The Tech Community Reality Pyramid (As Sponsors Should See It)

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 11/17 6:54P Charlie O'Donnell

If you’re running a tech community of any scale, you have to build around a certain reality: Only a few people, founders or investors, will achieve breakout success. And the majority of the people who RSVP to anything — no matter how curated you...

Your Chances of Getting a Venture Job

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 10/28 12:54A Charlie O'Donnell

I get asked all the time: How do you actually break into venture? Getting an early-stage VC job — analyst, associate, whatever the title — is incredibly competitive. The hardest part isn’t just breaking in—it’s the level-setting . Figuring out...

Leveling Up in the Vibe Coding Video Game

Feld Thoughts 10/13 3:56A Brad Feld

While vibe coding was a catchy phrase when I first heard it, something about it felt like a head fake to me. And, now that I ve leveled up to competent individual software developer again (after 33 years of not writing any code) I think it s the...

When the Music’s over: founder Life immediately after failure

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 10/6 9:53A Charlie O'Donnell

So Your Startup Failed. Now What? Statistically, most startups fail. Mine did. I started a company in 2007, ran it for two years, and it didn’t work. I was a pretty bad head of product, and we tried to raise money in October 2008 — right as the...

Break the Fast With Me and Sue Heilbronner in Longmont on 10/2

Feld Thoughts 10/1 6:27A Brad Feld

I m not aware if there has ever been a book launch associated with a Yom Kippur Break Fast , but we are going to have one as part of the launch of Sue Heilbronner s excellent new book, Never Ask for...