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Moving To Homer, Alaska

Feld Thoughts

During one of the long conversations we had at the time about our future, we started talking about calling it quits and moving to Homer, Alaska. We didn’t know anyone there and I didn’t have any business there, but it was a lot more centrally located in the US than Homer, Alaska. Life alaska anchorage homer'

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Funding All Projects on DonorsChoose in Alaska

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I just funded all of the unfunded DonorsChoose projects in Alaska as part of the annual DonorsChoose #BestSchoolDay event. In all of the Alaska projects, Aspect Ventures matched our donation. Amy grew up in Alaska and we have a house in Homer, which is what motivated us to support Alaska this year on #BestSchoolDay.

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Homer, Alaska and the Super Bowl

Feld Thoughts

I was at a Nima board meeting today and was asked by a new friend on the team about my link to Homer, Alaska. The post Homer, Alaska and the Super Bowl appeared first on Feld Thoughts. After a brief explanation, I said “McDonald’s made Homer famous around some Super Bowl by making a completely inappropriate TV ad there.”

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An Aurora Over Alaska

Feld Thoughts

When I opened my daily folder, a beautiful picture of an Aurora Over Alaska graced the front page of APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day). Just another reason to love Alaska. Tags: Alaska alaska apod.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

Alaska had a plan like this in effect for 36 years with the oil dividend. The Republican governor of Alaska in 1982 asked people of Alaska, ‘who would you rather get the money: the government, who is just going to screw it up? Or you, the people of Alaska?’, and the people of Alaska said, ‘uh us please’.

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Startup Gospel and Ecosystems in Alaska

Campus Entrepreneurship

Ever since reading Jack London, I’ve wanted to go to Alaska. Looks like July is the time to go as its Alaska Startup week and there are events throughout the state, from lean startup workshops to pitch competitions. 2017 is the Year of Innovation in Alaska. 15-16, the online Alaska Business Model Competition Feb.

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Two Weeks In Homer, Alaska

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I have been up at our house in Homer, Alaska for the last two weeks. Tags: Work-Life Balance alaska homer. We try to spent every July up here – something we’ve tried to do every year for the past decade (we missed in 2007 and 2009.) Life is good.

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