Feld Thoughts

MAY 1, 2020

I’m excited to announce the launch of Energize Colorado , a new Colorado-based non-profit to help energize companies in Colorado survive the Covid crisis and then thrive as we get the crisis under control. Five weeks later, Energize Colorado is over 200 volunteers and growing daily.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 22, 2015

” Andy Alsop , an entrepreneur in Santa Fe who has spent a lot of time in Colorado, sent me a note with some thoughts about his view and experience from working as an entrepreneur in Santa Fe. I asked if he’d write a longer post from his perspective and he took me up on it.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. See Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs? Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised from angels.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 30, 2012

I heard the word “connector” several times yesterday at the Colorado Innovation Network summit. This was used to define a role for many of the constituents in the COIN summit which included entrepreneurs, government, university, and big company folks. It’s not a connector – it’s a convener.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

He extended an invitation to me to come out to the Academy in Colorado Springs to address the cadets and meet the faculty. Out of the airport the first stop was in Denver – an impromptu meetup at Galvanize and a fireside chat with a roomful of 200 great entrepreneurs. Then it was on to Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. Then ask questions of our panel of experts and mix and mingle with other EdTech entrepreneurs visiting for SXSW.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2013

UberDenver and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick are hosting a rally at Galvanize after the Colorado Public Utilities Commission holds a public hearing on proposed rules changes that could shut UberDenver down. I’ve had a number of private conversations since I wrote my post The Colorado PUC Trying to Shut Down UberDenver.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Colorado houses existing tech giants such as IBM, Oracle and Lockheed Martin, as well as an emerging and thriving startup scene. Colorado is the number one relocation destination in the US for skilled workers ages 25 to 44. Entrepreneur Insider United States Analysis and Opinion' A quality of life that beats Silicon Valley’s.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Case studies : Entrepreneurs and investors who are building startup communities around the world. City governments : Why some are better than others at nurturing local startups. The silos : Biotech, food, the Internet of things, clean energy, and all the other sectors providing fertile ground for entrepreneurs and investors.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Innovators are not entrepreneurs. My contribution has been, “Why don’t we design classes more closely modeled to what innovators and entrepreneurs actually do.” For example, you can minor in entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado College of Music. .” The hard part is, “How do we deliver something?”.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 18, 2012

.” “This will push the new energy economy for Colorado,” Ritter said. “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. .” “This will lend to our ability to attract companies to Colorado’s new energy economy. Related articles.

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2016

If you are one of the many entrepreneurs interested in opening a marijuana dispensary, this article can guide you through the necessary steps. Furthermore, if medical marijuana is not legalized in your state, any dispensary is liable to be shut down by the federal government. See Also: Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2015

While there has periodically been improvement on the margins on the issue, I think our federal government has broadly failed us on this front. Yesterday, CU Boulder announced a new Entrepreneurs in Residence program to be administered by the Silicon Flatirons program. So, I’m going to try something different.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Led By Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs. Government. Reliance on Government. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. Integration With The Rest of Colorado. Principals of a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community. Have A 20 Year Commitment. Welcome Everyone Into The Entrepreneurial Community. Leaders vs. Feeders.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Last week, at the Startup America Regional meeting, I got into a conversation about the role of state and local government in the development of startup communities. I went on my typical rant about how entrepreneurs have to be the leaders and government is a feeder to the startup community. How should I approach this.”

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I know it’s a strange place to find a venture capitalist and entrepreneurs, but it happens to be the epicenter of entrepreneurial activity at CU Boulder. A surprising number of entrepreneurs have legal backgrounds. These graduates will be legal entrepreneurs. I spend a lot of time hanging around CU Law School.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

A group of entrepreneurs posted an OpEd this weekend responding to those remarks in the Daily Camera (it’s worth nothing the diversity of those entrepreneurs vs. Councilperson Cowles’ flatly incorrect characterization of Boulder entrepreneurs). His post follows.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. Each year, Founders First Capital Partners works with hundreds of entrepreneurs. Podfund , focused on podcast creators. “We

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Here are some the places that entrepreneurs world over, might do well to start a business in, in 2015. Denver, Colorado. ” Austin features a government-sponsored small business development program, and a reputable university business incubator. is seventh in the world for best places to start a business. Austin, Texas.

