"My understanding is that there are people in the world that think it’s a good idea to build houses, resorts, and shopping malls on every available piece of land." - Brad Feld
"It’s a tough one. We’ve tried some in Boulder – first through something called the Front Range Alliance and secondarily through the Colorado Conservation Trust. In both cases there was initial interest by the broader tech community that fizzled out pretty quickly and resulted in a few people taking a leadership role, but no broad engagement. This seems indicative of a larger issue around philanthropy and people in the technology industry (especially in their first few companies) and was the motivator behind starting the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado – which is off to a great start." - Brad Feld
"I love it! There is a slight difference – I have a few additional capital letters and I pluralized “backward”. As the cliché goes, “great minds think alike.”" - Brad Feld
"I don’t understand what you mean by “infringing on the idea of this patent.” The PeerToPatent site is a public patent review site that is sponsored by the USPTO. It’s an experiment to see how “public commenting on patent applications” works." - Brad Feld
"Microsoft is trying to. It's up on PeerToPatent and you can comment on this patent application (and the USPTO will presumably listen to you) if you'd like to help keep the world free of really silly software patents" - Hutch Carpenter
Let's hope not! Patents. Brrrr. A cold wind just ran through this room. - Dave Winer
You probably will just be able to patent the specific algorithm through which things are recommended. - Jonathan Brown
Human history is one of progressive improvement in communication. From the 20th century mail was a fundamental form of communication. The invention of electronic mail (email) changed two ... - Brad Feld
"from an email comments: "I couldn't see an option for comments, but here is your n of 1. I bought a hybrid last year and a commuter bike 6 months later. I ride to work in the Denver area every day except for night meetings or when there is prohibitive weather (ice on roads). My wife uses the hybrid and we haven't seen an increase in her mileage, except we now use her car instead of my pick-up for long hauls."" - Brad Feld
"Maybe, but that dynamic already exits. I don't think a patent commons approach - especially a defensive one - encourages that in any new way." - Brad Feld
