{"podcast":{"title":"Christopher Lochhead Follow Your Different™","slug":"christopher-lochhead-follow-your-different-325792","podcast_index_feed_id":325792,"rss_url":"https://lochhead.com/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://lochhead.com/","image_url":"https://lochhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lochheadartwork.png","author":"Christopher Lochhead","episode_count":300,"summary":"Christopher Lochhead | Follow Your Different is pioneer in real dialogue podcasts. “The best business podcast” – Podcast Magazine “The worst business podcast” – Neil Pearlberg","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T18:22:21.907991+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christopher-lochhead-follow-your-different-325792"},"episode":{"title":"406 The Give First Playbook: Brad Feld’s Tactics for Building a Legendary Life","slug":"406-the-give-first-playbook-brad-feld-s-tactics-for-building-a-legendary-life","published_at":"2025-08-25T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christopher-lochhead-follow-your-different-325792/406-the-give-first-playbook-brad-feld-s-tactics-for-building-a-legendary-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christopher-lochhead-follow-your-different-325792","url":"https://lochhead.com/fyd-brad-feld-2025/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/legends_and_losers/content.blubrry.com/legends_and_losers/406_FYD-Brad_Feld_2025.mp3","summary":"If you’re fascinated by the intersection of deep human connection and legendary entrepreneurship, this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different with Brad Feld is a masterclass. Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars and Foundry Group, unpacks the profound philosophy at the heart of his new book, “Give First: The Power of Mentorship,” offering both tactical wisdom and hard-won personal perspective. This is not the typical “give-back” story, but a look at how true mentorship and generosity fuel the careers and lives of those willing to embrace a different approach. You’re listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different . We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let’s go. Brad Feld on Mentorship: More Than the “Guru on the Mountaintop” Myth Brad Feld’s journey with mentorship began in his youth, encountering influential figures before “mentoring” was even part of the social lexicon. Like many from the 1970s and 1980s, he didn’t realize the people shaping his trajectory were mentors, but the relationships he had changed everything. Critically, Feld draws a distinction between mentors and gurus: the former guide, question, and encourage self-discovery; the latter simply impart answers from a higher level. He notes that over time, truly powerful mentorship evolves: “There’s a magic trick where mentors become peers.” – Brad Feld Real mentoring relationships become two-way streets—everyone learns, everyone grows. Give First: Non-Transactional Generosity as a Superpower At the heart of his philosophy is a core principle: “Give First” means putting energy into a system without a required transactional expectation of return. This, Feld insists, is no…","meta_description":"If you’re fascinated by the intersection of deep human connection and legendary entrepreneurship, this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Differ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4343,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/christopher-lochhead-follow-your-different-325792/episodes/406-the-give-first-playbook-brad-feld-s-tactics-for-building-a-legendary-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christopher-lochhead-follow-your-different-325792/406-the-give-first-playbook-brad-feld-s-tactics-for-building-a-legendary-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}