David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. The founders, LPs, and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CoStarters , and several other regional funds and resources. —– Indie.vc

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 23, 2019

Defy Colorado is growing nicely after some overall challenges with the national organization in 2018. Defy Colorado is now a separate 501c(3) and my partner Jason Mendelson and his wife Jenn Mendelson have been playing a huge leadership role with the Defy Colorado team. Don’t miss it – register now.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2013

In yet another insane move by government against entrepreneurs and job creators, the Colorado PUC is proposing a new set of rules that would shut down Uber in Colorado. As a Colorado entrepreneurial community, we shouldn’t stand for this. As a Colorado entrepreneurial community, we shouldn’t stand for this.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Some time ago a group of entrepreneurs including my partner Seth Levine came together to talk about how to promote entrepreneurship in Colorado and celebrate the fact that entrepreneurship has become a huge part of the Colorado business ecosystem.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2022

Registration is open for the 2022 Q4 Leadership Bootcamp , which is happening in Boulder, Colorado, on Nov 10-13, 2022. What you may not know is that several years ago, Jerry and his partner Ali Schultz moved exactly 0.8 They are unique and powerful experiences for entrepreneurs.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

During this time Melinda has maintained an outdoor lifestyle following her passion of riding mountain bikes, skiing and just spending time in the Colorado Rockies. To this end she has completed the Colorado Trail, an approximately 500 mile trail from Denver to Durango following the continental divide. Corporate Partners.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5%

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

As an industry, VC essentially acts as a broker between investment banks, who can’t invest in risky startups due to laws on loan interest, and entrepreneurs who desperately need capital. This is boosting access and reach for entrepreneurs to the global pot of available funding. However, this investment model is starting to evolve.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 11, 2021

My partner Seth Levine and his co-author Elizabeth MacBride recently wrote an important book called The New Builders: Face to Face with the True Future of Business. Seth and Elizabeth have spent the past year talking to entrepreneurs all over the United States as they’ve developed their thesis around The New Builders.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 20, 2018

As many of you know, my partner Jason is from Detroit. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School. Startup Grind Detroit is one of over 350+ chapters around the world, holding Fireside Chats with notable entrepreneurs and bringing startup communities together. The Motor City. in Economics and a J.D.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The separately funded partner accelerator programs which operate in more than 30 locations worldwide are unchanged. So we’re doubling-down on running in-person programs in the largest tech ecosystems so entrepreneurs can be surrounded by the highest concentration of VCs, startups, talent, mentors, and support.”

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2021

The program has been running in Colorado supporting pre-seed to post-seed stage startups at the intersection of conservation and technology since 2018. And Techstars brings a massive network of mentors, investors, and entrepreneurs on a similar journey. . Applications close on May 12th, so if you’re interested, apply today!

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Announcing the Greater Colorado Venture Fund ! I am proud to share that the Colorado Venture Capital Authority (VCA), in conjunction with the Office of Economic Growth and International Trade (OEDIT), has selected the Greater Colorado Venture Fund to steward the state’s rural venture capital allocation.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 11, 2014

We had a Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado meeting with her and her partner and in the middle of the discussion about their business Jenna used the phrase “digital paralysis” to describe one of the things she thinks is driving the incredible engagement of their customers.

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VC Adventure

MAY 1, 2012

California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. 290M invested in 41 companies based in Colorado in 2011.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2019

And we all have some Irish ancestors so we settled on Fior Partners. We like to think we’re our clients true partners… Thanks to Dana Sullivan Kilroy, Fior Partners ! #5- My wife came up with our business name after a trip to Colorado to hike. 5- The concept of the momentum. Photo Credit: Lance Beaudry.

