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Wait! There is a catch (…well no not really), but…if there were a catch I would ask you to first sign up for the CLSDF email subscription or RSS feed (it is really easy, simply enter your email address in the side-rail box [...]

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Since I am unable to get the thoughtful post I recently read by my friend Seth Levine, Managing Director of the Foundry Group and author of VC Adventure out of my mind something is telling me I need to link to it here.
In my daily work I have the wonderful opportunity to interface with sophisticated [...]

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Many thanks to Brad Feld, Managing Director of the Boulder-based Foundry Group for the golden ticket to the Feedburner Venture Capital Network, now the posts here on CLSDF will be incorporated into an aggregation of venture capital (and related bloggers) content. You may subscribe via email or RSS to all of this daily goodness (here).
Likewise [...]

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Thanks to Fred Wilson Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures for the transparent post on his investment track record in early-stage venture deals. Though Fred’s foci is in software and web-based technologies I feel comfortable stating, from what I have seen, heard, read, etc. that life science managing directors and partners approach current and potential [...]

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As a part of sprucing up the side-rail I created a new page that contains information on the commercialized and pipeline products in CO. The list is probably about 1% complete as I have started with the public companies first. Please contact me (email) to have your company and product or candidate listed. You can [...]

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Click here for the conclusion of Larry Nelson’s w3w3 interview with David Drake, Director of the Fitzsimons BioBusiness Incubator (FBBi).

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Part one of a two part interview with David Drake, Director of the Fitzsimons BioBusiness Incubator (FBBi) was posted on the w3w3 network this morning. Part two will be available next Monday. Please contact me if you have any question about FBBi.
Listen to the interview podcast (Here).
FBBi is dedicated to promoting the growth and [...]

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At the Boulder Software Club seminar earlier this week a common question was once again raised…how is it that a meaningful ROI may be calculated for a given blog? Well I am not going to address that one here rather I would like to bring to your attention something rather cool I have stumbled upon.
Dane [...]

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And now for a shameless plug…
I would like to quickly highlight for those nascent Colorado life science companies the Fitzsimons BioBusiness Incubator (FBBi). FBBi connects ideas, technologies and people to deliver targeted assistance to start-up companies and entrepreneurs.
FBBi works tirelessly to unite industry experts, venture capitalists, private investors, and the researchers that move discoveries [...]

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It was an impressive 2005 for companies raising venture capital in Colorado. In 2004 total dollars raised was $386.3 million, while 2005 saw a dramatic increase by some 40%, totaling $647.2 million raised (data from Ernst & Young LLP and VentureOne Quarterly Venture Capital Report). Colorado surpassed the U.S. trend numbers; where $22.13 billion in [...]

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The Fitzsimons BioBusiness Incubator (FBBi) has opened her doors, please take a look inside.
FBBi is positioned to draw upon Colorado’s experienced entrepreneurial culture and world-renowned research centers to help launch and grow start-up bioscience companies.
We encourage pioneering scientists, students, entrepreneurs and companies to participate in FBBi by inquiring to be an advisor to one [...]

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Who are you going to believe? Is it the VentureOne survey indicating 27 firms have raised $5.91 billion in 3Q05, up from 26 funds closing $5.11 billion in the same period last year, or are you going to buy the National Venture Capital Association data indicating 45 firms raising $5.39 billion in the quarter, likewise [...]

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