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. Apple has since capitalized on the top technical talent in Silicon Valley to stay ahead of the competition. Of course, ultimately you must appeal to real customers to survive.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Oh, they didn’t cover that in your Stanford CS course? Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive. But make it competitive. And Brad Feld. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling.

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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. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Of course this can be done and of course I am a big proponent of the rise of startup centers across the country as the Internet has moved from the “infrastructure phase” to the “application phase” dominated by the three C’s: content, communications and commerce. But we still need more funds.

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MAY 5, 2011

Of course I have. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. Look at what Brad Feld has done for Boulder. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I’m in Seattle this week. Can’t list them all.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. 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!

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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. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

Brad Feld seems to write books faster than I can read and write about them. But Brad & Amy take it one step further than I have – they talk about the impact on your personal relationships – most notably with your spouse or partner. Brad was married and divorced in his early 20′s. I’m done.”

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And as I’ve written about before – building a personal brand is extremely important in today’s competitive job market. And was willing to be as open about it as Brad Feld, my inspiration , was. Jason charted his own course though. Here’s how he did it. Oh, but the weird trick first.

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