Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2012

I’ll be discussing the broken software patent system with Jason Schultz and Parker Higgins. I feel like it’s kind of trivial to be talking about stuff like this given the shooting in a movie theater in Colorado earlier today. I’m on a Google Hangout today at 1pm Pacific time hosted by the EFF.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2013

A few weeks ago I did an event with Built In Denver where I interviewed Tim Miller and Ryan Martens, the founders of Rally Software , on their journey from a startup to a public company (NYSE: RALY ). The past two days the Colorado Innovation Network held it’s 2nd annual COIN Summit.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 24, 2013

I’m excited to announce the launch of the Colorado Startup Community Fund. This is a $200,000 fund for providing financing to support activities, events, and organizations in the Colorado startup community. It’s part of the Startup Colorado initiative and is going to make the first round of grants at the end of Q3.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

My longtime friend Marion Jenkins, CEO of IT consultant QSE Technologies wrote what I think is one of the most eloquent and well thought out rebuttals to the proposed Colorado “Software Tax” (HB 1192). I urge you to oppose HB 1192, the so-called “Software” Tax. CDs) – shouldn’t change whether the software should be taxed.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. —– Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) is a $17M seed fund that invests in high growth startups in rural Colorado using equity and Flexible VC structuring. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

He moved out to Colorado to attend CU Boulder, starting a degree in Architecture only to find out he was more passionate about Business. Alex understood he knew next to nothing about software development and engineering, so he searched for an engineer. He also wasn’t a pro at marketing, so he looked for marketers.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 20, 2018

Early in his career, Jason was a software engineer at Accenture. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School. In case you don’t know about Jason, prior to co-founding Foundry Group, Jason was a co-founder of SRS Acquiom and a Managing Director and General Counsel for Mobius Venture Capital.

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Board Effect

JULY 23, 2023

Two tools stand out as the most effective for higher education strategic planning — proven models of strategic planning and software solutions for good governance such as those offered by BoardEffect. Now is the time for colleges to take a thoughtful, data-informed approach to strategic planning.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2012

Founded by interaction designer Brad Damphousse and software engineer Andrew Ballester, GoFundMe was first conceptualized back in 2008 when both were driven by personal tragedies that led to want to use their talents for good. The site lets users manage their campaigns, thank donors and even communicate with supporters.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 2, 2012

I spend all of my working time in the domain of software, Internet, and entrepreneurship. Making sure they have a voice in the rapidly evolving software / Internet ecosystem on a global scale is important to me. Many of these political situations stifle entrepreneurship, innovation, or opportunities for these companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

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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. Kathryn has been involved with farming and ranching, either as an employee or as a business owner, for over 30 years.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 4, 2020

We encourage all Colorado-based software and professional services businesses to consider this policy. Their environments are different than a software or professional services firm, as their employees and customers physically interact continuously throughout the day. Until then, our office is closed.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. So if you are outside the U.S. we are not going to invest.

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The Next Web

JULY 14, 2012

Editors Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Keacher , an engineer in Denver, Colorado. People would just be trying to remove the blur from their blurry photos , and they’d get smacked in the face with messages that my software would destroy their computers. Also, he loves playing hockey. You can follow him on Twitter @teuobk. .

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Voice activation is now helping small and midsized businesses use customer relationship management (CRM) software with more speed and efficiency. Speech-to-text software can be a real timesaver for data entry, too. According to a recent study , nearly 40 percent of smartphone owners use voice recognition software.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2019

Next, take a look at the automation technology included in the software. John is an advocate for technology and education in Colorado and has been an active contributor to the Colorado Technology Association (CTA).

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

While Foundry invests across the US, we’re based in Colorado and do our best to support the local startup ecosystem. Especially if you live here in Colorado – come support our effort to bring greater focus and energy around these topics right in your backyard. The second question I always get is “why Colorado?”

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. The Andreesen Horowitz blog is the work of the famous VC firm’s partners and covers all things software in Silicon Valley and beyond. Brad Feld is a managing director at Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado. A Smart Bear. Feld Thoughts.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

While Foundry invests across the US, we’re based in Colorado and do our best to support the local startup ecosystem. Especially if you live here in Colorado – come support our effort to bring greater focus and energy around these topics right in your backyard. The second question I always get is “why Colorado?”

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 27, 2010

Colorado’s governor is proposing fast-tracking a software tax to be effective March 1. Thus, it’s imperative people speak out against Colorado HB 1192. I have no connection to Colorado other than this blog has received 160 visits from the state in the last 30 days.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 26, 2010

The bill as it is currently constructed would place a tax on all software purchased or installed in Colorado. This is a tax not just on the software industry but on every business that uses software. We’ve invested in companies that have created thousands of jobs in Colorado. And it’s an incredibly stupid idea.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., Maryland was the first U.S. state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2019

Automated actions: As I mentioned earlier, AI-based software doesn’t just benefit businesses in the long term – it can also be of tremendous value in the present. Meantime, customers will appreciate the personalized service AI-based software offers, and are more likely to become repeat customers. Reengaging past customers.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2019

Last month, Amy and I matched all of the Colorado first time DonorsChoose.org projects. And, if you are a teacher who wants to do something around Sphero’s STEM-related robots and software, including Sphero BOLT , Sphero Mini , and the newly-released Sphero Specdrums , join DonorsChoose.org and put up a project today!

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 9, 2021

Downs joins Chargify and SaaSOptics from WorldPay, where over a ten year period he and his team drove significant growth and developed the software partnership business from the ground up to reach one billion in revenue, an industry record. To learn more about Chargify, visit www.chargify.com.

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Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2018

While Apple set up shop in a garage and not a college dorm, Wozniak built his first computer whilst at the University of Boulder, Colorado. Being a student doesn’t make you immune to mandatory business insurances, compliance issues, and the need to use legal software.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2017

We use mobile apps, cloud servers, customizable CRM software solutions, email, Google docs, Excel spreadsheets and – gasp – pen and paper when we’re in a pinch! It’s easy to make notes of face-to-face meetings and phone calls, too, with tools that have been developed for just that purpose—including pioneering software solutions like Act!

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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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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Software development wasn’t giving me the satisfaction I craved from working, and I had recently been part of a startup that was now a smoking crater after the Dot Com crash. Rogue Wave Software loved their product too. He writes enterprise Java software for a living but loves the thrill of starting and managing new businesses.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 11, 2020

For software MVPs create video demo snippets of less <1 minute to illustrate each of your features. One solution is to send a design file to a fab lab to be printed. If you would normally have your potential customer hold, feel or use the product, make sure you video a demo someone doing that.

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