socalTECH

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. Both let dog owners specify their location, and when they're looking to go on vacation, and then lets those owners schedule and book stays, providing photos and text updates to owners via the site.

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Both Sides of the Table

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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SoCal Tech Calendar

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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SoCal Tech Calendar

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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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.” Oh, and buy Brad’s book.

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Startup Venture Capital Press San Diego 378

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JULY 9, 2012

We all could learn a bit more about balance , as Brad Feld has outlined. He is profiled in my favorite book about ADHD, Delivered From Distraction , where the author talks about high-performance ADHD professionals. The Dave I know is a tireless traveler and loyal to his friends the way Brad Feld is.

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Startup Venture Capital Email Writing 309

InfoChachkie

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. As the authors note, the book’s primary audience is readers who, “…have yet to quit their jobs (or graduate from college) and take the leap into entrepreneurship.”.

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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. Make sure to book a private room in a restaurant so you can actually conduct a round table. In the past I have been able to ask Brad Feld to come and spend time with the community in LA.

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Networking Startup CTO Coach Email 366

Both Sides of the Table

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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Email Blogging Venture Capital Writing 287

Tech Zulu Event

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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Los Angeles Angel Hollywood 61

InfoChachkie

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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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Both Sides of the Table

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). Now back to work – we’ve got a venue to get booked.

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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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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

InfoChachkie

MARCH 10, 2014

Mr. Brown''s aphorisms eventually evolve into twenty one books, including four New York Times bestsellers. With Life''s Little Instruction Book , Mr. Brown became the first author to simultaneously hold the number one positions on both of the NYT''s hardback and paperback lists. Brown''s musing are anachronisms (e.g., "Don''t

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Competition Mentor Entrepreneur Startup 274

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

John Batelle profiles this well in his book The Search. When Brad Feld lists a book on his blog with an affiliate link that he monetizes is that wrong? We all know and trust Brad to be authentic. Our portfolio company did so well that Google copied this approach and out executed Overture. I don’t think so.

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Advertising Technical Review GRP Partners Google 277

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

To anyone who believes his data proves anything please do me a favor and go read The Black Swan – my favorite book of the past 5 years. In the book Taleb rails against people who use faulty models to predict risk and have self satisfied, false data arguments to convince people of their points of view. I don’t think so.&#

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Startup Statistics Entrepreneur Study 289

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JANUARY 22, 2013

It was based on an excellent book I had just read by Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor (his wife). We booked a babysitter once a week whether we had plans or not. I started a book, er, wine club with some girlfriends all of whom are professional and have families. You need couple time. It’s worth the hassle.

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Tips Startup Email Blogging 418

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2013

And my friend Brad Feld & his wife had written a book on the importance of personal relationships which made me want to weigh in on that. I didn’t set out that way. It just happened. Lots of tragedies in the past couple of months. Aaron Schwartz. Sandy Hook. Now Jody Sherman. And my wife weighed in, too.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The most important thing, which both Andy and I ascribe to�and which Brad Feld called out in his book�is to engage the entire stack. Find a place to work, find a place to collaborate, find a place for your office, and find service providers to work with. Everyone needs to be welcome.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

David Cohen is a very active blogger and spokesperson, as is Brad Feld. They've talked about this in their book, Do More Faster, where they talk about a variety of web services, including Sendgrid. This is one of those services that when you create a new company, it makes sense to outsource things.

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Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

If you''re familiar with Brad Feld''s book, Startup Community, entrepreneurial efforts need to be run by the technology entrepreneurs and CEOs. We want to make it more sticky, being something beyond an individual company, and instead a part of a broader community of innovation. What''s your next big goal? more) READ MORE>>.

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Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

Step 1: The Person, Not The Firm – As Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson make clear in their book Venture Deals , entrepreneurs should identify specific venture partners, rather than target firms as a whole. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Prep Steps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, in their classic book “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist ” emphasize that there are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.

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Funding Startup Entrepreneur Customer 131

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

If you are a Google subscription virgin and want to better understand how the process works, you can check out my startup-oriented YouTube channel , which has previously featured interviews with folks like Guy Kawasaki, Brad Feld and Steve Blank.

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Google Develop Development Funding 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I saw these addressed well in a new book, “ The Startup Community Way ,” by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. Many successful entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, admit to reading many books a year , as well as participating in panels and forums on national and global challenges.

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Resource Startup Capital Mentor 131

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. And Brad Feld. Sure, they’ll take you on. But try getting the time of the A players. You’ll get the scraps. And worst still, you won’t even be her top priority. I learned all this the hard way.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2019

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, in their classic book “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist ” emphasize that there are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.

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Entrepreneur Customer Custom Funding 80

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, in their book “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist ” emphasize that there are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.

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Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2017

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, in their classic book “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist ” emphasize that there are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.

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Entrepreneur Customer Custom Funding 58

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2013

Brad Feld seems to write books faster than I can read and write about them. This time he has written a book that is far more important than most management books you will read. Why do I think this is a “must own” book? It is also one of the books that most influenced me early in my adult life.

Entrepreneur 370

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Social Network 370

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AUGUST 25, 2011

I love reading Eric Reis, Steve Blank, Clay Christenson, Brad Feld and others. But when you’re in the mood to draw in a few new sources for entrepreneurship you might consider these two books non-traditional books on entrepreneurship that had an impact on me. These topics all feature in the book. Shocking, I know.

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Class Writing Web 2.0 Offshore 334

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, in their book “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist ” emphasize that there are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.

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Entrepreneur Customer Custom Funding 99

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. Brad was openly writing about this and it felt like he was giving the VC playbook away for free! I always wanted to work with Brad for this reason so I started blogging because I figured if transparency worked for Brad I would try the same approach.

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Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2011

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, in their new book “ Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist ” emphasize that there are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.

Startup 93

Startup Entrepreneur Customer Custom 93

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I started blogging because Brad Feld blogged. Well, that is, after I booked airplane tickets to be there just to meet him in person, but that was a small detail I decided not to share with him. I booked non-refundable tickets. Give somebody a break because you would have benefited if somebody did that for you.

Startup 352

Startup Help Blogging Entrepreneur 352

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The Scene Will Kill You - Brad Hargreaves , November 7, 2010 If you’ve taken a deep dive into tech startups, you know about the scene. I've also read his book The Four Steps to the Epiphany, where he outlines this in great detail. myself am a bit tired of Qype (German version of Yelp ) and Tripadvisor. The scene will kill you.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175