YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2012

But early-stage investor and entrepreneur Bred Feld, the co-founder of VC firms Mobius and Foundry, as well as startup accelerator TechStars , thinks trying to be Silicon Valley is a fool’s errand. That entrepreneurs must be the ones who lead the community (as opposed to, for example, governmental forces), 2.

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 30, 2020

His friend, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (who I’d met a briefly couple times over the years), had an idea of starting and rapidly scaling up a task force in the state government and wanted to tap a private sector entrepreneur to lead the effort.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2010

Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to inform you that the Colorado government recently enacted a law to impose sales tax regulations on online retailers. Regrettably, as a result of the new law, we have decided to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2015

While there has periodically been improvement on the margins on the issue, I think our federal government has broadly failed us on this front. Yesterday, CU Boulder announced a new Entrepreneurs in Residence program to be administered by the Silicon Flatirons program. So, I’m going to try something different.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 22, 2015

” Andy Alsop , an entrepreneur in Santa Fe who has spent a lot of time in Colorado, sent me a note with some thoughts about his view and experience from working as an entrepreneur in Santa Fe. I asked if he’d write a longer post from his perspective and he took me up on it.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Feld’s thesis is that unlike the common wisdom, it is entrepreneurs that lead a startup community while everyone else feeds the community. Feeders include the government, universities, investors, mentors, service providers and large companies. They are not run by the government or any single organization. Leaders and Feeders.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. See Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs? Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised from angels.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2012

I heard the word “connector” several times yesterday at the Colorado Innovation Network summit. This was used to define a role for many of the constituents in the COIN summit which included entrepreneurs, government, university, and big company folks. It’s not a connector – it’s a convener.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. He was fortunate. Her response?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

businessname #business #entrepreneur #startup #name #compilation #instagram #ceoblognation #blog #newblog #blogpost #livetoday. Colorado Aromatics is a farm based cosmetics company and we use herbs from our farm in all of our products for their antioxidant capacity. Thanks to Dr. Cindy Jones, Colorado Aromatics ! #26

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2013

UberDenver and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick are hosting a rally at Galvanize after the Colorado Public Utilities Commission holds a public hearing on proposed rules changes that could shut UberDenver down. I’ve had a number of private conversations since I wrote my post The Colorado PUC Trying to Shut Down UberDenver.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Case studies : Entrepreneurs and investors who are building startup communities around the world. City governments : Why some are better than others at nurturing local startups. The silos : Biotech, food, the Internet of things, clean energy, and all the other sectors providing fertile ground for entrepreneurs and investors.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Chamber of Commerce , burdensome government regulations are directly responsible for the long-term decline in small business formation. Take Zen Magnets, a Colorado-based magnet distributor run by entrepreneur Shihan Qu. As an entrepreneur, you have plenty to worry about besides state and federal regulations.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 18, 2012

.” “This will push the new energy economy for Colorado,” Ritter said. “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. .” “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. Related articles.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

A group of entrepreneurs posted an OpEd this weekend responding to those remarks in the Daily Camera (it’s worth nothing the diversity of those entrepreneurs vs. Councilperson Cowles’ flatly incorrect characterization of Boulder entrepreneurs). His post follows.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Colorado houses existing tech giants such as IBM, Oracle and Lockheed Martin, as well as an emerging and thriving startup scene. Colorado is the number one relocation destination in the US for skilled workers ages 25 to 44. Entrepreneur Insider United States Analysis and Opinion' A quality of life that beats Silicon Valley’s.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Louis’s local economy and UMSL’s curricular and non-curricular offerings to its students by attracting talented entrepreneurs from around the world to relocate their business to St. I’m excited to have a Global EIR state besides Colorado in the middle of the country. The goal of this program is to contribute to St.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

We are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector. We also believe that progressive immigration policies help us attract and retain some of the brightest minds on earth—scientists, entrepreneurs, and creators. Ben Keighran, Entrepreneur; Former Design Lead, Apple.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 14, 2016

