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Brad Feld
American Businessman
Born: Dec 1, 1965
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Related authors: Bill Gates Henry Ford Jim Rohn Les Brown Peter Drucker Stephen Covey Steve Jobs Warren Buffett
I watched my parents act as completely equal partners in their relationship, and as a son to a woman I respect immensely, I never thought of gender inequality as a child. Brad Feld
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I hope more cities engage with immigrant entrepreneurs the way St. Louis has - it's a great model. Brad Feld
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By 2002, I realized that what was classically called a rollup strategy was not generally effective, at least not for me. Brad Feld
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When I think about the books I've written, it probably takes 150,000-200,000 words to get a 50,000 page book. Highlighting something and hitting Cmd-X is second nature. Brad Feld
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I often get asked how I write so much. As any writer knows, the answer is to write a lot more than you actually publish. Brad Feld
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Accepting that part of the process of writing is deleting a lot of what you write is soothing, at least to me. Brad Feld
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Immigrants have historically been an entrepreneurial bunch. Brad Feld
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While we should certainly be investing in our own STEM education, we should take advantage of the thousands of international students who come here to study and are ready to fill these gaps immediately upon graduation. Brad Feld
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For those trying to protect the past, it is a way of retaining power, status, money, a way a life, predictability, comfort, control, and a bunch of other things like that. It is a struggle against the inevitability of change. Brad Feld
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I don't read newspapers or watch the news on TV, deliberately to avoid the noise. Brad Feld
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It's time to focus on what I care about and not let the noise take over my brain. Brad Feld
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I hear entrepreneurs use the word 'disruption' on a daily basis and continuously hear the cliche change the world. Brad Feld
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I'm always fascinated by the dedicated monitors in a hospital. Non-standard cables, funny button shapes, odd LED colors, and lots of extra controls. Brad Feld
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I'm hugely intrinsically motivated and have always believed that I'm fueled and motivated by learning. Brad Feld
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Boulder is a very smart community. Brad Feld
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If I have a golden touch, I'd also say that I have the opposite of whatever a golden touch is, because I've had a lot of things fail. I think part of the experience of being successful is that you have to have a lot of stuff not work. Brad Feld
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The pitch should be very clear about what you are doing, why you are doing it, and why I should care. If you can cover those things quickly and precisely, it's easy for me to decide whether I want to spend more time with you or not. Brad Feld
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December used to be very difficult for me. For many years, I fought the transition to the new year, was generally exhausted at the end of the year, and just wanted to hide. I described myself as a 'cranky Jewish kid who felt left out by Christmas.' Brad Feld
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In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy. Brad Feld
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If you're in a city where there's no clear startup community, the goal is not raise a bunch of money to fund a nonprofit; the goal is not get your government involved. The goal is start finding the other entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to being in your city over the next 20 years. Brad Feld
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Governments spend all their time trying to get big companies to relocate their headquarters, and they end up subsidizing the move with tax breaks. And companies that relocate their headquarters are often not meaningful job creators. Brad Feld
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That's the problem with so many organizations around entrepreneurship. They're driven by metrics that don't matter. Brad Feld
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I'm a huge believer in the importance of vacations for leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyone else. I work extremely hard - usually 70+ hours a week. Brad Feld
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The first thing that any city that's trying to create a startup community or an entrepreneurial ecosystem that's vibrant should do is get rid of the idea that they're trying to be like Silicon Valley. Brad Feld
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I separate the world of startup communities into two constituencies - leaders and feeders. The leaders are entrepreneurs and the feeders everyone else. Brad Feld
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While I'm a venture capitalist who invests in early-stage tech companies, I often feel like a professional emailer and conference call maker. Brad Feld
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