FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE—PATRON PHILOSOPHER OF TODAY'S DISRUPTIVE ENTREPRENEURS His favorite personality was a "free spirit": an obsessed individual with a vision of the future and the will to make it so, a rebel who creates the future with childlike enthusiasm. Now, serial entrepreneur Dave Jilk and venture capitalist Brad Feld extract from Nietzsche a modern Art of War, connecting the dots to our high-tech business environment. Each quick, digestible chapter expands on a quote from Nietzsche ...

“Ecosystem Arabia is a must read for understanding what actually goes into the making of a robust startup and tech ecosystem. It provides a real-life snapshot into such an evolution in the Arab world. It offers valuable insights from leading global experts on this critical and timely universal topic, as well as a blueprint for how nations can more effectively foster innovation and prosperity.”—KLAUS SCHWAB, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum and Auth...

The popular work happiness expert offers inspiration and insight into dealing with life's obstacles by finding a new path to happiness and fulfillment.In one form or another, change comes to all of our lives—often in way we couldn't expect, catching us off-guard and leading to feelings of helplessness. In From Drift to Shift, Jody Miller collects inspiring true stories of people who faced unexpected obstacles and struggles only to change course, discover t...

Help take your startup to the next step with the new and revised edition of the popular book on the VC deal process—from the co-founders of the Foundry GroupHow do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by each generation of new entrepreneurs. Surprisingly, there is little reliable information on the subject. No one understands this better than Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. The founders and driving force behind the Fo...

Brewed From Within: Energy for the Entrepreneurial Lifestyle compiles 125 riffs into four timeless sections, featuring an impressive collection of 20+ contributing authors and an extraordinary level of digital depth.After a cosmic Foreword from Brad Feld, we open with Part One: Entrepreneurship, This opening section expands on the author's first book, You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship in our ...

A tech leader and executive coach's actionable guide for anyone looking to supercharge their selling prowess and close the deal with authenticity and integrity.Sue Heilbronner launched an executive coaching, facilitation, and speaking solo entrepreneurial venture which grew from zero to $1 million in annual revenue in six years. Now, she offers her insight into salespersonship in an irreverent, direct, and actionable guide to success in sales.Never Ask ...

What if the real key to building a lasting startup community isn’t capital or connections—but mentorship without strings attached? Renowned entrepreneur and investor Brad Feld shares his decades of experience and expertise in developing and refining the art of mentorship through the philosophy of Give First.The Give First philosophy encourages individuals to give their time, resources, and expertise to others without expectation of immediate retur...

A comprehensive guide on creating, growing, and leveraging a board of directors written for CEOs, board members, and people seeking board roles.The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. But how do boards work? How should they be structured, managed, and leveraged so that startups can grow, avoid pitfalls, and get the best out of their boards? Authors Brad Feld, Mahendra Ramsinghani, and Matt Blumberg have ...

Real life insights on what it takes to make it in a relationship with an entrepreneurEntrepreneurs are always on the go, looking for the next "startup" challenge. And while they lead very intensely rewarding lives, time is always short and relationships are often long-distant and stressed because of extended periods apart. Coping with these, and other obstacles, are critical if an entrepreneur and their partner intend on staying together—and staying happy.I...

An essential guide to understanding the dynamics of a startup's board of directorsLet's face it, as founders and entrepreneurs, you have a lot on your plate—getting to your minimum viable product, developing customer interaction, hiring team members, and managing the accounts/books. Sooner or later, you have a board of directors, three to five (or even seven) Type A personalities who seek your attention and at times will tell you what to do. While you might be hesi...

Practical advice from some of today's top early stage investors and entrepreneursTechStars is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator with operations in three U.S. cities. Once a year in each city, it funds about ten Internet startups with a small amount of capital and surrounds them with around fifty top Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Historically, about seventy-five percent of the companies that go through TechStars raise a meaningful amount of angel or ve...

An invaluable playbook for startup founders looking to partner with big business.Corporations are desperate to overhaul their culture and the perception that they are giant, bureaucratic dinosaurs too slow to react in a rapidly changing business landscape. Many are trying to be more innovative and agile, like a startup. One easy way to achieve this goal is through partnering with or acquiring a startup. Corporate venture capital (C...