Dan Caruso

Managing Director of Caruso Ventures; 3x Decacorn: Zayo, Level 3 & ICG. Avid supporter of entrepreneurship in CO.
Host of The Bear Roars, Author of Bandwidth

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

@MDoughertyCO Please don’t go down the same path of just jumping on political lawsuits!!! And repeating silly political positions, like one party relies on science and another doesn’t.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

AG @PWeiser said he was "all in" on our Open Letter's nine asks. The record so far: words, not action. "All in" should look like using the AG's office to effectively repeal the Colorado AI Act — starting with a consent decree in xAI v. Weiser. Three requested actions: https://t.co/4r3r2Su8az

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

I've known @Pweiser for years. I was thrilled when he won the AG race. I also believe his behavior as AG is contributing significantly to Colorado's decline as a tech destination. The first test: how he responds to xAI's lawsuit challenging SB24-205. https://t.co/XG6SmoKdoS

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Kill the goose, lose the eggs forever. Colorado's tech ecosystem is the goose — funding our schools, jobs, and infrastructure. Over-regulate it and the geese fly elsewhere. We've fallen from 4th to 11th best state for business. 98 companies gone since 2019.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Enough is enough. Thats the message 380+ of Colorado tech and business leaders sent in an Open Letter to @GovofCO and our political leaders. Governor Polis signed it himself. Nine concrete actions to get Colorado back on track: https://t.co/9d8ESX3wqa

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Colorado — do you hear the sound of deafening silence? The @WSJ piece ran. The Honest Assessment is published. The Open Letter has 380+ signatures. With the welcome exception of @GovofCO, our political leaders have said almost nothing. @PWeiser, @SenatorBennet it’s your move.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Finally, I'm famous. I made @WSJ. Joking aside — the article that just dropped matters for all of Colorado — a wake-up call to leaders and voters. I just published the Honest Assessment of why we've lost innovation momentum: https://t.co/YWrJ1yudMq
The coming months will be consequential.

[CBSColorado @CBSNewsColorado]

Hundreds of Colorado business leaders call for action as nearly 100 companies leave the state https://t.co/gMkytTJFyf

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

@SenatorHick Hick. Your post are so divisive and partisan. Even if it is your staff that posts these, this is your brand. It is harming Colorado. Please bring people together, not dividing them.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

@Hickenlooper Hick, we need Colorado leaders to unite not divide us. Please have your staff stop posting divisive highly partisan rhetoric

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

@SenatorHick Hick and your staff who likely wrote this. Please move past divisive and misleading rhetoric … you are better than this.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Rise above this Hick. Don’t be an echo chamber of your party. You and your staff know most Americans including most dems support voter id. Help find a pragmatic solution and move past the irresponsible position that voter id is wrong. Please!!!

[John Hickenlooper @Hickenlooper]

Trump doesn’t care about voting security, he cares about saving his administration’s corrupt and failing agenda. I’m a NO on the SAVE Act.

[John Toole 🇺🇸 @JohnToole1]

Colorado has a $1.5B budget deficit (not long ago we were flush with cash and the citizens got tax refunds) due to gross mismanagement of the people’s money that is wasted on everything but things the citizens actually need. Our state budget was $29B in 2019, $44B this year and projected at $47Bish this year. These same people (Democrats) at the NO KINGs rally have all the power in our state of Colorado and have had their way for as long as I can remember. They never take their foot off the gas. They don’t listen to outside perspectives and anyone who disagrees with them even mildly is a Nazi (maggot, anti vaxxer, anti masker, covidiot Putin puppet, member of a cult etc etc,). Take a gander at their appearance on Saturday, most are disheveled slobs.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

@Hickenlooper Hick, we need you to be more pragmatic … most Americans and most democrats support voter id. Be part of a pragmatic solution instead of just an echo chamber for the far left of the Democratic Party.

[Boulder Police Dept. @boulderpolice]

Officer Seriously Injured in Drug Sales Arrest; Suspect given $100 Bond Option

BOULDER, Colo. – A Boulder Police officer was seriously injured last night after a drug suspect tried to run and the pair fell into Boulder Creek during the struggle.

