Brad Feld: helping CEOs overcome covid's psychological challenges & build diverse leadership teams

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
• Why Brad recently committed 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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