VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In it we talk about the continued failure of the federal government to help small businesses and highlight some encouraging ways that local communities have stepped into the void to help. Amongst other things, the OpEd highlights an innovative fund that Colorado has set up to support small businesses, the Energize Colorado Gap Fund.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 10, 2020

While the Colorado stay at home order went into effect on March 26th, Amy and I had already been in a stay at home mode starting March 11th. The leaders have been remarkable and I continue to learn about leadership by working closely with them. The post Community in the Time of Covid appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Yet, many leaders fail to develop a cause for their company or, potentially worse, they create a mission statement that is not connected to the employees, customers, or communities. Having a clear cause acts as an organizational and leadership anchor to keep everyone grounded in turbulent times. Connects activity with clarity.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 22, 2012

I’ve had the great fortune to experience the evolution and transformation of Colorado into a community that I believe is one of the most supportive of entrepreneurs anywhere in the country. Head to the Colorado Entrepreneurial by Nature website and download the badge (it comes in a number of different colors and sizes).

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 29, 2021

White men and women tend to have more opportunities for education and better prospects for leadership positions than Black men and women. . He notes that 90% of the executives his firm places are people of color, women, people with disabilities, and people from the LBGTQ community. Racial Equity in Nonprofit Compensation .

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 15, 2016

Applications are open for the second group of Colorado Global Entrepreneurs in Residence. The Global Entrepreneurs in Residence (GEIR) Program brings international entrepreneurial talent to the CU-Boulder campus and community. We currently have three Colorado Global EIRs. Hector Rodriguez (Spain).

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Boulder Chamber is a long-standing and important part of the Boulder business community, and John has been a great leader for many years. I hope that all 62 will join, and the overall Boulder business community will engage deeply with and support these business owners. I appreciate Aaron and John’s leadership enormously.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 12, 2012

Last week Startup Colorado hosted the Startup America Regional Summit which was a gathering of the leadership of over 25 different Startup State efforts under the structure of the Startup America Partnership. Startup Colorado kicked off with a handful of tractable projects: Create an entrepreneurial summer camp in Boulder.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 16, 2012

On Saturday, Colorado Senator Mark Udall publicly opposed PIPA. I’ve been a supporter of Mark’s for many years and his willingness to listen to his constituents, think about and understand the specific issues, speak his mind, and take a leadership role continues to impress me.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2019

Over the years, I’ve written about my belief in the importance of giving back to your communities and #givefirst. In 2007, we were a founding member in the predecessor organization to Pledge 1%, called Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (or EFCO). We are pleased to be able to help expand the mental health resources in our community.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

Photo Credit: Roxana Colorado. Thanks to Roxana Colorado, Kandula International, LLC ! #4- They don’t teach this stuff in school and you can’t learn it by reading a book or by listening to a leadership podcast. I also love that it’s a community, and how entrepreneurs help each other. Photo Credit: Sid Soil.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2015

The program in Colorado follows a similar approach with one major difference. The post Trying Something New On Immigration In Colorado appeared first on Feld Thoughts. While the program is open to any entrepreneur, including those in the US, we are particularly focused on international entrepreneurs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Our fundamental thesis is that people of color, women, communities of concentrated poverty, have immense talent to contribute to the technology industry," Jake explained to me. "In Maybe we are talking about community servants or folks we previously thought were community servants. We can be deliberate about these things.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2011

Rustin Banks is today the CEO of BlogFrog , a web-based platform that turns blogs into interest-based communities. Banks was an old hand at online communities, after all – at age 12, he’d host computer Bulletin Board Systems right out of his parent’s closet. Interestingly, Banks also blogs about leadership.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own. Boulder, CO. Denver is also one of the most educated cities in the US.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

For now, the title is “ Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City.” If you are a leader in your entrepreneurial community and have something you want to add , email me 500 – 1000 words. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Welcome Everyone Into The Entrepreneurial Community.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 22, 2012

