Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Thus entrepreneurs began building prototypes and designing new products without the traditional huge investment. Events for enthusiasts, called Maker Faires, now stretch far outside California to places such as Detroit, New York and even Shenzhen, China. I believe the Maker Movement and startups are made for each other.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2016

While there are some cities in America which are well-known for startups, some of them won’t be the best for everyone. These cities (which will go unnamed here, but are in California and Texas) may be famous for startups, but they are highly competitive and increasingly saturated with businesses just like the ones you want to start.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one. I’m absolutely certain it is critical to any startup community.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 16, 2019

I’ve been working on the Startup Visa since I first wrote about it 2009 in my post The Founders Visa Movement. Applications are now open to become a Global Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institution (EGI). In 2015, I announced the Global EIR initiative to try something different.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2014

In April of 2014, ESPN released its latest entry in the “30 for 30″ series, telling the story of the Detroit Pistons during their infamous “Bad Boys” era. But there, sandwiched between dynasties and legacies, the Detroit Pistons had built a championship team on the back of Isaiah Thomas. I run over and…I panicked.”.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2021

He was investing in Detroit and eager to write a book about the art and science of venture capital. I immediately introduced Mahendra to a bunch of Foundry Group LPs, partners, and entrepreneurs. Mahendra cornered me in a hallway and pitched the idea of doing a book together around how a board of directors works at a startup.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2016

As a retired gamer and not-so-retired entrepreneur, I wanted to relay some lessons I learned playing SimCity that helped me create a successful startup. This happens to startups all the time. (OK, Startups can be tempted to take a loan or convertible debt to get over a short-term cash crunch, but this cash comes at a cost.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2021

I’ve had the privilege to work with many great entrepreneurs, both in my operating days at the start of my career and over the last decade plus on the VC investing side. And if we’re investing in the company, it then impacts how I might be most helpful as a thought partner to the entrepreneur depending on their archetype.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Google today launched Google for Entrepreneurs both at google.com/entrepreneurs and of course Google+. Mountain View says Google for Entrepreneurs is “the umbrella” for the company’s several dozen programs and partnerships around the world that support startups and entrepreneurs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

After eight years in San Francisco, the Lean Startup Company's annual flagship conference is moving to downtown Las Vegas. From November 14 - 16, at the Zappos Campus, Lean Startup Conference 2018 will feature all-new workshops, speakers, and networking events covering all the latest Lean Startup insights and innovations.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

45 minutes in: Andrew’s process for investing in startups. 4:45 How do young entrepreneurs begin to work with a company like yours? 25:00 How should entrepreneurs approach you for funding? 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! 45:15 What’s your process for investing in startups?

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2012

On Friday 7/6 I spent the evening in Missoula with a bunch of entrepreneurs. Amy and I were in Missoula for the marathon on Sunday and I decided to do a Meetup talk about Startup Communities. The Meetup was excellent and there’s a great write up on the Start Bozeman blog titled Brad Feld on Building Startup Communities.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

It honors the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, cradle of many worldwide talents, including the multi platinum rapper and the multinational car brand. Dishan Jayasinha is a Sri Lankan-born American, MD turned entrepreneur, creative mastermind and humanitarian.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Detroit ›. Startups ›. View More in Startups ›. Detroit Events ›. Coats says they each had spent more than a decade in venture investing at that time, and agreed that the process of funding new companies had become “way too time-consuming” for entrepreneurs and most VCs. Subscribe for Free.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The best entrepreneurs and innovators draw inspiration from everyday life – and then they exhibit their forward-thinking results at the following conferences and expos. If your startup is in the tech industry, this is also the perfect place to find new talent. Love it or hate it, SEO is something that every entrepreneur must learn.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. When we see entrepreneurs come up with great ideas (and we see many), we hope that they also remember that while an idea is key, it won’t go anywhere without the right team in place.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