We are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector. We also believe that progressive immigration policies help us attract and retain some of the brightest minds on earth—scientists, entrepreneurs, and creators. Ben Keighran, Entrepreneur; Former Design Lead, Apple.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

More progressive states ( e.g. California and Colorado) are likelier to absorb the cost of retaining the ACA’s expanded Medicaid coverage for the millions of residents that will lose access to federal funding. The gap is also likely to widen through greater fl exibility for states in their Medicaid program design.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Innovators are not entrepreneurs. My contribution has been, “Why don’t we design classes more closely modeled to what innovators and entrepreneurs actually do.” For example, you can minor in entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado College of Music. .” The hard part is, “How do we deliver something?”.

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2016

If you are one of the many entrepreneurs interested in opening a marijuana dispensary, this article can guide you through the necessary steps. Furthermore, if medical marijuana is not legalized in your state, any dispensary is liable to be shut down by the federal government. See Also: Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2015

Both Jeff and I have been working hard on making it much easier for immigrant entrepreneurs to get visa’s to start their companies in the US. Last year Jeff and a bunch of his friends in Massachusetts created the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur in Residence pilot program. In MA, there was originally $3 million of state funding.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. The Governor of Colorado was there promoting Colorado as a hub for blockchain and distributed ledger technology. ETHDenver , which took place Feb.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2013

Today appears to be government day on Feld Thoughts. This morning I wrote about the Colorado PUC trying to shut down Uber in Colorado (bad). Obama: “Create a “startup visa” for job-creating entrepreneurs. The proposal allows foreign entrepreneurs who attract financing from U.S. and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

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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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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Stock Quotes. more in Small Business. Live Chat Recap.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

He extended an invitation to me to come out to the Academy in Colorado Springs to address the cadets and meet the faculty. Out of the airport the first stop was in Denver – an impromptu meetup at Galvanize and a fireside chat with a roomful of 200 great entrepreneurs. Then it was on to Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

“We’re trying to find entrepreneurs who are thinking of it as another stage in the company,” he said. “Entrepreneurs who sell to Google are doing it because they have a vision of what they’re trying to do,” Lawee told attendees. 10 Shocking Twitter Pictures From the Colorado Springs Wildfire.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. Then ask questions of our panel of experts and mix and mingle with other EdTech entrepreneurs visiting for SXSW.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Last week, at the Startup America Regional meeting, I got into a conversation about the role of state and local government in the development of startup communities. I went on my typical rant about how entrepreneurs have to be the leaders and government is a feeder to the startup community. How should I approach this.”

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 3, 2016

Colorado is home to many. Today, immigrants represent more than 10 percent of Colorado’s entrepreneurs. In 2014, their businesses contributed more than $560 million in revenue to Colorado’s economy. Today in Colorado, there are 15 unfilled jobs for every one unemployed STEM worker.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Led By Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs. Government. Reliance on Government. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. Integration With The Rest of Colorado. Principals of a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community. Have A 20 Year Commitment. Welcome Everyone Into The Entrepreneurial Community. Leaders vs. Feeders.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

A group of entrepreneurs posted an OpEd this weekend responding to those remarks in the Daily Camera (it’s worth nothing the diversity of those entrepreneurs vs. Councilperson Cowles’ flatly incorrect characterization of Boulder entrepreneurs). His post follows.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Here are some the places that entrepreneurs world over, might do well to start a business in, in 2015. Denver, Colorado. ” Austin features a government-sponsored small business development program, and a reputable university business incubator. is seventh in the world for best places to start a business. Austin, Texas.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. Each year, Founders First Capital Partners works with hundreds of entrepreneurs. Podfund , focused on podcast creators. “We

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

Thousands of small businesses are probably gone for good because of the failure of the federal government to act quickly enough. The entrepreneurs of the future are women, people of color and immigrants (who are also the entrepreneurs of our past). billion venture capital firm in Boulder, Colorado. If you include the 24.8

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