Tweets from the collection Brad Feld On Fire on tweetlibrary.com. http://tweetlibrary.com/damon/bradfeldonfire http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156586315352244224 and STAY ON FIRE #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:01:01 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156586315352244224 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156586288013783040 hope this was fun. email me anytime at brad@feld.com #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:00:54 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156586288013783040 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585780767227904 just make sure you have fuel for whatever you are doing. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:58:54 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585780767227904 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585728871104513 a fire can't burn without fuel #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:58:41 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585728871104513 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585696302338048 but they all have to be "funded" - whatever that means #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:58:33 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585696302338048 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585651955974144 not all good ideas/fires have to make money #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:58:23 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585651955974144 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585568430592001 @AmberandGreene it's hard to know when to stop. stop when you don't want to "do" anymore. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:58:03 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585568430592001 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585210467717121 @Thoughthound my dad's favorite line "live on the edge or you are taking up too much space!" #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:56:38 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585210467717121 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585048995414016 @ValaAfshar a year from now you could be dead. start now! #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:55:59 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156585048995414016 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583895834435584 if its in a theme, then we obsessively focus on the people and the product. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:51:24 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583895834435584 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583535455637504 @fitfoodsmarket no goal. anyone who says they have an ROI goal is full of shit. the goal is to do great things. ROI follows #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:49:58 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583535455637504 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583425795555328 @SteveHaase i've never really worked for anyone, but i know many entrepreneurs who take a time out #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:49:32 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583425795555328 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583326583492609 make sure you point the rocket in the right direction. make sure you have fuel. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:49:08 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583326583492609 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583229674094595 if you are afraid of exploding, you'll never take off. back to that fear thing. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:48:45 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583229674094595 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583169083187200 some take off. some explode. but even the ones that explode learn, and then try again #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:48:31 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583169083187200 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583088187641856 100's of entrepreneurs have taken off #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:48:12 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583088187641856 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583037142970368 that's part of the beauty of @techstars #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:47:59 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156583037142970368 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156582984907096064 you only know later. so you just have to try! #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:47:47 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156582984907096064 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156582921233375232 It's often hard to know if something is taking off or exploding #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:47:32 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156582921233375232 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156582522896134146 @imjamesjlopez i just start working on them. i send myself an email and off i go. or i blog it. i just start #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:45:57 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156582522896134146 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581910007660544 if you don't have a rhythm, you never get a break. and if you never get a break, you can't sustain the fire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:43:31 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581910007660544 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581725235982336 it has to slip into all the cracks. and that's why it's so important to have a rhythm. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:42:47 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581725235982336 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581603563405313 if you wake up in the morning and start thinking about what you are working on, then you are on fire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:42:18 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581603563405313 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581170883215360 @RickEllisNews it better not or you won't make payroll. the need to make payroll is hugely motivating! #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:40:34 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156581170883215360 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580649766109184 @mkrigsman oh yeah - i know it. my first company was self-funded - had to make payroll every two weeks #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:38:30 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580649766109184 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580538193416192 and if you are working on something you love then pain, fear, failure, and misery are just words #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:38:04 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580538193416192 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580405422718977 the greatest leaders know pain, know failure, know misery, but don't care - they keep leading #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:37:32 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580405422718977 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580085460254720 @marciamarcia jeez - this is awesome. my brain is on fire! i guess that's the point. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:36:16 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156580085460254720 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579933391556609 @SteveHaase yes - real failure hurts. but you can try again. money is just a consensual hallucination #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:35:39 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579933391556609 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579484932386816 @RickEllisNews it's ok to give up - as long as you learn, and then try again #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:33:52 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579484932386816 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579363205283840 @brianprogrammer a great leader helps others overcome their fear #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:33:23 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579363205283840 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579035294613504 being an entrepreneur is extraordinarily hard. know that going in. so chose something you love to spend time with #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:32:05 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156579035294613504 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578909998157824 if an entrepreneur isn't passionate about what she is doing, there's no point in doing it #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:31:35 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578909998157824 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578720407228416 the one thing an entrepreneur needs when starting a business is TO BEONFIRE about their idea #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:30:50 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578720407228416 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578350700306432 i used to be afraid of the dark days. now i'm not - i know they are part of life. so the fear is gone. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:29:22 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578350700306432 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578181749555202 @AmberandGreene i have some very dark days. i know they will pass. and they do. