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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

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Serial entrepreneur, venture investor and startup accelerator pioneer Brad Feld has notoriously mocked traditional marketing throughout his career. Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group. According to Brad, “I would say my whole universe is probably categorized as guerilla marketing.

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My Pal Dave: A Triumph of Substance Over Style

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We all could learn a bit more about balance , as Brad Feld has outlined. Many through history became entrepreneurs precisely because they were unemployable. 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. But he knows that.

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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

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And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. ” Most VCs view it as their responsibility to mentor, debate, cajole and generally assist with investments they make. Tomorrow I’m meeting with a senior exec who is considering joining a company in which we’ve invested.

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Why Solving Big Food & Healthcare Problems Will Yield Spectacular Companies

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We know that to be successful we need to fund truly transformational entrepreneurs grounded in unique academic skills and with the self confidence and ambition to try and achieve results in which the market will naturally be skeptical. They have raised $14 million to date. It seems that many others were impressed as well.

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How To Become a VC

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One the most frequent questions asked of me by entrepreneurs is, "How can I become a Venture Capitalist?" The inquiry is common because being a VC is (to an entrepreneur, at least) a sexy job. In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital. Manipulate Your Odds.

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The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created

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I then got my MBA at University of Chicago so I secretly pull for local entrepreneurs as long as they don’t make me visit in the Winter any more. People often say, “Great entrepreneurs will build a community and the capital will follow.” No – I’m not worried about the competition.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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There are now a second generation of entrepreneurs and companies that have learned from their last successes and are producing great new companies like TopSpin Media , Sometrics and GumGum. As should Eric Sikola and ExpenseBay who won the “Showoff&# judges competition ( Photos featured here taken by (cc) Kenneth Yeung – [link] ).

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