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May
21

Book: Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process

John McPhee’s Levels of the Game was published when I was three. I’ve read many books about tennis, but it’s still my favorite, with String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis coming in a close second. Both books share extraordinary writers and a topic I can relate to, given my short but profane junior tennis career. I’ve become annoyed by the w...

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May
10

19 Years Ago Today

I got an email from Matt Blumberg this morning with the above image that said, “We have been blogging for 19 years. I can remember sitting together above Super Liquor futzing with Typepad like it was yesterday.” “Super Liquor” is Superior Liquor in Superior, Colorado, which was on the first floor of the building off of Hwy 36, which was my office a...

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May
08

The Impact of Stress on the Well-being of Startup Founders and CEOs

Startup Snapshot, a data-sharing platform for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, recently released its latest report, The Untold Toll: The Impact of stress on the well-being of startup founders and CEOs. Clearly, the emotional state of founders and entrepreneurs in any period, especially now in this economic environment, is a critical driver of success...

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Apr
28

It’s Not A Failure – It’s Steps to Success

I’m not a sports fan, but wow, this is good. A growth mindset reframes failure…"When you work toward your goal, you're taking steps to success." pic.twitter.com/S6LFQoHw5y — Brian Solis (@briansolis) April 28, 2023Thanks, Dave Mayer, for sending this to me. The post It’s Not A Failure – It’s Steps to Success appeared first on Brad Feld.

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Apr
26

Book: Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide

Chris Heivly released Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide. I encourage you to get Chris’s book if you are a startup community builder or are interested in startup communities. When Ian Hathaway and I started working on The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, we initially talked to Chris about writin...

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Apr
20

Pottery and Mental Health for Entrepreneurs in Boulder

After my post about the Founder Mental Health Pledge, I received a note from Kari Palazzari, the Executive Director of Studio Arts Boulder, a local nonprofit that manages a community pottery studio. She lamented that very few members of the Boulder startup community seem to take advantage of their programs. She said, “Studio Arts Boulder would love...

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