Brad Feld: how to overcome the mental challenges entrepreneurs face during the pandemic
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- CEO, COVID19, Diversity, diversity & inclusion, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, leadership, mental health, mentoring, Organisational Culture, Scale-ups, Start-ups, VC, venture capital
Brad Feld has been an early stage investor & entrepreneur for 30 years. He co-founded Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Intensity Ventures & Techstars. Brad’s also a published author & a long-distance runner who’s completed dozens of marathons! We discussed: ⭐ Brad's new book - "The StartUp Community Way" - and explored why the theory of complex systems is so crucial for startup & scaleup leaders
⭐ The psychological challenges Brad has faced during his career as an entrepreneur and investor
⭐ The importance of regular emotional, physical and intellectual resets
⭐ The steps Brad has taken to help his portfolio CEOs overcome the psychological/emotional challenges they've faced in 2020
⭐ Brad commitment to getting at least one non-white board member - and preferably at least one female AND one non-white board member - on every board he serves, even if it means giving up his board seat
⭐ The other actions Brad's encouraging to improve diversity within his portfolio
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