Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A week ago, while proofreading a draft of Jerry Colonna’s upcoming book, I noticed a few sections where he mentioned Ani Pema Chödrön. When he referenced her book How to Meditate , I went on Amazon and bought a physical copy to read. With Brooks the Wonder Dog at my feet, I relaxed into what was a wonderfully written book on Meditation. The book reinforced a lot of what I’ve experienced with meditation while giving me some new thoughts about it.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Every quarter, a box with two books in it shows up. These books were chosen by Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, and Daniel Pink – several of my favorite contemporary writers and thinkers. On Saturday, I read one of the books in the box – Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America by Zachary Wood. The post Book: Uncensored appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books book memoir zachary wood

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

I enjoyed Bradley Tusk’s new book, The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics. It also was in the pile of books I get sent regularly by publishers hoping I’ll read and review them (as in “Dear Brad Feld, here is a form letter about my book, I hope you like it.”). Overall, it’s a winner of a book. The post Book: The Fixer appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books book bradley tusk memoir Politics

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

“How did your book end?” While there’s still a chance I’ll read something better in 2018, for now, I’m declaring it the best book I’ve read this year. Several people had recommended it to me (including, I think Maureen, so this may count as a women’s book club recommendation). After the first few pages, we spent almost the entirety of the book in the Hotel Metropol. Books book book club moscow

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DECEMBER 10, 2017

In addition to eliminating alarm clocks from my life, I stopped taking sleep aids (Advil PM, Ambien) except for helping me reset on international travel (and, after reading this book, I’m going to give Melatonin a try for this situation.) Books book sleep

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 30, 2018

My dad, brother, and I are now doing a monthly book club together. One of us chooses a book, we all read it, and then we do an hour-long video conference and talk about it. It was a powerful book that started off strong. Books book privilege racism

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 17, 2016

It’s a comic book trilogy that is the story of the Civil Right Movement through Congressman Lewis’ eyes. Reading a book like March in 2016 helps me realize how far we’ve come as a country, but at the same time reminds me how much more we can and need to do.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2018

Kate Fagan has written a must-read book for every parent of a high school or college athlete. Maddy’s family gave the author, Kate Fagan, incredible access, which allowed Fagan to write a powerful book. It’s not an easy book since you know the ending when you start it.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2018

Several people recommended Ray Dalio’s book Principles to me. The TED Talk below is a good summary, but the book is worth reading in total. As part of that, it’s a treat to soak in books like Dalio’s, as it stimulates a lot of thoughts around this.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2016

If you are a looking for an awesome sci-fi book to read, download Cumulus by Eliot Peper right now. He was the first author that FG Press published and I wrote about getting to know Eliot in my post about his first book Uncommon Stock 1.0 Books cumulus eliot peper sci-fic

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 26, 2015

Ernst Cline’s second book, Armada , is almost as wonderful as his first book, Ready Player One. Both books are scifi. Both books are heavily gamer influenced. The post Book: Armada appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 14, 2017

When I write a blog post reviewing a book, I usually (but not consistently …) repost it on Goodreads and occasionally remember to post it on Amazon. Last year Goodreads started doing a fun compilation of all that a user read in the past year with their Year in Books summary.

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JULY 25, 2018

He is a great writer and I thoroughly enjoyed his previous book Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness. If you are a runner, endurance athlete, or just love great human adventure stories, you’ll love this book.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Like it or not, people judge books by their covers. In a store packed with books (or sitting at home browsing Amazon) your book cover design is the most effective way to catch people’s attention. These are the things that inspire someone to buy your book.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

My longtime friends Rajat Bhargava and Will Herman are launching their new book today. They both are incredibly experienced founders and entrepreneurs, so I was delighted to be involved in their book. The book is called The Startup Playbook and it’s their personal how-to guide for building your startup from the ground up. Not only do I think that this book is an important read for all founders, but I think founders should hand copies to their startup team.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 16, 2017

I read Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant’s book Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy a few weeks ago. His book Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success is a key inspiration for the #GiveFirst moment, my own personal philosophy, and my upcoming book #GiveFirst: A New Philosophy for Business which should be out in 2018. I just added Sheryl and Adam’s book to this league. Books adam grant book Sheryl Sandberg

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 13, 2015

Dan Caruso, the CEO / co-founder of Zayo is hosting an event tonight at eTown Hall interviewing Linda about her new book Crazy is a Compliment. I read the book last night. Before I get into the book, there are still a few seats available for the event tonight.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2014

Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh have written an outstanding and important book called The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. Reid and Ben previously wrote a book called The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Recently, my friend Ross Baird came out with a new book, The Innovation Blind Spot. In the book, Ross outlines and diagnoses a problem that I’ve been exploring for over a decade: our innovation economy neglects many people and ideas. Ross’ book is important because he focuses on solving this problem through HOW we invest, not just WHAT we invest in. Ross’s book also explores ways to build a stronger pipeline of different types people.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 17, 2014

The Martian by Andy Weir is the best book I’ve read in a while. And while Mars is a lot more desolate than Homer, Alaska, I disconnected from the human race several times right in the middle of a work week because of the amazingness of this book. What a wonderful book.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 3, 2016

If you are interested in understanding the business implications of blockchain technology, William Mougayar ‘s new book – The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology – is a must read. In January 2016 he launched his new book effort around the Blockchain on Kickstarter and I quickly backed him at the GENEROUS Supporter level. The post Book: The Business Blockchain appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I was sent a copy by an editor at Penguin Group who sends me books, presumably that he thinks I’ll like. While this was in my infinite pile of books, I grabbed it randomly last night and polished it off tonight. The post Book: Am I Being Too Subtle?

