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Applications to live in Brad Feld’s FiberHouse due Monday
Entrepreneurs have less than a week to apply for free rent and work space in a Kansas City, Kan. house purchased by Boulder, Colo. investor and author Brad Feld. Those with an idea that maximizes the value of Google Fiber have until Monday to vie for a spot …
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Brad Feld to kick off Nebraska entrepreneurship event April 12
The Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship returns to the Omaha metro April 12 with a new name, brand and speaker lineup. The conference is now called Intersect and in addition to its local slate of speakers, the organizers are also bringing in three presenters from outside of the region. Venture capitalist, author and TechStars co-founder Brad…
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Brad Feld, Startup Village get second chance at Google Fiber
Google on Thursday told residents in its first “fiberhood,” Hanover Heights in Kansas City, Kan., that it reopened Google Fiber registration for two weeks. “Many properties didn’t realize the impact and value of Fiber before the initial registration period was closed,” Kansas City Startup Village leader Adam Arredondo (right) said Thursday in an email …
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With inspiration from Brad Feld, meetups emerge in Omaha, Iowa City
As the Silicon Prairie startup community develops, one of the ways collaboration and connections occur is through consistent opportunities to engage with one another. A strong community, moreover, is lead by a group of actors who are passionate around building our cities and region into something greater, and they take steps to make that happen.…
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Brad Feld believes you can create a startup community anywhere (Video)
A revolution is brewing, and no city in the world is safe. So said Brad Feld, a managing director of Foundry Group, in his talk Oct. 11 at Thinc Iowa 2012. Feld, who has played a major role in building the startup community in his adopted hometown of Boulder, Colo., believes that, with the right…
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Brad Feld outlines “Boulder Thesis” in Kauffman Sketchbook (Video)
Brad Feld spoke earlier this month at Thinc Iowa, and we will release full video from Feld’s talk sometime next week. But for those who didn’t catch the former and can’t wait to see the latter, we have something to hold you over, courtesy of the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and its…
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Hear Brad Feld speak about “Startup Communities” at Thinc Iowa
We’re thrilled to have investor, entrepreneur and author Brad Feld join us in Des Moines in a little more than two weeks to present at Thinc Iowa 2011, our conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. Brad’s work in Boulder, Colo. has served as a model for what we’ve been building within the Silicon Prairie News community…
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How to create a sustainable entrepreneurial community
The following is a guest post by Brad Feld of the Foundry Group (left). Originally published on his blog, FeldThoughts, he’s given us permission to re-publish it here. We’ve followed Brad’s writings for a few years now since learning about him through the TechStars community. In looking at the successes that he and the Boulder…
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Sunday Video: Brad Feld and David Cohen talk about Do More Faster
This week’s video features Brad Feld and David Cohen sharing more about their recently released book, “Do More Faster.” The book looks at how the founders of TechStars identify the key issues that first-time entrepreneurs encounter, as well as offer proven advice from successful entrepreneurs who have worked with the TechStars program. Feld and Cohen…