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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Brad Feld is a fountain of knowledge & wisdom. Brad on blogging. Yeah, my email address is Brad@Feld.com. A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S.

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Want To Be A TechStar? Read Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s New Book: Venture Deals

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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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The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created

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I was at a dinner recently in Chicago and the table discussion was about building great companies outside of Silicon Valley. It’s not the great companies you build, it’s the silent killer of those that should have been build locally and weren’t. Klout was an LA company – sold for $200 million to Lithium.

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Why Solving Big Food & Healthcare Problems Will Yield Spectacular Companies

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I’ve spoken before about our desire at Upfront Ventures to fund really big ideas that solve hard problems, are science led and if successful will both have a positive effect on people’s lives as well as make great financial returns. We’re not Pollyannaish about this. They have raised $14 million to date.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

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I spent an hour across two phone calls with him telling him why I believe MakeSpace will be a billion dollar company (which I do). And I spoke with the CTO of another great company I used to be on the board of and enlisted his support in potentially being an advisor to one company. Maybe 50 if you really invest time and effort.

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Should Startups Incubate, Accelerate, Cohabitate or Stay In Mom’s Basement?

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The good news for entrepreneurs is that there have never been more office space options for early stage companies. I explored this issue in a recent conversation with fellow WSJ Accelerator, Brad Feld. We are actually giving the companies money, rather than taking money from them.

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

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You can build a meaningful company just about wherever these days. ” Most VCs view it as their responsibility to mentor, debate, cajole and generally assist with investments they make. They also view it as a responsibility of the money they manage on behalf of others to provide oversight of these companies. Not easily.