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 16, 2018

I read Emily Chang’s book Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley the day it came out. She also uses the book to make clear suggestions about what to do to improve things, although she holds off from being preachy, which is also nice.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If you want to see some of my favorite books from 2016 that I read on my Kindle, take a look at my Feld Thoughts 2016 Books. I log all the books I read (Kindle or physical) on my Goodreads page. The post Some of My Favorite Books in 2016 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books amazon goodreads kindleAmazon is setting up Kindle bookshelves for some people, including me.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

We have a new update for the Real Startup Book available here: For those unfamiliar with this project, please read our first update. Updates We updated the book’s formatting to make it easier to read on computer screens Added chapters on customer discovery interviews, secondary market research, concierge test, net promotor score, and biases Since the Real Startup […] The post Real Startup Book: Latest Update appeared first on GrasshopperHerder.com.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

A few weeks ago, after reading the New York Times Sunday Review article The Book That Made Us Feminists , I asked Amy for several recommendations for books that were foundational to the feminist movement. I purchased all that she suggested and added them to my infinite list of books to read. The past few days I read Susan Brownmiller’s book Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape. Books books feminism gender margaret atwood rape Susan Brownmiller

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 15, 2017

I’ve written this post in the style Geraldine used in her book. I had a weekend of books. Last week I ordered 51 hardcover copies of Geraldine DeRuiter ‘s new book, All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft , from Amazon. I did it to celebrate that my 51st year on this planet coincided with the publication of Geraldine’s first book. I brought two of the books home – one for me, and one for Amy.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

For me, that often means stealing a few quiet moments with my book, hiding out…er…I mean, hanging out on my couch, or comfortably wedged into a window seat listening to an audiobook on a long flight. John, our marketing director, says this books helped change his perspective. “It

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I was very excited to get a chance to read the book Innovating Women by Vivek Wadhwa and Farai Chideya. I enjoyed the book a lot, heard some new stories, and got a few new ideas. The post Book: Innovating Women appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books NCWIT women Suddenly, there’s a lot of constructive conversation about women in technology and entrepreneurship.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 25, 2016

On my vacation a few weeks ago, I read Chris Schroeder ‘s book Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East. Our meeting, dinner, and long conversation inspired me to move it to the top of my infinite pile of books. His travels through the region are extensive and his story telling, interviews, and examples are as well done as any that I’ve read in a book about entrepreneurship. But the book isn’t just storytelling.

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Brandanew

JUNE 29, 2016

Or you sit on your couch, reading books for creative inspiration that change you life. I’m listing my favorite books here which have allowed me to stay inspired, especially in moments of doubt. Top 7 Books For Creative Inspiration.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Yesterday, as I was listening to Jerry Colonna read a poem as part of something I did with him and a bunch of other Boulder entrepreneurs and I thought of a poetry book I read recently that I loved. I think I noticed this book in the New York Times Book Review when I talked about all the dirty, sexy, human body part, and object odes she had written. Who can resist a book that starts with an Ode to the Hymen. The post Book: Odes appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Mahendra Ramsinghani, my friend and co-author of Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors , is starting work on his third book to be titled Depression – A Founder’s Companion. Mahendra’s goal is to publish a book that tells stories, anecdotes, triggers, advice, poetry, and support of all kinds from people who have struggled with depression. While I am not writing the book, I am supporting the concept and have agreed to write the foreword.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 29, 2015

As of today The Intel Trinity,The: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World’s Most Important Company wins my award for best business book of 2015. Malone has written another excellent book (he’s one of my favorite tech history writers) that does more than document the history of Intel and its impact on the universe. ” The post Book: The Intel Trinity appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books grove intel moore noyce

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Someone – maybe the publisher – sent it in the mail to me and I got it the same weekend that I read a review of it in the New York Times Book Review. The post Book: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Books shafer whiskey tango foxtrot WTF

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Inc Startups

JUNE 26, 2018

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 12, 2014

I read a lot – somewhere between 50 and 100 books a year. I prefer long form (books) to medium form (articles, blog posts), although I read plenty of that as well. I’m always curious what my friends are reading and often grab books they recommend.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 21, 2016

It’s the first book I read Saturday as part of my decompress from the week and feel better from trying to eat yogurt maneuver that I ended up playing out throughout the day. The book is a magnificently fast romp that includes kidnapping, research institutions, love, family, death, religion, the nature of the universe, psychological intrigue, really complex relationship dynamics, and a whole bunch of other stuff that makes a novel irresistible to put down.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Cat Hoke’s book A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us is out. Cat is remarkable and she lucked out by partnering with the amazing Seth Godin on this book (Seth is the publisher). Cat’s book is definitely good stuff.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This book was a delight. Several times a year, I send a book (or two) to all the CEOs in our portfolio. If you’ve studied any of them, you are in for a treat with this book as it presents Stoicism in a unique and very accessible way. Books book ryan holiday stoicism

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2015

If you don’t know Ben, his books including Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions (the book the movie 21 was based on) and Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 22, 2016

Eliot’s last book Cumulus was published a few weeks ago and has gotten awesome reviews. I first met Eliot several years ago when he emailed me a few chapters of the first book he was working on about a fictional tech startup in Boulder. Uncommon Stock was the first book that FG Press published and I spent plenty of time with Eliot as chief cheerleader and mediocre editor and, when the book was finished, loved it. Books cumulus eliot peper neon fever rising

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YFS Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Here's a look at 7 must-read books for first-time entrepreneurs. Culture books business books culture entrepreneurship books inspiration personal development

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