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 30, 2020

His friend, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (who I’d met a briefly couple times over the years), had an idea of starting and rapidly scaling up a task force in the state government and wanted to tap a private sector entrepreneur to lead the effort.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

This year’s conference subtitle was “ The Challenges of Internet Law and Governance.” A great panel full of engineers titled Tech Tutorial Backdrop: An All IP Network and Its Policy Implications came next, followed by a talk from Colorado Senator Michael Bennet.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

He extended an invitation to me to come out to the Academy in Colorado Springs to address the cadets and meet the faculty. Out of the airport the first stop was in Denver – an impromptu meetup at Galvanize and a fireside chat with a roomful of 200 great entrepreneurs. Then it was on to Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 11, 2014

“The idea is a simple one: create a private-public partnership to allow international entrepreneurs to come to Boston and be exempt from the restrictive H-1B visa cap. As our federal government continues to struggle to make any real progress on immigration reform, I love to see it happening at the state level.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Chamber of Commerce , burdensome government regulations are directly responsible for the long-term decline in small business formation. Take Zen Magnets, a Colorado-based magnet distributor run by entrepreneur Shihan Qu. As an entrepreneur, you have plenty to worry about besides state and federal regulations.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2012

The length of the complete selling cycle is often much longer than the aspiring entrepreneur projects and/or wants to believe. Proactively manage your relationships with banks, leasing companies, and even the federal government to ensure that cash is made available when needed. Understand your selling cycle. Balance the balance sheet.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2015

Both Jeff and I have been working hard on making it much easier for immigrant entrepreneurs to get visa’s to start their companies in the US. Last year Jeff and a bunch of his friends in Massachusetts created the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur in Residence pilot program. In MA, there was originally $3 million of state funding.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Louis’s local economy and UMSL’s curricular and non-curricular offerings to its students by attracting talented entrepreneurs from around the world to relocate their business to St. I’m excited to have a Global EIR state besides Colorado in the middle of the country. The goal of this program is to contribute to St.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

But when it comes to choosing the right consultant, it’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to feel stuck. More and more governing bodies are slashing taboos and favoring the research that supports the medicinal benefits of cannabis. Image Pixaba y. This is especially true for startups in unique niches or small, growing industries.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In the rush to start a home-based business, many entrepreneurs forget the legal issues required to do business. Even if you aren’t a corporation or an LLC, your state government may have rules about what business name you can use. But most entrepreneurs want to operate under a business alias. Are you hiding behind your website?

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

Thousands of small businesses are probably gone for good because of the failure of the federal government to act quickly enough. The entrepreneurs of the future are women, people of color and immigrants (who are also the entrepreneurs of our past). billion venture capital firm in Boulder, Colorado. If you include the 24.8

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 25, 2015

If you are a founder or employee of a startup in Boulder and want to increase the overall effectiveness of our local Boulder government, please help us fund the Code for America Fellowship in Boulder. Boulder is internationally recognized as a very successful startup community and this entrepreneurial approach fits Colorado well.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

A group of entrepreneurs posted an OpEd this weekend responding to those remarks in the Daily Camera (it’s worth nothing the diversity of those entrepreneurs vs. Councilperson Cowles’ flatly incorrect characterization of Boulder entrepreneurs). His post follows.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Feld, who has over 20 years of experience as both an entrepreneur and an early-stage investor, is a co-founder of tech accelerator TechStars and knows whereof he speaks. He bases his book on the lessons he’s learned from 20 years in the vibrant startup community of Boulder, Colorado. Let it go,” advises Feld. Do I Know You?

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 1, 2016

Prior to his work with the New Jersey State Government, Mr. Coyle was Managing Director of Coyle & Associates, his own public affairs and communications consulting firm. He has worked with clients such as AT&T, the Governments of Indonesia and Egypt and the Washington public affairs firm of Cassidy and Associates.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MARCH 2, 2010

Donna Fenn highlights The Unreasonable Institute , a new incubator formed in Colorado for social entrepreneurs, at her blog: This year, the incubator's first, the founders vetted 33 candidates from 284. And there is a gathering of social entrepreneurs scheduled next month in San Francisco. applications from 45 countries.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, I read Michael Lewis’s The Premonition last week, a bit of a “mid-mortem” on the Pandemic, and it got me thinking about what lessons we as a society have learned in these past 18 months, and how they can be applied to entrepreneurs and startups. Here are a few top of mind thoughts.

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