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:28:42 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156578181749555202 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577906338959360 remember - there is no spoon #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:27:36 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577906338959360 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577521104723968 @erinmharris you still might fail, but that's ok. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:26:04 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577521104723968 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577470387208193 @erinmharris face the fear. do specific things to address it. deal with it bit by bit. TAKE ACTION #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:25:52 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577470387208193 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577366418788352 and, when i was depressed in my 20's, i realized i needed to decide that life was important #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:25:27 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577366418788352 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577284776660992 i believe you don't have to "choose" work or life. you can have both. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:25:08 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156577284776660992 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576896736436225 that happened when I was 35 (about a decade later). #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:23:35 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576896736436225 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576818139381760 the other profound moment around this was when @abatchelor told me she was "done", and she didn't mean for the weak #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:23:17 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576818139381760 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576685104439296 including myself #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:22:45 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576685104439296 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576649855516672 my depression helped me understand what and who was important to me #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:22:37 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576649855516672 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576371060125697 and profound. it helped me understand why i needed to be on fire again. and be passionate about what i do #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:21:30 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576371060125697 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576271474761728 i was CEO of a company and I sold it during this time. it was successful, but the internal struggle was deep #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:21:06 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576271474761728 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576120777605120 very depressed - able to function, but barely #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:20:30 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576120777605120 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576068969562112 i've almost always been on fire, but i was depressed for two years in my mid-20's #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:20:18 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156576068969562112 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575851251634176 love always wins over hate. always. #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:19:26 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575851251634176 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575240187674625 3. Do what I love as much as I can and ignore the rest. #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:17:00 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575240187674625 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575172529369088 2. Spend time with the most important person in the world to me (@abatchelor) #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:16:44 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575172529369088 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575095995908097 1. No TV. No Mainstream News. No Noise #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:16:26 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575095995908097 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575016991989761 the three practical things that i do to tune out the noise are: #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:16:07 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156575016991989761 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156574696857542657 @FAKEGRIMLOCK Dune happened to me when I was 10. I'll never forget the lessons #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:14:51 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156574696857542657 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156574610740097024 @Merredith but you can turn fear into burn as @fakegrimlock likes to tell us. BURN the fear #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:14:30 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156574610740097024 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573987122589698 you can #beonfire about all of life, not just work #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:12:02 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573987122589698 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573889273663488 @mkrigsman and find your own meditation - mine is running marathons (and training for them) #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:11:38 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573889273663488 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573806444544000 if you think you live for work, you are going to miss out on a lot of living #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:11:19 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573806444544000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573721170153473 @AmberandGreene figure out the rhythm that works for you and then live it #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:10:58 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573721170153473 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573516014174208 don't fear. fear is the mindkiller #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:10:09 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573516014174208 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573401820045312 @wayne_lazar don't fear lights out. fear is the mindkiller #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:09:42 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573401820045312 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573178582417409 especially in entrepreneurship in the US where failure is fine - just get up and try again #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:08:49 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573178582417409 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573109598695424 i've made a ton of mistakes. that's part of the amazing thing about being human. you get to make mistakes #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:08:32 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156573109598695424 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572835815505920 you never know when the lights go out and you should try to get everything out of the experience until they do #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:07:27 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572835815505920 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572738155319296 work is just one part of life. lots of people lose sight of that #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:07:04 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572738155319296 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572614092013568 one of the key things about work life balance is to recognize that it's really "life balance" #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:06:34 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572614092013568 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572213343027201 @Merredith i believe everyone should live their live "their way" and the best entrepreneurs can do it while #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:04:59 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156572213343027201 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156571553985855491 fire water procured. throat is now on fire #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:02:22 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156571553985855491 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156571270723547138 @erinmharris shit - i forgot my wine. must go get a glass of scotch - back soon #beonfire #beonfire Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:01:14 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156571270723547138 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156571085175914496 FYI - for the #beonfire thing, all the cool kids (well - nerd kids) are hanging out in http://t.co/OE247Grz Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:00:30 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156571085175914496 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156396299539857409 Feld Thoughts: #BEONFIRE Chat Tonight http://t.co/RrLoP6sE Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:25:58 +0000 http://twitter.com/bfeld/statuses/156396299539857409