Parallel Feld

Saying No In Less Than 60 Seconds

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:08:40 -0600

I say “no” all the time. I could start keeping track of the number of times I do it a day, but I’d guess it’s a minimum of 10 and occasionally over 50 times a day. When I type that, my first…

Kaguya Spacecraft Crashes into the Moon

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:08:39 -0600

Kaguya Spacecraft Crashes into the Moon:

I was pondering what a tiny part of the universe we are on my ride this morning into Boulder from Keystone. The first hour of my drive was extraordinary as the sun came up over the Rocky Mountains…

Sarychev Peak Volcano in Stereo

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:24:59 -0600

Sarychev Peak Volcano in Stereo:

The web (and the universe) is an amazing place. My sister-in-law Laura turned me on NASA’s “Astronomy Picture of the Day” website. I bookmarked it and put it in my Daily folder so I get a cool new…

TechStars Episode 4: Skills & Persistence

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:22:17 -0600

TechStars Episode 4: Skills & Persistence:

Episode 4 of The Founders: TechStars Boulder is up on the web. This week’s episode includes a special guest appearance from Greg Cohn at Yahoo, a poker party with KKO, thoughts on why startups…

Deep Calm

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:22:17 -0600

Deep Calm:

I’m sitting in the early dawn light in a cabin in Tabernash, Colorado drinking a cup of coffee and getting ready to go for a run in the mountains.

I’ve just spent the last 18 hours with my …

OpenPogo – Hacking Your Pogoplug

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:06:39 -0600

OpenPogo – Hacking Your Pogoplug:

Last night I sent the Puttermans (the co-founders of Cloud Engines – the makers of Pogoplug) a note with a few ideas about features I’d like to see in the product. Included were requests for…

Don Coen – Prairie Rattler

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:45:15 -0600

Don Coen – Prairie Rattler:

I have three major hobbies – reading, running, and collecting art. On my run today, I realized that I occasionally blog about reading and running, but I rarely blog about art. I’m pretty sure this…

Advice For Working With Mentors

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:45:15 -0600

Advice For Working With Mentors:

I had a great week last week. Most of the companies I’m an investor in are doing well and are having strong Q2s. A few, like Zynga, are absolutely killing it (see the Zynga video on CBS News…

Advice For Working With Mentors

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:43:54 -0600

Advice For Working With Mentors:

I had a great week last week. Most of the companies I’m an investor in are doing well and are having strong Q2s. A few, like Zynga, are absolutely killing it (see the Zynga video on CBS News…

How To Cold Call A VC

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:21:06 -0600

How To Cold Call A VC:

Mark Suster of GRP Partners in LA continues to crank out great posts, including today’s titled Getting Access to the Old Boys’ Club (how to approach a VC).

I like investing in LA (we’ve got…

Email – The Original Social Graph

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:39:37 -0600

Email – The Original Social Graph:

I’ve been an Internet email user since early 1984 when I got my first Project Athena account as an undergraduate at MIT. Notwithstanding all the “email is dead” messages over the years, I continue…

TechStars Episode 3: A Community Party

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:39:37 -0600

TechStars Episode 3: A Community Party:

Episode 3 of The Founders: TechStars Boulder is up on the web. This week’s episode includes special guest Dave Morin from Facebook.

Betting on A Big Wave

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:48:56 -0600

Betting on A Big Wave:

Mark Suster of GRP Partners is blogging like a fiend and has the best VC post of the day titled Sorry Guys – It’s the Size of the Wave, Not the Motion of the Ocean. Entrepreneurs – wander over…

The Magic of Data Visualization

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:38:37 -0600

The Magic of Data Visualization:

I love data. And I adore playing with it graphically, as I learn a lot from graphing longitudinal data about things I’m involved in. However, I find that almost all of the web services I use suck…

Work-Life Balance Interview

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:38:33 -0600

Work-Life Balance Interview:

On Wednesday I did my final One-on-One with Phil Weiser on the topic of Work-Life Balance.

Rocky Radar did a great job of summarizing it in the post Feld on Life Balance: “Accomplish What You…

I’ve Run Out of Namespace in My Brain

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:38:33 -0600

I’ve Run Out of Namespace in My Brain:

I’ve never been great with remembering names the first time I meet someone. I’ve tried all the usual tricks and haven’t found one that works. For me, it’s a matter of regular meeting – eventually…

I’ve Run Out of Namespace in My Brain

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:38:23 -0600

I’ve Run Out of Namespace in My Brain:

Work-Life Balance Interview

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:38:23 -0600

Work-Life Balance Interview:

On Wednesday I did my final One-on-One with Phil Weiser on the topic of Work-Life Balance.

Rocky Radar did a great job of summarizing it in the post Feld on Life Balance: “Accomplish What You…

This Stuff Should Just Work

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:38:14 -0600

This Stuff Should Just Work:

I have a new Windows 7 computer at my loft in Boulder that I’ve been working on for the past 24 hours. It’s the same exact configuration as my desktop (except for Windows 7 instead of Vista) and…

The TechStars Story Unfolding Each Week

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:38:14 -0600

The TechStars Story Unfolding Each Week:

Last year we got connected to some guys from Hollywood who talked to us (I can’t decide if we pitched them or they pitched us) on doing a “TechStars Reality Show.” The whole thing seemed seriously…