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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

As an Instructor of entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara, I welcomed the chance to read Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist. Brad and Jason have been exposing venture capitalists’ secrets since 2005, when they began writing a blog series on Term Sheets at AskTheVC.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

I recently reviewed Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s book Venture Deals , in THIS ENTRY. Thus, I was excited when Brad agreed to chat with me via Skype to discuss the book’s genesis, along with the reaction of his fellow venture capitalists to the book’s revelation of numerous fundraising “secrets.”. There are several.

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MAY 25, 2018

Mental health of startup founders--once a taboo subject--has been boosted by efforts by such startup community mentors as Brad Feld of Techstars. Techstars is one of the groups which has been helping to address the often overwhelming pressures of the startup life. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

in a seed round, which was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Ludlow Ventures, Lightbank, Promus Ventures, MESA+ I, Eniac Ventures, Wareness.io, along with angels Shervin Pishevar, Brad Feld, Eric Ries, Naval Ravikant, Semil Shah, Don Norman, and Dan Shapiro. Navdy --which is based in San Francisco--said it raised $6.5M

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AUGUST 15, 2012

I recently read Brad Feld’s thought provoking piece encouraging founders to sit on the board of another startup company. So I was intrigued by Brad’s post. And I think Brad’s 100% right. So I’m going to follow Brad’s advice. But for now, the summary is: You’ll extend your network. .

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APRIL 18, 2012

Earlier this week, Brad Feld, a venture capitalist who is well known for his work on TechStars, investments, and for his frequent blogging and speaking engagements, commented on the Los Angeles area using the term Silicon Beach. Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. That seems very Brad to me. Continued.).

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MARCH 15, 2010

Brad Feld : I first learned of Brad Feld like many of you – through his blog. I started reading Brad’s “term sheet&# series. So when I first signed up for Twitter I naturally subscribed to Brad’s feed. One day Brad Tweeted he was going to be in LA with his dad.

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JULY 25, 2011

Brad & Jason’s, Venture Deals , aims to change this. I think that’s around the time when Brad & Jason did their famous “term sheet series,&# which was the authoritative guide I never had the first time. Now Brad & Jason have raised the bar. There was no guide. It is also a must read.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Rover.com, which is based in Seattle, said it raised $7M in a funding round from Foundry Group, and added Brad Feld to its board. However, it looks like there's another dog loose in the neighborhood, after a direct competitor- Rover.com --announced an additional funding round Monday, for its own, peer-to-peer dog sitting marketplace.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Entreprenurial Meetup to help Brad Feld and David Cohen celebrate the LA stop on the TechStars / Do More Faster book tour. Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- TechStars/DoMoreFaster Event. See [link] (more).

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JANUARY 9, 2013

2011 was the year of the video interview, in which I spoke with the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Len Short, Brad Feld, Naval Ravikant and Steve Blank. TechStar Co-Founder Brad Feld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble? > Greetings loyal readers. Top-10 Forbes article on date published.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Foundry Managing Director Brad Feld and Huh were both on a panel at Twiistup together. According to the Foundry Group, which led the funding round for Cheezburger, the investment came as a result of an introduction between Foundry and Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh about 18 months ago at the LA TwiistUp event. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- Meet TechStars founders and authors of new book Do More Faster David Cohen and Brad Feld.

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MAY 12, 2010

Two people whom I respect (Babak Nivi and Brad Feld) added commentary that made me want to come back and clarify my thoughts. Brad Feld started with a bias for action in his post, “ Give Your VC’s Assignments.&#. I agree with Brad. Generic requests are useless.

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MARCH 5, 2012

.” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject. You can watch my seven minute discussion with Brad below or on YouTube here: [link].

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APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. I always enjoy spending time with Brad as the antidote to the eco chamber. That seems very Brad to me. Brad was our guest of honor. But I think Brad actually has a point. ” That always stuck with me. ” That always stuck with me.

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JULY 9, 2012

We all could learn a bit more about balance , as Brad Feld has outlined. The Dave I know is a tireless traveler and loyal to his friends the way Brad Feld is. Brad does this kind of thing for people. He is tireless and works his arse off. But he knows that. I’ve been told so. He doesn’t email you.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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JUNE 30, 2014

Entrepreneur and noted investor Brad Feld unwittingly echoed Franks approach to marketing when, during a discussion with me , he declared, " …companies should… focus on building amazing products. At such times, take solace in something else Brad shared with me, ". Hurry Up And Stop Marketing. startups who. startups who.

