Once a quarter, Amy and I go off the grid and totally disconnect. It's totally doable and it will change your life.
Brad FeldI'm very comfortable in the U.S. and Europe, but I feel completely out of place in the rest of the world, mostly because I never spent time outside the U.S. and Europe until I was in my 30s.
Brad FeldStartups are transforming our society. Over the past 100 years, we've gone from an industrial era, where a hierarchical structure dominated business and society, to a post information era where the network is rapidly disrupting the hierarchy and transforming the way we work and live.
Brad FeldBuilding a startup community is not a zero-sum game in which there are winners and losers: if everyone engages, they and the entire community can all be winners.
Brad FeldWhen everyone starts sounding the same, that's when you know the words and phrases have become clichรฉs. Instead of speaking in clichรฉs, I encourage people just to be themselves, let their passion burn brightly, and go work on things they love spending their time on.
Brad FeldItโs not about having a Silicon Valley attitudeโitโs about having an entrepreneurial attitude. Itโs about partnering with other organizations in and around your area. Itโs about thinking big with entrepreneurs that sit next to you in your coworking space. Itโs about collaborating with tech gurus, social media wizards and community leaders at cool business events. Itโs the people that make a community an entrepreneurial oneโnot the locationโand itโs up to you to contribute.
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