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I love near-term sci-fi. I especially love right-now sci-fi: stuff that happens in current time but incorporates a scientific breakthrough that is currently being explored.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Being Breakthrough Current Currently Explored Happens Love Sci-Fi Scientific Stuff Time I Love

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America's future as the global leader in innovation remains in the balance until our immigration system is fixed. A large portion of a reform package should focus on updating our system to better reflect the business landscape and market realities of the 21st century.

~Brad Feld

Topics: America Balance Better Business Century Fixed Focus Future Global Immigration Innovation Landscape Large Leader Market Our Package Portion Realities Reflect Reform Remains Should System Until 21St Century

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This is something I've struggled with a lot: how to relate to the fear in a constructive way. It's not that you eliminate the fear. We have all the fears. That's natural; that's human beings. But how do you deal with the fears, how do you engage with your fears in a way that's productive?

~Brad Feld

Topics: Beings Constructive Deal Eliminate Engage Fear Fears How Human Human Beings Lot Natural Productive Relate Something Struggled Way You Your

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If you're in a city where there's no clear startup community, the goal is not raise a bunch of money to fund a nonprofit; the goal is not get your government involved. The goal is start finding the other entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to being in your city over the next 20 years.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Being Bunch City Clear Committed Community Entrepreneurial Finding Fund Get Goal Government Involved Leaders Money Next Nonprofit Other Over Raise Start Startup Where Who Years You Your

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Governments spend all their time trying to get big companies to relocate their headquarters, and they end up subsidizing the move with tax breaks. And companies that relocate their headquarters are often not meaningful job creators.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Big Big Companies Breaks Companies Creators End Get Governments Headquarters Job Meaningful Move Often Spend Tax Tax Breaks Time Trying Up

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Part of the power of having startup communities is it continues to challenge the status quo. So for many of these cities that were once very important and powerful that today are struggling, startup communities are a way for them to rejuvenate themselves.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Challenge Cities Communities Having Important Many Once Part Power Powerful Quo Startup Status Status Quo Struggling Them Themselves Today Very Way Were

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That's the problem with so many organizations around entrepreneurship. They're driven by metrics that don't matter.

~Brad Feld

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I'm a huge believer in the importance of vacations for leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyone else. I work extremely hard - usually 70+ hours a week.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Believer Else Entrepreneurs Everyone Everyone Else Extremely Hard Hours Huge Importance Leaders Vacations Week Work

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While I'd like to be able to simply do all of my financings with a handshake or, possibly, on a napkin written in crayon, I also wish I had a herd of unicorns surrounded by rainbows, a balanced U.S. government budget, and agreement on how to address the debt ceiling issue.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Able Address Agreement Also Balanced Budget Ceiling Debt Debt Ceiling Government Had Handshake Herd How Issue Like Possibly Rainbows Simply Surrounded U.s. Government While Wish Written

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Often, entrepreneurs don't build a board until they are forced to by their VCs when they raise their first financing round. This is dumb, as you are missing the opportunity to add at least one person to the team who - as a board member - can help you navigate the early process of building your company and raising that first round.

~Brad Feld

Topics: Add At Least One Board Build Building Company Dumb Early Entrepreneurs Financing First Forced Help Least Member Missing Navigate Often Opportunity Person Process Raise Raising Round Team Until Who You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: December 1st, 1965

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