There was a computer training lab run by a company called Prosoft, but that's like having an Apex Tech and expecting to be the next Detroit. Despite the attempts at seeding things way downtown, Flatiron and Soho is where tech startups grew, just like today. These are people whose business it is to support startups.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0 ‘s signature networking event Founder Friday.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Detroit show sucked – [link]. Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 1, 2016

In a startup cheap may be expensive. What it was like to get out of the research lab to build a startup was the focus of interviews with two of the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Robert Falck, CEO and founder of Einride The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Tell us about the startup ecosystem there. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2016

Yet this same network of connected people affects who gets funded, how startup teams form, and who gets hired. . The show follows the journeys of founders sharing their experiences of what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 26, 2015

So this weekend was about startup communities with a bonus book on the startup visa tossed in for good measure. The next book I read was Screw the Valley: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of America’s New Tech Startup Culture. The last book I read was The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth & Economic Prosperity in America.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

I haven’t run a marathon since October 2012 when I ran the Detroit Marathon but after a year of struggling to get into a rhythm I’m once again motivated – and interested – in doing another marathon. Tech entrepreneur I hadn’t seen in a decade describing his new thing. New VC in town in the natural foods market.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

For entrepreneurs in and around the tech industry, conferences are an excellent way to get up to speed on the latest developments, find great new services, and get a read on potential clients and customers — plus, you never know who else you’ll meet. Lean Startup Conference. He runs the Lean Startup Conference.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

My fourth book, Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City comes out at the end of the month. The Startup Revolution has begun. George), Vermont (Burlington), and Michigan (Detroit) in October. Launching Startup Revolution. , and MakerBot launches several magical things on Wednesday.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

After a week at home I hit the road again around the release of Startup Communities and spent almost all of October on the road, reaching Boise, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Des Moines, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Lexington, and Louisville. I get to work with incredible companies and entrepreneurs every day.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 29, 2013

Boulder/Denver joins the other six regions – Boston, Detroit, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle – and is now part of the broad and expanding coverage that Xconomy is providing on business, life sciences, and technology news. This is another effort to that end.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

I gave a keynote on entrepreneurship to MPowered , the student Entrepreneurship Organization, spoke on a panel on Entrepreneurship and the Aerospace Industry, and gave another keynote at the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup and A2Geeks , the regional startup network. Held office hours and met lots of passionate students with great ideas.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When I looked at my inbox this morning, I had emails from six organizations I have advised/worked with over the past couple of years (including Astia and Techstars ) announcing their partnership with the White House’s Startup America initiative.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2017

I saw a tweet from Dan Primack saying the North Hall was basically indistinguishable from the Detroit Auto Show. He nailed it – it was basically a takeover by the worldwide auto industry with a few startups sprinkled here and there. There are zillions of CE startups in Sands. We started at the LVCC.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 7, 2017

I spent the next seven years in the tech ecosystems of San Francisco, New York City, and even back in hometown Detroit, taking on various operating and investing roles. On the Austin market Austin has a very interesting startup ecosystem. And yes, I would be on the hook for breaking the lease! It’s a very competitive market for VCs.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Amy and I shipped the final draft of Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur yesterday. The only thing in front of me for the next seven hours is the Detroit Marathon which I’m going to go suit up for after I finish writing this blog post. That is not the case right now.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Support families. Like many surprise entrepreneurs, I had struck upon a market that hadn’t been previously acknowledged–coupons. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. Photo Credit: BJ Nickol.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 3, 2012

I ended up running the Detroit Marathon on 10/21 and did fine, but I was completely wiped out physically by the end of October. I continued to spend a lot of time in October and November on the road and found myself exhausted and depressed by the end of it. And then our dog Kenai died.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In his last year in law school, the high point for Michael was arguing his first pro bono case in Detroit for a tenant who he claimed was being illegally evicted. (In For entrepreneurs, understanding why people dedicate their lives to working for non-profits is hard to fathom. Remove the Tag. I just didn’t understand why he did it.

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