--- title: 'REMINDER: Join Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson tonight and you’re guaranteed to be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist*' date: '2011-11-01T10:15:51-07:00' type: post word_count: 269 char_count: 1672 tokens: 350 categories: - Books - Events - Oregon - Portland - Startups - VC tags: - 'brad feld' - 'jason mendelson' - 'venture capital' - 'venture deals' --- # REMINDER: Join Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson tonight and you’re guaranteed to be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist* [Yesterday was a big day for Urban Airship](http://www.techmeme.com/111031/p37#a111031p37 "Urban Airship acquires SimpleGeo"). And for [Foundry Group](http://foundrygroup.com "Foundry Group") which invested in both UA and [SimpleGeo](http://simplegeo.com "SimpleGeo"). So it seemed like the perfect time to remind you that [Brad Feld](http://twitter.com/bfeld "Brad Feld") and [Jason Mendelson](http://twitter.com/jasonmendelson "Jason Mendelson") of Foundry Group will be [chatting with folks tonight about their book, Venture Deals](http://calagator.org/events/1250461508 "Are You Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist?"), over at Urban Airship. If you ever been part of a startup, thought about a startup, or realize that there are things called “startups,” you should go. It’s going to be that good. > Urban Airship invites you to come meet Foundry Group co-founders Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson as we celebrate the launch of their newest venture, the release of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. Join the discussion as Rick Turoczy, of siliconflorist.com and PIE, talks one-on-one with Brad and Jason about their book, raising venture capital (smartly) and other key take aways from their book—as well as an extensive Q&A about what you want to know. Copies of the book will be on sale at the event. Also, there’s free beer. The event begins at 6:30PM, tonight (11/1), [at Urban Airship](http://calagator.org/venues/202392011 "Address for Urban Airship"). \* Your results may vary