Denver Entrepreneur Government 
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 12, 2012
But early-stage investor and entrepreneur Bred Feld, the co-founder of VC firms Mobius and Foundry, as well as startup accelerator TechStars , thinks trying to be Silicon Valley is a fool’s errand. That entrepreneurs must be the ones who lead the community (as opposed to, for example, governmental forces), 2.
The Next Web
DECEMBER 30, 2013
In January, Denver will become one of the few American cities that allows its residents to purchase and recreationally consume marijuana, a move that is expected to create jobs and generate tax revenue. Denver has more tech startups per capita than any U.S. Like Silicon Valley, Denver is among the most educated cities in the U.S.,
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Feld’s thesis is that unlike the common wisdom, it is entrepreneurs that lead a startup community while everyone else feeds the community. Feeders include the government, universities, investors, mentors, service providers and large companies. They are not run by the government or any single organization. Leaders and Feeders.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 30, 2012
In both cities (Chicago and Denver) I gave a talk about Startup Communities using the Boulder Thesis as a framework. The Denver talk ended up going almost an hour and having a lot of Q&A. Government and universities, in my view around startup communities, are feeders, not leaders.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 30, 2013
In yet another insane move by government against entrepreneurs and job creators, the Colorado PUC is proposing a new set of rules that would shut down Uber in Colorado. Government supporting powerful incubants (the taxi industry) that are threatened by disruptive innovators through regulation. And tell everyone you know.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
I’d love to hear what she has to say on the entrepreneurship and government. Geospiza is based in Denver. The Denver startup ecosystem is generous and supportive?—?truly Also, if you are an entrepreneur, check out all the cool panels and presentations in the Entrepreneurship and Startups Track , which runs March 8–12 at SXSW.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 18, 2012
” This was quite a reversal from the headline in the Denver Post 4.5 Here are some snippets from the article in the Denver Post on 2/21/08. Ritter has been doing to grow this renewable-energy cluster,” said Joe Blake, president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. Related articles.
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