October 31, 2006
Why Can’t Dogs and Cats Get Along?
I love my two giant golden retrievers (Denali and Kenai). I’m definitely “a dog person” – I once had a cat named Tiny (who of course was huge) and when ...
My Mom – The Artist – At Blink in Boulder
My mom (Cecelia Feld) is having another exhibition this fall in Boulder at Blink Gallery. The show is called In The Mind’s Eye and includes photos from mom, paintings by ...
The Dominance of Microsoft Office
I’m sitting in first class on an evening flight from Denver to New York. I’m in row 6 and just got up to go to the bathroom. As I stood up ...
Dick Costolo’s Halloween Surprise
I was looking forward to getting up at 3:30am this morning and flying to Chicago for the FeedBurner board meeting. At 1am I woke up with the feeling that a ...
We Suck Less Revisited
I love simple, descriptive tag lines (or mottos) for companies. My first company – Feld Technologies – has a very clear motto – “We Suck Less.” I was at Newmerix yesterday ...
New VC Bloggers
Last week it crossed my mind that I hadn’t seen any new VC bloggers in a while. Suddenly – in a matter of days – three popped up: Bijan Sabet (Spark Capital), ...
Dean Karnazes and Kiawah Island
My next marathon is on December 9th at Kiawah Island. Dean Kanazes – who is 44 marathons into his 50 in 50 quest (a marathon in each state over a ...
More on Me.dium
The first public stuff about one of my fun new investments has started to emerge. Me.dium – which is based in Boulder and funded by Spark and Appian – got ...
October 30, 2006
Small to Medium to Big
I was at a board meeting on Friday for a company that is doing great and growing quickly. This will be their second year of revenue and – for a ...
Shift Happens
Education in Colorado is a well known “issue” for anyone that lives here. While our current (and soon to be previous) political leadership (e.g. the governor’s office) hasn’t done much, ...
It Must Be Monday Morning
As I pried my eyes open with toothpicks this morning due to my fatigue from yesterday’s lousy run, I looked forward to another week. Monday’s usually bring lots of fun ...
October 29, 2006
Sometimes It Just Sucks
My run today was abysmal. It’s been beautiful in Boulder the past few days (high of 75 yesterday) and I was looking forward to a great run to town, followed ...
Killing a Project
Failure can be “positive” – John Funk at Evergreen IP is about to start writing about a project he and his partners just killed. Understanding why things don’t work – ...
October 25, 2006
Preparing for a Marathon
I have several friends who are running in the upcoming NY Marathon on 11/5. I sent one of them – who I just found out had hurt himself and won’t ...
Managing Emotions Under Pressure
I got the following note the other day from a friend: After reading your latest post on Board Room Rules, I started thinking about the pressures that entrepreneurs experience starting, ...