Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I was around at the beginning, spending a day a month in Kansas City with the Kauffman Foundation as an entrepreneur-in-residence when the program was originally created by a team at the Kauffman Foundation to identify, develop, and network the next generation of global leaders in the venture capital industry using a two-year apprenticeship program.

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Kansas City Kansas Venture Capital Programming 70

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. People told me that it was unfair or too easy for me to raise angel capital because I was already tapped into a network of investors. I was there, too. That’s why recruiters make so much coin.

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Up and Running

JUNE 17, 2015

Where to start your search: Look to your own network first. with the simple reply of, “By networking!” We all know networking builds connections, but for new entrepreneurs, it can be hard to start. Focus on expanding your network, and making connections with others in a variety of industries whom you can learn from.

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Incubator LLC Networking Kansas City 60

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

That kicked off a story that would take them up to two consecutive Zagat #1 ice cream in NYC ratings, the Food Network calling them the #1 ice cream shop in the country, and a prime spot on Oprah's List of Favorite Things. It fits just as well into Gowanus, Brooklyn as it does Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming.

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