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Welcoming Bobby Schnabel Back to CU Boulder

Feld Thoughts

He was on the computer science faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder from 1977-2007, and Vice Provost for Academic and Campus Technology and Chief Information Officer from 1998-2007, and founding director of the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) 1997-2007. Bobby has a long history with CU Boulder.

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When VCs Don’t B t You

Feld Thoughts

The prior fund that I had co-founded – Mobius Venture Capital – had blown up after having a very successful first fund in 1997. He was a partner and co-founder of Centennial Funds and he and Steve Halsted basically created the VC industry in Colorado in the early 1980s.

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How Falling In Love With My Product Killed My Business

Software By Rob

Rogue Wave’s fall began during Java’s rise to power in 1997-8. He lives and works in Denver, Colorado. In short, people loved their product and Rogue Wave prospered accordingly. The problem was, Rogue Wave loved their product too much. When everyone took notice of Java and abandoned C++ in droves, Rogue Wave’s revenues plummeted.

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Leadership Lessons To Help Guide You To Excellence

Duct Tape Marketing

My pleasure to be talking to you in Colorado where all my kids are. That makes me sound like a genius today, But the point was 25 years ago that when you went to work for Hewlett, what's 25 years ago is 97, when you went to work for Hewlett Packard in 1997, you expected to be there for the next 40 years. Tom Peters (01:15): Thank you.