Are They Still Teaching Air Guitar? Thinking About University Entreprenuership in the Age of AI

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 2/19 6:50A Charlie O'Donnell

Sixteen years ago, I wrote that, “ Business plan competitions are the air guitar championships of the startup world. ” I meant that you can mimic all the movements of a startup without any of the real risk-taking or building. My criticism then...

Venture Deals Spring 2026 Course

Feld Thoughts 2/18 4:17A Brad Feld

Registration for the Spring 2026 Venture Deals course is open. The course kicks off on March 2nd and, as always, is free. Since we revamped the course in 2022, over 32,000 people have enrolled. This...

Adventures in Claude

Feld Thoughts 2/16 4:44A Brad Feld

My obsession with Claude Code continues. Amy is now referring to Claude as my other best friend. I realized my Claude posts were taking over this blog. Since I ve been playing around with a bunch of...

Sell, Mortimer! Sell! Why Early Founder and Employee Liquidity Creates Better Alignment

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 2/9 1:25A Charlie O'Donnell

There’s been a pretty common belief in the venture and startup world that is changing: If an employee wants to sell shares, they’re probably thinking about leaving. If a founder takes some money off the table, they’re losing faith or they’re going...

Interview With Guy Kawasaki

Feld Thoughts 2/4 4:48A Brad Feld

When I was 17, I knew of four people at Apple Computer: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Al Eisenstat, and Guy Kawasaki. I loved my Apple ][ (not a +, 48k, with an Integer Card, two floppy disks). By this point, I was spending a lot of time on my high...

My Favorite New Social Network

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 1/21 3:43A Charlie O'Donnell

I’ve spent most of my adult life on social media. I was early to blogging, Friendster, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, Foursquare, etc. I’ve written newsletters, run communities, hosted events, and watched every generation of “this is the new way to...

Illegitimi non carborundum: Don’t Let Investors Control Your Meeting

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 1/19 7:48A Charlie O'Donnell

There’s a well-documented dynamic in fundraising that most founders feel long before they ever read about it. Research (including a now widely cited Harvard Business Review article) shows that women and underrepresented founders are far more...

Does Your Calendar Reflect Your Strategy?

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 12/16 4:46A Charlie O'Donnell

This is Going to Big Big is written since 2004 by Charlie O’Donnell , former VC and current coach to active and aspiring venture professionals and professional pitch deck skeptic . One of the lessons...