The simpler the design, the better.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2019

My wife came up with our business name after a trip to Colorado to hike. I started building an invoicing application in 2007 to help startups and freelancers to organize their billing, clients and most important automate reminders and recurring invoices. 5- The concept of the momentum. Photo Credit: Lance Beaudry.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Colorado Aromatics is a farm based cosmetics company and we use herbs from our farm in all of our products for their antioxidant capacity. We make our skin care to meet the challenges of the Colorado climate and so wanted to have Colorado in the name as well. Thanks to Dr. Cindy Jones, Colorado Aromatics ! #26

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

I’m excited to share a unique Startup Weekend opportunity for the Colorado community. Startup Weekend has grown up quite a bit from its humble beginnings here in Boulder in 2007. Please share with folks outside of Boulder – especially in more rural parts of Colorado.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2011

Boulder, Colorado-based Glö allows couples to create and send beautiful email wedding invitations and save-the-dates, paired with a matching wedding website, or “Glösite&# , with unlimited pages of information, events and RSVP questions. .&# This was the basis for Glö. Idea That Came Out Of A Personal Need.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2016

I had already left my good paying job when my son was born in 2007 so failure was not an option. It was 1988 and Colorado was in a recession. I started my company in 2009 out of pure necessity. My husband was always out of work, I had a toddler to take care of and a mortgage to pay. 14 – Couldn’t Find a Job.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

When we started Foundry Group in 2007, we stated that we would invest in companies throughout the United States. We are very interested in investing in fast growing companies in different geographies.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 11, 2008

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← A-Round Valuations Down 25-50% While B- And C-Rounds Non-Existent Great Startup Event In Boston → Document Founder Agreements Early & Often Posted on December 11, 2008 by fnazeeri I just read this post by David Cohen (..)

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 23, 2015

After relocating to the United States ин 2007, my husband and I were looking for ways for the family to stay physically healthy. When I’m on my death bed, I’ll know that I’ve lived my life to the fullest and it’s all because of being an entrepreneur. Thanks to Tiffany Mason, Mason Coaching and Consulting !

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

Every year since ’98 was the year of mobile and it didn’t really happen until the iPhone 2007. Congratulations on the new ventures and hopefully we’ll see you soon somewhere in Colorado. Remember how long we talked about mobile is coming? Brian Clark: I made that comment just today. Absolutely.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2016

The Wooden Spoon, a cafe in Colorado, has taken things a step further by altogether banning laptops, tablets, and Wi-Fi. Did you know that since 2007, gift cards have been the most requested item on holiday wish lists? We have people come in and stay for hours—like this is their living room. Get into gift cards.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

For historical reference, our early-stage funds (FG 2007, FG 2010, FG 2013, and FG 2016) are all $225 million in size. The $750 million fund combines all of our prior fund strategies – our early stage, early growth, and partner fund investments – into a single fund. We’ve worked hard to have a network-centric view of the world.

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www.davidgcohen.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

October 31, 2007 By David Cohen Here?s Ask anyone who has sought meetings with successful entrepreneurs in Colorado – I think you’ll find that when you approach people in our community you’ll find an amazing number of open doors. Cohen Thoughts from a geeky ex-hacker turned investor and founder of TechStars.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 29, 2016

New Zealand – The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. He resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife and son. When he isn’t working he’s either on the golf course or snowboarding in the fresh Colorado powder. Germany – 7 German Unfair Competition Law. Italy – Personal Data Protection Code.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

John Jantsch: Yeah, I mean … It’s not in … 2007, spring of 2007 Duct Tape Marketing came out, first edition, and I did not cover social media. So I actually escorted Wolf to Red Rocks in Colorado myself. DMS: I might be wrong but I think that term grew in popularity around 2009, 2010 or so. Do you remember?

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