Amy [2] and I have just launched a new project we are working on together called Startup Marriage: Balancing Entrepreneurship and Relationship [3]. It includes a blog [4], a tweet stream [5], and a book (hopefully by the end of the year).

Since the beginning of 2010 I've written two books. The first, Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons To Accelerate Your Startup [6], was with David Cohen, the CEO of TechStars [7]. The second, Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist [8], was with Jason Mendelson [9], one of my Foundry Group [9] partners. Wiley published both of them and I've learned a lot about writing a long form book. I've also enjoyed the process and the work immensely, except for the final, mind-numbing edit cycle.

Amy and I have been talking about writing Startup Marriage for several years. Do More Faster's last chapter is on Work-Life Balance and I have written a lot about Work-Life Balance [10] on my blog. While there is always more to learn and figure out, Amy and I have gotten a lot of things right, although we've had plenty of ups and downs along the way as we've figured this stuff out.

We're spending a good chuck of our time in Paris and Italy writing together. Our goal is to have a solid draft of the book done by the time we get back to Boulder after Labor Day. We haven't decided whether to self-publish or go with a publisher this time around -- we'll see how we feel when we get a little closer to the end of the draft. In the mean time, we'll be blogging regularly on the Startup Marriage blog [11] about a wide variety of topics, including the experience of writing a book together. We hope you'll follow us [5] and participate!

Reprinted from Feld Thoughts [13]

Brad Feld is a managing director at Foundry Group who lives in Boulder, Colorado. He invests in software and Internet companies around the U.S., runs marathons, and reads a lot. Follow him at twitter.com/bfeld [14].