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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

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Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million. Rally started out life as F4 Technologies. Million To The Boulder Community after their IPO.

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Engage in the New Colorado Digital Service

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One of the many great things about the Governor of Colorado is that he’s an entrepreneur, having started multiple successful technology companies, including BlueMountainArts.com (acquired by Excite for $800m) and Provide Commerce (IPO, then acquired by Liberty Media for $500m).

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The GameStop Phenomenon

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Only big institutions can get into hot IPOs. Welcome to another part of our world (financial markets), where the unintended consequences of technology wreak havoc. Technology has increased the velocity of change. Technology has increased the velocity of change. Let’s go to something Fred says in his next paragraph.

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Book: Where The Jobs Are

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Fix Venture Capital by Fixing the IPO Market. Enhance the Science and Technology Capacity of the U.S. . “Not All Good Ideas Get Funded Anymore” Make the SBA More Entrepreneur-Friendly. Incentivize the Formation and Commitment of Angel Capital. Cultivate the Formation of Viable New Businesses.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.

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RIP Len Fassler

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Feld Technologies worked with Allcom whenever we needed a network installed for a client. Soon after, Len called me and asked if I’d be interested in selling Feld Technologies to Sage Alerting. And I will miss him every day. After Jim’s company was acquired, Len asked him who else he should talk to in the Boston area.

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It Can All Go To Zero

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The company had gone public in 1999 and the market cap rose to just under $3 billion ($55 / share, up from $10 / share at the IPO). Like many, I’m fascinated by them and the potential implications of both cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. .” In 2000 I was co-chairman of a public company called Interliant.

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