Venture Capitalist Interview “I’m happy to put time in because I enjoy doing it. If I didn’t enjoy doing it I wouldn’t.” Brad Feld lives in Boulder, runs marathons, loves to read and works as Managing Director at the , a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage information technology companies. They‘ve popularized “ ” and have a . I have been — learning a ton from his writing — and it was great to finally meet him in person after lunch at . He sounds like the person you read. I think the whole conversation is worth sharing, so I transcribed it, cleaned it up just a bit, and divided it chronologically by subject matter below. Foundry Group thematic Investing remarkable portfolio publishing Brad since June 2016 #Connect17 _David Smooke: I wanted to thank you for contributing to Hacker Noon. Brad Feld: Sure. David Smooke: We've built a…_hackernoon.com (1/8) Writer / Publisher Relations on Medium - Hacker Noon _David Smooke: So today you talked a lot about customer centric. I wanted to start with who's your customer? Brad Feld…_hackernoon.com (2/8) Who's a Venture Capitalist's Customer? - Hacker Noon _David Smooke: I do have thousands of half stories. There's so many drafts, I don't know how you go about- Brad Feld: I…_hackernoon.com (3/8) The Venture Capitalist's Writing Process - Hacker Noon _David Smooke: Whenever you come to an event like this ... So you're an investor in the company, is it like going to a…_hackernoon.com (4/8) The Venture Capitalist at His Investment's First Conference -Hacker Noon _David Smooke: Cool, cool, I'm trying to imagine in your shoes now, it's a little difficult. How did you ... Whenever…_hackernoon.com (5/8) How Brad Feld Realized He Was a Venture Capitalist - Hacker Noon _David Smooke: Where's the most common area that you're working with your investments. Where do people find the most…_hackernoon.com (6/8) What Venture Capitalists Can Bring to Product Development - Hacker Noon _David Smooke: Are there any, investments that particularly stick with you as, I was sure it was gonna work and it didn…_hackernoon.com (7/8) The Nearly 30 Year Quest To Solve The Business Address Book Problem-Hacker Noon _David Smooke: I don't want to keep you too long. But one other thing I wanted to ask you about, 'Cause you do a very…_hackernoon.com (8/8) How Venture Capitalists Market Their Stories - Hacker Noon Special thanks to the #Connect17 team. They threw their first conference last week, helping make this interview happen. Some of the speakers’ stories are still resonating with me: how SumAll CEO correlated limes to revenue and figured out which bartender was stealing from his bar, what Social Media Energy’s CVO learned about social media engagement by surviving a heart attack on Southwest Airlines, and when Black Swan Group CEO explained his approach to business relationships over time: “ .” Full Contact Dane Atkinson Luke Wyckoff Chris Voss your second most important impression is your first impression; your most important impression is your last

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