Trying out Highlighter

I’m trying a new plug in on my blog called Highlighter. Highlighter is a WordPress plugin that allows authors to actively engage their audience. They can direct readers attention to any part of the post by ‘highlighting’ any word, sentence or image. Readers can now highlight, comment and share any word, sentence, paragraph or image …

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Small asks first

I know many people. Because of this, I’m frequently asked for introductions by entrepreneurs that I meet. Usually they want me to introduce them to a person or company that is very well known and in large demand that the person thinks can meaningfully help their business. Of course I want to help. I always …

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KRON 4 TV (San Francisco) Interview about Do More Faster

This aired today on KRON 4 TV in San Francisco. Brad Feld and I did the interview earlier this week as part of the Do More Faster twelve city book tour. This week, we’re in Boulder, Denver, and Boston. The week after, we’re in NYC, DC, and Chicago. Follow along and come visit!

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More Middle School Lessons

A few weeks ago I spoke to a middle school class about entrepreneurship and investing and I learned a bunch of stuff and got some awesome comments from those students. Thursday, I went back to work with a few of the students on their specific business ideas that they were doing. First off, kudos to …

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What I learned from a bunch of middle school kids

This morning, I spoke about entrepreneurship and investing to about 100 kids ages 11-14 in a jam-packed room at Centennial Middle School. I can honestly say it was incredibly fun and rewarding. I talked for about 10 minutes about how entrepreneurship is really a life choice, and how entrepreneurs “do stuff” and wantrepreneurs talk about …

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Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons To Accelerate Your Startup

I’m thrilled to announce the release of my new book, Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons To Accelerate Your Startup, which Brad Feld and I wrote over the course of the last year. We’ve learned so much over the course of the first four years of running Techstars that we wanted to try to capture the …

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