Colorado's tech ecosystem has real momentum. Over the past decade, breakout companies have emerged across a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, quantum, climate, digital infrastructure, software, and beyond. Colorado is no longer an emerging ecosystem. It is a serious tech hub.
Dan Caruso considered locating in Silicon Valley, Boston or Washington, D.C., when he left WorldCom Inc. to start his own company in 1997. But he chose Colorado instead. The move didn’t make much sense. Colorado was still known more for its ski resorts than startups.
This deck, developed by Caruso Ventures and Endeavor Colorado, focuses on the Investment Landscape and Capital Formation scene in Colorado. It anchors in 2007, when Foundry and Techstars were born.
Colorado is the nation’s leading state for the aerospace and defense industry. The following deck put together by Caruso Ventures and Endeavor Colorado outlines the monumental growth trend of aerospace both in Colorado and globally.
Endeavor is the global community of, by and for high-growth scaling entrepreneurs. Endeavor Colorado is a part of Endeavor – supporting more than 2,500 high-impact entrepreneurs in 45 markets around the world.
The Business Principles that Guide the Decision-Making of the Zayo Management Team Published January 2014 by Dan Caruso, Chairman and CEO of Zayo Group.
"My Most Important Innovation," Dan Caruso Introduction: Management’s primary responsibility is to create Equity Value at a pace that exceeds their investor’s return threshold for an investment of a similar risk characteristic.