I’ve had the great fortune to experience the evolution and transformation of Colorado into a community that I believe is one of the most supportive of entrepreneurs anywhere in the country. Head to the Colorado Entrepreneurial by Nature website and download the badge (it comes in a number of different colors and sizes).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own. Denver is also one of the most educated cities in the US.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Bobby Schnabel has returned to CU Boulder as the College of Engineering and Applied Science faculty director for entrepreneurial leadership , external chair of computer science, and campus thought-leader on computing. While you may not know Bobby, this is a huge add for CU Boulder and the Boulder Startup Community.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Almost as good as the blog itself is the thoughtful and intelligent community that posts hundreds of insightful comments on a daily basis. From leadership advice to thoughts on how to build a thriving company, Mark’s voice is direct and succinct. Brad Feld is a managing director at Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 23, 2013

I’m the co-chair of Startup Colorado. Many of the ideas in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City have been informed by my experience with both organizations, and they’ve each incorporated many of these ideas into what they are doing. Startup Communities'

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VC Adventure

MAY 6, 2020

Launched in 2013 with a mission of partnering with communities to help under-represented individuals successfully start and grow their businesses, EforAll is a pretty special organization. For more information, you can click here and you can also email EforAll Colorado Executive Director, Harris Rollinger, at harris@eforall.org.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 14, 2019

From June 5 to June 8, Techstars Startup Week West Slope will be happening on the western slope in Colorado, with the main event in Grand Junction. I’m doing a Keynote at on Thursday, June 6 from 11:30am – 1:00pm at Colorado Mesa University. and the world.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 29, 2020

Everyone has a certain sense of being tired of the same scenery every day as well as a continued overarching concern about others in our community and about our economy more generally ( today’s GDP news was just a harbinger of what will be unprecedented contraction when the Q2 numbers come out).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own. Denver is also one of the most educated cities in the US.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 29, 2013

Over 5000 people in 87 locations will be joining up to use their talents to make their communities a better place. The National Day of Civic Hacking is the first of a yearly event created by the White House to gather Citizen Engineers and have them use newly accessible government data to improve their communities and our entire society.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Well, I moved four years ago or bought a house in Colorado about four years ago and slowly moved. And I was the sixth member of our sixth member leadership team to get replaced. You know, we replaced every other leader of the leadership team. But yeah, I think there's been a gap in having a community for second in commands.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2015

If suddenly I’m needed for something, or get an assignment from the CEO or anyone else on the leadership team, I get after it. While I have some visibility as a co-founder, I offer it up to David Cohen, David Brown, Mark Solon, and the rest of the Techstars leadership team to use however they want.

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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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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Personally, I’m committing time and dollars for the next four months to campaign for Hillary but also speak with and learn more about the local and national economic challenges many communities face. Phil Weiser, Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado and Executive Director of the Silicon Flatirons Center.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

Personally, I’m committing time and dollars for the next four months to campaign for Hillary but also speak with and learn more about the local and national economic challenges many communities face. Phil Weiser, Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado and Executive Director of the Silicon Flatirons Center.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

So has my partner Seth and his wife Greeley, who is currently a trustee on the TNC Colorado board. Heather Tallis , TNC’s Global Managing Director and Lead Scientist for Strategy Innovation, generously participated in our August 2017 Anchor Point Fellowship in Global Leadership Conference.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

From their website: “We invest via a Shared Earnings Agreement , a new investment model developed transparently with the community, and designed to align us with founders who want to run a profitable business and never be forced to raise follow-on financing or sell their business.” Key elements: . “We

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

The other change is that universities, instead of being passive, have become active in building an entrepreneurial community. For example, you can minor in entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado College of Music. I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2012

I believe that Senator Mark Udall is doing a superb job for Colorado. Most recently, Mark took a leadership role in defeating SOPA/PIPA and was one of the first Senators to come out publicly against PIPA. I believe the Boulder startup community is extremely lucky to have Mark Udall as one of our Senators.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As the founder of Jennifer Watson Leadership , she is on a mission to help leaders heal and accelerate their deeper purpose of impact through vital wellness, leadership genius, and potent speaking. Embark on a journey from stress to success as Jennifer shares groundbreaking strategies for optimal health and performance in leadership.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Many see huge dispensaries in Colorado, for example, raking in big bucks. It doesn’t matter if you’re starting your cannabis business in Washington, Colorado, or Maine; you should start by building authentic relationships with your local cannabis community.” ” Know the rules (and follow them!).

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