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"Some version of it is - not "every college grad", but STEM grads." - Brad Feld

"Water bottle and food drops when I'm out for a long run. Also, delivery of take out food - especially chinese and pizza - to my remote house. Call it "KozmoDrone"" - Brad Feld

"I agree - someday soon this should be able to be bidirectional! You should be able to live and create your company in the US, or in London. It's ridiculous that we can't get this figured out." - Brad Feld

"I really hope we get it together / done this time in the US. It's amazing how countries like London are building off of the ideas a number of us had going back to 2009 that the US can't seem to execute on. For example, if you get into TechStars London, you now get a three year visa with a two year extension and path to permanent citizenship. http://www.feld.com/wp/archive..." - Brad Feld

"Purchased!" - Brad Feld

"Thx for writing it - I think it's an important contribution to the startup community landscape!" - Brad Feld

"I've seen a number of non-tech accelerators pop up with several doing really interesting things. See http://www.gan.co" - Brad Feld

"Awesome!" - Brad Feld

"Mostly bigger staffs, especially as we try to take TechStars beyond just the 90 day program." - Brad Feld

"Thx Pete. This is a fun one." - Brad Feld

"Thx - agree - I appreciate your rawness also!" - Brad Feld

"I'm going to run it also!" - Brad Feld

"What a story. Thx for taking the time to write this. So glad you are safe. And - you are definitely a finisher in my book!" - Brad Feld

"Powerful. I was in Oklahoma City last fall and was talking to friends about this today." - Brad Feld

"You made me tear up again. I have always loved that stretch of Boylston street." - Brad Feld

"Awesome Dan. Count on it! Can't wait to see how your kids have grown up." - Brad Feld

"Glad your former co-workers are safe." - Brad Feld

"So sad for your friends - I had a friend who was within a mile of finishing also. Just so horrifying." - Brad Feld

"Well said. Sending you good karma." - Brad Feld

"Thx. It was impulsive but I agree it's powerful. And the Boston marathon is a special American institution." - Brad Feld

"Useful feedback. Thanks!" - Brad Feld

"I hope you - and all your Boston friends - are safe." - Brad Feld

"Check back in a decade. I've heard mixed things. Did you (a) stay in Chile after the program and (b) get deeply wired into the local ecosystem?" - Brad Feld

"Well said!" - Brad Feld

"Yes - there are many local governments (and some state governments) talking about them and its currently the newest trendy economic development thingy. Hope you and all our Boston friends are safe after today's horrifying events." - Brad Feld

"Yes - but my assertion is that government doesn't have to do this - private citizens will do this. If government wants to help motivate private citizens to do this, they should use tax credits for people who invest / create these things, rather than allocate tax dollars to spend on them in the first place. It's a much more powerful and effective capital allocation and incentive structure." - Brad Feld

"There are definitely good examples - like this - of successful state programs. However, there are a relatively small percent that have positive economic impact. I appreciate you pointing out one of them!" - Brad Feld

"I thought that was a perfect argument for why entrepreneurs wouldn't want the government to get involved!" - Brad Feld

"I'm a fan of some of this. Relatively small dollars that can have a lot of impact, especially if the private sector is involved in the decision process." - Brad Feld

"You nailed it - scaling up is the really hard part. Fortunately, the starting up part is now rocking and rolling with the current generation of entrepreneurs and accelerators. It wasn't that long ago (2006?) where this was not the case." - Brad Feld