While I'm a venture capitalist who invests in early-stage tech companies, I often feel like a professional emailer and conference call maker. I try to spend most of my time doing whatever the companies we are investors in need me to do.
Brad FeldComputer science needs to be part of the core curriculum - like algebra, biology, physics, or chemistry. We need all schools to teach it, not just 10%.
Brad FeldI don't think enough people have accepted that the machines have already taken over. They are patiently waiting for us to catch up with them. Our world is now interdependent with the machines, and more entrepreneurs should be working on the symbiosis between the two entities.
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 FeldFailure is sometimes the best option if you view the process of entrepreneurship as a lifelong journey.
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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