Both Sides of the Table

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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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

DogVacay , the online peer-to-peer marketplace which helps pet owners find dog sitters, has been one of the favorites of local Los Angeles investors, having picked up funding from such firms as Science Inc., 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

They are helpful, certainly, but often if you don’t know the right questions to ask you’ll be left unawares. Brad & Jason’s, Venture Deals , aims to change this. Now Brad & Jason have raised the bar. You need to understand them. There was no guide. VCs were negotiating with asymmetric information.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

And sometimes I feel happy to help somebody even when we’re just getting to know each other. I know Brad Feld wrote a similar post. Brad is the ultimate giver. It feels much better to be helpful than to be indebted. Be helpful. It becomes easier to ask when you need help or money.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I will soon announce a few fundings (not yet closed, sorry) and I’m beginning to help them think about how to ramp up their engineering teams. You may enjoy this post as an example that talks about my first meetings with Brad Feld, Tristan Walker, Justyn Howard and more. So I connected her with two CEOs and a CFO.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. Are you asking for enough help from your board members?

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Both Sides of the Table

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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InfoChachkie

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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

He can’t help himself: He’s Dave. We all could learn a bit more about balance , as Brad Feld has outlined. How to help his companies. 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. My pal Dave has blogger Tourette’s.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space.

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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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InfoChachkie

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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InfoChachkie

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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Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

To help you crush your next investor meeting, we asked top VCs and tech leaders to share their best pitch advice. Your attitude should always be: I am here to tell you a story, serve you and help you. ”. Total, complete, unyielding obsession,” said Brad Feld , Cofounder of Techstars via a previous interview with Tech.Co.

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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. The book's primary intent is to help readers with pre-startup evaluations and, “figure out in advance which ideas are worth experimenting with.” Thus, while still helpful (e.g.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2016

I’ve seen firsthand how food can impact your well-being , in my case with helping me keep my ADD in check. 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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2010

I recently wrote a post on how to ask for help or favors from people. This is a related post that will not only help you get the results you want more effectively but will also help earn the respect of your senior people (whether management or your board). As your senior manager I’m happy to help you any time you need.

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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). photo credit to Brian Solis].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

And it is significantly easier to help when you are local. It’s a goal to help you understand the life of a VC. .” Most VCs view it as their responsibility to mentor, debate, cajole and generally assist with investments they make. Take me for example. This isn’t a complaint. And I no longer control my calendar.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I knew them when I was the Founding Executive Director of the MIT Desphande Center For Technological Innovation, which I set up and built to help cultivate early stage innovation. Good Growth help cultivate that deal and company early on, and he insisted we be part of his new company. We love coinvesting with great investors.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2014

I just suffered through the worst "can you help me" call of my career. It was a rather hapless soul who was seeking my help networking within Santa Barbara''s startup community. Lesson: Similarities breed liking and liking leads to a desire to help. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Called the Startup Foundation, the program is a grassroots initiative that helps cities build and establish ecosystems that will support more high-growth entrepreneurs, startups, and ultimately, jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

You can’t help but lean forward and want to hear what the next line is. The second 60 seconds was a change to ask a bunch of high-powered industry people & VC’s for “one ask” and they were all holding papers where they would write you a message if they could help you. Brad Feld was sitting at my table. He’s a master.

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Both Sides of the Table

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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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I just got off the phone with someone who wanted my help getting networked into the Santa Barbara business community. I was checking out your YouTube channel and I enjoyed your recent talk with Brad Feld. Little did I know when the call began, that it would end up being the worst networking call in which I have ever partaken.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Thus, during the past decade, the more common route to seed and Series A investing has been an entrepreneurial career, personified by such investors as: Dave McClure, Chris Dixon, Brad Feld and Mark Suster. This probably won't lead directly to a job as a VC, but it will help you execute the next task.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. My initial blogging inspiration was actually Brad Feld because as an entrepreneur I always wanted to work with Brad after reading his advice on term sheets and the like. ” This clip is just 2 minutes: I agree.

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Both Sides of the Table

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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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Think about this – bands and stars helped bring people by the millions to MySpace. 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. Some goes with Google. I don’t think so.

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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. And this person is worthy of treatment, help, sympathy and compassion. Somebody commented that in 2013 I have done a lot more personal posts than usual. I didn’t set out that way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

It was based on an excellent book I had just read by Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor (his wife). Help encourage him not to. That only makes it 15% less annoying, but it helps a bit. Hope that helps. I recently wrote a post about how to manage relationships when you’re at a startup or are busy executive.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You really should go read Brad Feld's Implied Suspicion Versus Implied Trust. Feld: You seem to be operating from a perspective of “implied suspicion.” You need all of these people to bake the cake. Simply say that you have some secret sauce in that part of it and aren't prepared to share it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Some data like those in the studies I mentioned above might help influence our thinking but the answer is, in the end, subjective. “VC and former entrepreneur Brad Feld also blogged about how many of his frat buddies at MIT had become successful entrepreneurs. So it is with entrepreneurship. I don’t think so.&#

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. The other amazing thing, is getting access to people like David Cohen and Brad Feld.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6-month training program. I am committed to finding ways to help graduates get jobs.

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