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Naming Entrepreneur Southern California Video 111

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

My partners and I, especially Jason Mendelson, have been very involved with Silicon Flatirons over the past decade. Supporting entrepreneurs in our community is a central part of our mission. I received a Silicon Flatirons email from Phil Weiser this morning in his role as Silicon Flatirons Founder and Executive Director.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2019

In this spirit, one of the key organizations my partners at Foundry Group have helped create and nurture is Pledge 1%. In 2007, we were a founding member in the predecessor organization to Pledge 1%, called Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (or EFCO). And, the companies that have pledged 1% globally is remarkable.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 7, 2014

The University of Colorado Boulder has been at the forefront of breeding and teaching entrepreneurship for many years now, but it has been missing a communal area where student entrepreneurs can work, gather, and live. Location: the heart of student life on the “Hill” in Boulder, Colorado. Enter Spark Boulder.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 22, 2013

I remember our lunch with great pleasure, so when Christy and I had a brief conversation about her reaction to Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur , in encouraged her to write a guest post with her thoughts on the entrepreneurial couple and when it’s time for couples counseling. . It was 2005.

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Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 20, 2016

She started working on horse ranches while still in high school in Colorado, then spent time with small diversified livestock and vegetable operations in Pennsylvania’s Amish country in the early 90’s. Corporate Partners. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. Is that when it became big?

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 4, 2021

My long-time business partner Seth Levine has written a book with Elizabeth MacBride titled The New Builders: Face to Face with the TRUE Future of Business. These entrepreneurs, including immigrants, are the next generation of business owners. It’s extraordinary – buy a copy now!

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A lifelong entrepreneur, Jason has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40 list and was named EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest. Jason also serves on the board of the Future Founders Foundation, a Chicago-based organization that empowers the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

I’m involved in a bunch of stuff this year, which I’ll list below, but I want to highlight a few specific events, including the Keynote Kickoff with Robert Smith of Vista Equity Partners who grew up in Denver. He will be doing a fireside chat with Denver Mayor Michael B. Listen to a short overview with Dianne Myles.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

At the same time, his partner at his previous company – Tim Miller – was doing an entrepreneur-in-residence at a local Boulder VC firm (Boulder Ventures). I met Ryan via Young Entrepreneurs Organization – we were both in the same YEO forum. About a year after he got started, he was ready to raise a venture financing.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 13, 2020

Since I became public about this in 2013, I’ve met many entrepreneurs who have opened up to me about their own struggles. When I listen to her talk about her experience with me around these issues, I realize how incredibly lucky I am to have a partner who has supported me from the very beginning. My magic number is 3.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Amongst other things, the OpEd highlights an innovative fund that Colorado has set up to support small businesses, the Energize Colorado Gap Fund. I’m really proud of the work that my partner, Brad Feld, along with Wendy Lea, Mark Nager, and others have done to inject resources into the struggling small businesses in Colorado.

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VC Adventure

MAY 1, 2012

California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. 290M invested in 41 companies based in Colorado in 2011.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 12, 2015

My partner Seth Levine just had an excellent OpEd in the Boulder Daily Camera explaining this. It’s titled Entrepreneurs can give back, by giving early to EFCO. In it he explains more about Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (EFCO) and Pledge 1% , two organizations we have helped create. .

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

In 2019 we partnered with several revenue-based lending providers, effectively creating a marketplace. “. We collect more data on an individual business than, to our knowledge, any other RBI investor, through our application process, data partners, and various public sources online. Bigfoot Capital.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 4, 2018

The number of food meetups and events in Boulder (including Startup Weekend Boulder Food + Tech) as well as events and initiatives all around the state of Colorado has reached a critical mass. The post A Workshop for Colorado Food Entrepreneurs in Hotchkiss, CO – June 21 and 22 appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

If you take a look at the Foundry Group partner funds or talk to us about our investment strategy, you’ll immediately see the texture of a network. Techstars is a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. All of my ideas around Startup Communities incorporate network theory.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

The Andreesen Horowitz blog is the work of the famous VC firm’s partners and covers all things software in Silicon Valley and beyond. What do you get when a successful entrepreneur becomes a VC and then starts blogging about his experiences? Brad Feld is a managing director at Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado. Feld Thoughts.

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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. Phin Barnes, Partner, First Round Capital.

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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. Phin Barnes, Partner, First Round Capital.

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