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#40 Being a Human is Hard, Work-Life Balance is Nonsensical, & Why Entrepreneurship is Foundational to Society with Brad Feld

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Being a Human is Hard

#40 Brad Feld – Being a Human is Hard, Work-Life Balance Is Nonsensical, & Why Entrepreneurship Is Foundational to Society, host William Glass sits down with renowned Venture capitalist Brad Feld. Brad shares his insights across a number of areas including leadership during a pandemic, advocating for social justice, and accessing mental health care when you have limited resources.

“Being a human is hard.”  – Brad Feld

“You know… I think I’m done striving.” – Brad Feld

LINK COMING SOON – Brad answers audience questions

Brad Feld’s Bio

Brad Feld (@bfeld) is the author of two new books: The Startup Community Way and the second edition of Startup Communities. He has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Brad is also a co-founder of Techstars the global startup accelerator community. Brad is a writer and speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship. He’s written a number of books as part of the Startup Revolution series and writes the blogs Feld Thoughts and Venture Deals.

Brad holds a bachelor of science and master of science degrees in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Brad is also an art collector and long-distance runner. He has completed 25 marathons as part of his mission to finish a marathon in each of the 50 states.

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#11 On Becoming a Startup Superstar with Steve Kahan

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In Episode 11 of the Silicon Alley Podcast, On Becoming a Startup Superstar, you’ll hear from Steve Kahan the Chief Marketing Officer of Thycotic, Author of Be a Startup Superstar, and TedX Speaker. In this in-depth conversation, Steve discusses how getting down to $50 in his bank account at 22 led him into a successful career in startups that have generated over $3.5 Billion in Shareholder Value. You’ll hear why and how joining a startup is the best decision you can make for your career as well as unconventional advice on evaluating startups. 

Steve’s Official Bio

Steven Mark Kahan has successfully helped to grow six start-up companies from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in more than $3.5 billion in shareholder value. He is currently CMO at Thycotic, which will become the seventh.

Steve inspires teams and their organizations to take on the impossible and succeed. He has just written a book published by Wiley and Audible and available on Amazon.com called “Be a Startup Superstar.  The book teaches those graduating college and young professionals how to earn a great living doing what they love by igniting their career at a tech startup.

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