Entrepreneurial & Startup King, Brad Feld

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10 Insights From PRESENTS BRAD FELD

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Brad has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over twenty years. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies. Brad is also a co-founder of TechStars. Brad currently serves on the board of directors of BigDoor Media, Cheezburger Networks, Fitbit, Gnip, MakerBot Oblong, Orbotix, Standing Cloud, and Zynga for Foundry Group. Previously, Brad served as chief technology officer of AmeriData Technologies. AmeriData acquired Feld Technologies, a firm he founded in 1987 that specialized in custom software applications. Brad had grown Feld Technologies into one of Boston's leading software consulting firms prior to the acquisition. He also directed the diversification into software consulting at AmeriData, a $1.5 billion publicly-traded company which was acquired by GE Capital in 1995. In addition to his investing efforts, Brad has been active with several non-profit organizations and currently is chairman of the National Center for Women & Information Technology. Listen to the 33voices interview with Brad at www.33voices.com/brad-feld/audio

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10 Insights From PRESENTS

BRAD FELD

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Foundry Group Managing Director

Currently serves on the board of directors of BigDoor, Cheezburger, Fitbit, FullContact, Gnip, MakerBot, MobileDay, Modular Robotics, Oblong, Orbotix, SEOMoz, Standing Cloud, and Yesware for Foundry Group.

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the unwavering commitment of entrepreneurs Startup communities are fueled by

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Nothing is ever built overnight - it takes courage to have

a far-sighted view… HONOR IT

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ONLY THE NETWORK ere’s no president in a startup community -

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Life is never a zero sum game - give and you’ll get.

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Include others and you’ll be included

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e hidden secret of mentorship is that you’ll learn as much or more than the person you’re mentoring

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Disconnect from the macro perspective of the world and focus instead on the impact you’re making

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Your local university is a hotbed for talent & resources -

add value to them by becoming a content contributor

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Be smart about building your personal network - Include peers, mentors, others that you’re mentoring

and your leadership team

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When you reflect & reset, you rejuvenate -

MAKE IT A HABIT

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Just do stuff, A LOT OF STUFF

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REFLECTION

Is what you’re building lasting?

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