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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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#31 The Side Of Startups We Don’t Talk About with Jeff Wald Founder of WorkMarket, Author of The End of Jobs, & Angel Investor

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#31 The Side of Startups We Don’t Talk About, host William Glass sits down with Jeff Wald, Founder of WorkMarket to discuss the dark side of entrepreneurship, the future of work, and much more. This conversation is jam-packed with actionable advice and stories from Jeff’s own experiences building multiple successful companies. Jeff’s book, The End of Jobs is now available on Amazon. 

Jeff Wald’s Bio

Jeff has founded several technology companies, including WorkMarket (acquired by ADP) & Spinback, a social sharing platform (acquired by salesforce). Jeff began his career in finance, serving as MD at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a VP at Israeli venture firm GlenRock and various roles in the M&A Group at JP Morgan. He is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.

Jeff holds an MBA from Harvard University and an MS & BS from Cornell University. He also formerly served as an officer in the Auxiliary Unit of the New York Police Department. Jeff is the author of The Birthday Rules and The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. He is also a Producer of the Tony Award Winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Slava’s Snowshow, and the full-length feature Inez & Doug & Kira which has won best picture at various film festivals. Jeff is a regular writer in Huffington Post and Forbes and speaks widely at conferences and on television on startups and labor issues.

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#30 Driven To Succeed With Judah Longgrear, CEO & Co-Founder of Nickelytics

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#30 Driven to Succeed William Glass sits down with Judah Longgrear, Co-Founder & CEO of Nickelytics who is an entrepreneur through and through. From buying a coffee shop for $5,000 at the age of 19 to starting Nickelytics which just finished the TechStars mobility program in Turin Italy. We go deep into building a tech company, raising money, pivoting, and having to deal with the backlash.

Judah Longgrear’s Bio

Previous to his most recent entrepreneurial endeavors, Judah enjoyed significant success in the corporate world while setting strategy, leading diverse, cross-functional teams, creative problem-solving, and building partnerships as a business development executive at companies like Salesforce, Netapp and Gartner. 

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