Just a reminder that Startup Life: Surviving And Thriving In A Relationship With An Entrepreneur, by Brad Feld and Amy Batchelor, will be coming out very soon. The second book in the Startup Revolution series, Startup Life addresses the unique challenges that come with being in a relationship with an entrepreneur. It’s such an important …
I’m now writing a weekly column for the Wall Street Journal called “The Accelerators“. I’m pretty excited because I even got my own dot drawing. So far I’ve written three columns: Use your head, but trust your gut (on deciding when to pivot) Normal people move to the cloud Hiring for a startup is like …
“You’re not raising enough money.” It’s common to hear this from from VCs after a pitch. But is it true? Sometimes, but not always. For purposes of creating a hypothetical scenario for this post, let’s say you’re asking for $500,000. You think that’s realistic, and enough to keep you going for 12-18 months. You believe …
With the help of some friends, I threw together The Hitchhikers Guide to the Boulder Startup Community. Thanks are due to Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Tim Falls, Rob Delwo, Robert Reich, Brad Bernthal, Clare Tischer, Nicole Glaros, Dave Jilk, Niel Robertson, and Jim Franklin for their contributions and review of the first version. This was …
Today, Nike announced their first Nike+ Accelerator program, powered by Techstars. Ten companies will participate in a three-month, mentorship-driven program. The technology focus will be about leveraging the success of the Nike+ FuelBand, Nike+ Running and NikeFuel to support digital innovation. Anyone that knows me will tell you I’m a quantified self geek and enjoy …
Xconomy is seeking to open a news bureau in the Boulder/Denver region to spotlight local emerging innovation clusters, raise visibility, and help build the innovation ecosystem through their events. They would cover emerging companies, trends, players, and investments in Denver and Boulder. Having Xconomy here would really enhance our startup community, but in order for it …