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MARCH 2, 2011

After the weekend kerfuffle over AngelList I was reading Brad Feld’s post on Signal vs. Noise. But aside from choosing the time of day to focus on signal vs. noise, Brad’s post got me thinking about another question – what is signal and what is noise? Brad is a zero inbox kind of guy. I enjoy that.

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JUNE 12, 2013

I know Brad Feld wrote a similar post. Brad is the ultimate giver. The more you accomplish through hard work the more you will feel comfortable asking for more compensation at your job. When he wrote it I smiled because I have always used the same saying.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

I explored this issue in a recent conversation with fellow WSJ Accelerator, Brad Feld. According to Brad, "There is a fundamental difference between an incubator and an accelerator… an incubator has an economic model that is based around having people be tenants. Having people being captive within some investor’s…sphere.

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MARCH 23, 2014

You may enjoy this post as an example that talks about my first meetings with Brad Feld, Tristan Walker, Justyn Howard and more. In the past I have been able to ask Brad Feld to come and spend time with the community in LA. Maybe 50 if you really invest time and effort. Roger Ehrenberg. Fred Wilson. Greg Bettinelli.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Also, check out their calendar of events for everything from hackathons to presentations from technology stars like Brad Feld (see what I did there?). Potential members can apply in person or on their website. Image courtesy Eliot Phillips , via Flickr). READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2016

We have been so encouraged by the progress of Nima and couldn’t think of a better board member, mentor and co-investor than Brad Feld at Foundry Group. We can’t wait to see what the next few years bring.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Our good friends Brad Feld and David Cohen over at TechStars from Boulder, Colorado will be in town this week, Thursday October 14th, for a Do More Faster Book launch event. Following the event , don’t miss out on the opportunity to meet Brad Feld and David Cohen, as well as others from the entrepreneurial community.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Wise And Feld To The Rescue. Sean Wise and Brad Feld's Startup Opportunities, Know When To Quit Your Day Job is for students B and C. Sean and Brad consistently maintain a straightforward writing style that allows readers to readily focus on the content, rather than parsing dense, rhetorical flourishes.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Brad Feld points out in his widely-read book Startup Communities , that business schools within universities are generally devoid of innovation and thus are not engines of entrepreneurship. Brad believes that by placing entrepreneurial programs within Business Schools, ".a Techpreneurs.

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JANUARY 25, 2015

This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.” I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” ” If you didn’t read it I recommend it.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Andy Sack, Dave McClure, Brad Feld & Jason Nazar (photo by Jolie Odell). We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle).

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JANUARY 13, 2013

And as I moped in self-pity the last 2 weeks of December and reflected about how much I hate December I came across this blog post by Brad Feld that really spoke to me. And I was glad to count Brad as a friend. I wouldn’t have written it – it wouldn’t have occurred to me to write it.

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APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. 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.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The eight-person board consists of: Carl Schramm , president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation; Steve Blank , serial entrepreneur, author and entrepreneurship lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University ; Greg Gottesman , managing director at Madrona Venture Group ; Brad Feld , co-founder of TechStars and managing (..)

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APRIL 27, 2013

So how do you overcome that given that all VCs must have a similar pattern to me other than super-human VCs like Brad Feld or Dave McClure who have insane travel schedules but an unbelievable ability to put in the air miles and be whenever/ whenever? Of course if it’s a company on fire I would travel to any 2-hop city from LA.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

In addition, I was honored to speak with such notable entrepreneurs as: Kevin O’Connor (Founder DoubleClick and FindTheBest), Brad Feld (Founder TechStars, Partner The Foundry Group), Marten Mickos (Founder MySQL and CEO of Eucalyptus Systems) and Len Short (CMO, (Product) RED, AOL and Charles Schwab).

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JUNE 27, 2013

I think that''s what enables Fred Wilson, and Brad Feld, and myself to raise above the noise, really. In a world where we have blogs, social media, sites like TheFunded, and a variety of other sources where entrepreneurs can figure out what other people think about VCs, being open and transparent matters.

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JUNE 5, 2015

I am reminded of this problem every time my firm does a financing where a note went before us but more specifically I was reminded by this great post by Brad Feld to talk about the pre-money vs. post-money conversion issue. But as Brad discussed – what happens to the prior convertible note in this new world?

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