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In episode 7 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Brad Feld, Co-founder of Techstars and Foundry Group on turning his entrepreneurial and venture capital journey into global startup communities dedicated to solving complex challenges.
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Subscribe here Brad Feld is co-founder of the Foundry Group, and has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Brad previously co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and Techstars, and prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Feld was an early investor in
Harmonix,
Zynga,
MakerBot, and
Fitbit.
A writer and speaker on venture capital investing and entrepreneurship, Brad has written a number of books as part of the Startup Revolution series, and writes the blogs
Feld Thoughts and
Venture Deals. He currently is chair of the
National Center for Women & Information Technology and on the boards of
Path Forward, the
Kauffman Fellows, and
Defy Ventures. Brad holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Management Science from MIT and has completed 25 marathons as part of his mission to finish a marathon in each of the 50 U.S. states.
His new book,
The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, is an explanatory guide for startup communities. Rooted in the theory of complex systems, this book establishes the systemic properties of entrepreneurial ecosystems and explains why their complex nature leads people to make predictable mistakes. The Startup Community Way offers practical advice for entrepreneurs, community builders, government officials, and other stakeholders who want to harness the power of entrepreneurship in their city.
About the Foundry Group: The Foundry Group helps entrepreneurs and venture capital fund managers turn promising ideas into market-defining and market-leading businesses. They are committed to spreading the Foundry Group ethos through investment activity as well as in the other ways the team engages with the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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