147 Quotes by Brad Feld

December used to be very difficult for me. For many years, I fought the transition to the new year, was generally exhausted at the end of the year, and just wanted to hide. I described myself as a 'cranky Jewish kid who felt left out by Christmas.'

Accepting that part of the process of writing is deleting a lot of what you write is soothing, at least to me.

As a company grows from 25 to 50 to 100 to 200 to 500 to 1000 people, the characteristics of who is the very best talent in leadership roles will change. It's rarely the case that your leadership team at 1000 people is the same leadership team you had a 25 people.

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

One of the consistent characteristics of the tech industry is an endless labelling of technology and approaches.

I know a lot of companies that have a very well defined post-acquisition process. However, many of them don't take into consideration the dynamics and personalities of the acquiree. Instead, they assume that everyone will happily be assimilated.

While it's trendy to outsource your accounting to a third party, once you hit a certain size, it's dangerous.

I have trouble sleeping maybe one night a year. On that special night, I get up and read on the couch until I fall asleep.

As a teenager, my dad taught me about the idea of unintended consequences, and I've had the experience, and how to deal with it, pounded into my soul over the years.