Amy and I have a large collection of contemporary art (if you’ve ever been to my office, our house, Mobius’s California office, or The Nature Conservancy building in Boulder, you’ll get a feel for what we collect.)  Much of my love for art was inspired by my mom – the artist.  I’m always super proud of her whenever she has a show.  If you are in Mesquite, TX (near Dallas) between June 1 and July 7 and are into art, go check out her new show at the Mesquite Arts Center. 

Following is Echos 2 by 2 as a preview.  The show is a collection of work she’s done using a solarplate etching process. The show – called In A Different Light – is inspired by the notion that “to see a detail is to see one kind of reality.  Allusions to natural forms through lines, shapes, textures and colors shift that reality toward abstraction, a different kind of reality.  Light playing across forms, lines suggesting the edges where objects meet and the spaces in between objects create the abstract image.” 

If you are running a VC-backed IT software or hardware company, it’s much more likely that the success event for your company will be an acquisition rather than an IPO.  While the folks in the blog universe regularly hear about acquisitions being done by Google, Yahoo, and IAC, I haven’t seen much chatter recently about large cap tech buyers.

Last week at the GrandBanks Capital Annual Meeting, Ryan Moore showed a slide of the 2004 – 05 Technology M&A Deals listed by Large Cap Buyers (Source: Thompson Financial).  The data is instructive and follows: