Book description
Real life insights on what it takes to make it in a relationship with
an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are always on the go, looking for the next
"startup" challenge. And while they lead very intensely
rewarding lives, time is always short and relationships are often
long-distant and stressed because of extended periods apart. Coping
with these, and other obstacles, are critical if an entrepreneur and
their partner intend on staying together-and staying happy.
In Startup Life, Brad Feld-a Boulder, Colorado-based
entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist-shares his own personal
experiences with his wife Amy, offering a series of rich insights into
successfully leading a balanced life as a human being who wants to
play as hard as he works and who wants to be as fulfilled in life and
in work. With this book, Feld distills his twenty years of experience
in this field to addresses how the village of startup people can put
aside their workaholic ways and lead rewarding lives in all respects.
- Includes real-life examples of entrepreneurial couples who have
had successful relationships and what works for them
- Provides practical advice for adapting to change and overcoming
the inevitable ups and downs associated with the entrepreneurial lifestyle
- Written by Brad Feld, a thought-leader in this field who has
been an early-stage investor and successful entrepreneur for more
than twenty years
While there's no "secret formula" to relationship success
in the world of the entrepreneur, there are ways to making navigation
of this territory easier. Startup Life is a well-rounded guide
that has the insights and advice you need to succeed in both your
personal and business life.
BRAD FELD has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for
over twenty years. Prior to cofounding Foundry GroupÂ-a Boulder,
ColoradoÂ-based early-stage venture capital fund that invests in
information technology companies all over the United StatesÂ-he
cofounded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity
Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies.
Feld is also a cofounder of TechStars and has been active with several
nonprofit organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the
topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship.
AMY BATCHELOR is a Managing Director of the Anchor Point Fund,
which makes grants to nonprofit organizations in the arts, education,
entrepreneurship, conservation and the environment, health and human
services, women's and human rights, international development,
capacity building, and progressive public policy. She is a cofounder
and partner of Social Venture Partners Boulder County and currently
serves on the Board of Trustees at Wellesley College. She blogs at
http://anchorpoint. blogs. com/ and can be found on Twitter
(@abatchelor) and Facebook (amy. batchelor). She is working on two
novels, The North Side of Trees and Epicenter, about the
1964 Alaska earthquake. Batchelor graduated from Wellesley College in
1988 with a BA in political philosophy. She lives in Boulder,
Colorado, and has homes in Keystone, Colorado, and Homer, Alaska,
where she was born. Batchelor travels extensively and has spent time
on every continent except Antarctica.