Despite the suspect’s criminal history, the serious nature of this crime, and the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office asking for a $20,000 secured bond, County Court Judge Eang Man gave the suspect a $1,000 bond with the option to only pay $100 to be released.

“This incident is deeply troubling—not only because one of our officers was injured as a direct result of a suspect fleeing, but because it highlights the very real dangers that drug trafficking poses to our entire community,” Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said.

“I also have serious concerns about whether the full risk to our community, the severity of this incident, and risk to and impact on our officers was reflected in the bond decision. This is a pattern that is frustrating because these bond decisions directly impact community safety and the well-being of the men and women who serve Boulder, as well as their families.”

Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said, “This defendant is charged with a serious drug felony. It is especially aggravated because it happened in a public space in downtown Boulder. Then, the defendant caused significant and scary injuries to the police officer who attempted to enforce the law. I’m very thankful that the officer has been discharged from the hospital. Given the defendant’s criminal history, his actions here, and the injuries suffered by the officer, our prosecutor asked for a high, secured bond. That was definitely the right thing to do. Our office will continue to fight for justice in this case.”

The incident began at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, when officers were patrolling on foot in Central Park at 1236 Canyon Blvd. after receiving community complaints about drug dealing as well as calls of overdoses in the area. Officers saw a woman smoking suspected methamphetamine and while speaking with her, she pointed to a man near the creek who she said had sold her the drugs.

Officers then spoke with that man, but when they asked him to sit down, he started to run away. An officer gave chase and the pair fell into the creek during the struggle to take him into custody. Despite the suspect landing on top of the officer and the officer hitting his head on a rock in the water, the officer managed to get up, hold on to the suspect and get him into custody with other officers before he collapsed. His fellow officers called for an ambulance and the officer was transported to the hospital. The officer suffered a serious concussion and cuts and bruises but has thankfully been discharged and is recovering at home.

“According to the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, there were 26 fatal drug overdoses in the City of Boulder in 2025, many occurring in public spaces. This is exactly why our officers were proactively working to identify and stop those who are selling dangerous, potentially deadly drugs in our city,” Chief Redfearn said. “Last night, our officers were doing exactly what our community has asked of us. If the water levels in the creek were lower, or higher, this situation could have easily resulted in a life-altering or even fatal outcome. We are incredibly grateful that our officer was not severely injured.”

The suspect in this crime—Kai Brown (date of birth 12/06/1976)—was found with several individually-packaged baggies of suspect methamphetamine. He was charged with:
· 18-3-204 Assault in the Third Degree - Misdemeanor
· 18-18-407 Special drug Offender - Felony
· 18-8-103 – Resisting Arrest - Misdemeanor
· 18-8-104 – Obstructing a Peace Officer - Misdemeanor
· 18-18-405 –Distribution of a Level 1 Drug - Misdemeanor
· 18-18-403.5 – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance - Misdemeanor

As in every criminal case, these charges are an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Posts about ICE and Minneapolis are everywhere right now. Almost all of them are biased—either echoing a far-right or far-left narrative. I’ve read statements from Colorado political leaders that reflect the left side, some of which struck me as dishonest, irresponsible, and even incendiary.

Today I was struck by something different. A mature, thoughtful, and responsible post came from someone who grew up down the street from me in Glenwood IL—a person I’ve largely lost touch with over the years. It’s worth amplifying:

“I’m seeing many quick reactions on both the left and the right based on video clips of recent ICE encounters. I want to offer a different perspective—not to excuse or condemn anyone prematurely, but to explain how these situations are actually processed in real time.

I say this as someone who has been in shoot/no-shoot situations. I’ll give one example that might be helpful. I was deployed as a military policeman in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. On the north side of our base, there was a clearly marked deadly-force zone used only for military convoys. A military-aged man began approaching me and my partner quickly on foot as we were outside our Humvee.

I chambered a round, took the safety off, and had my finger resting on the side of the trigger. I had seconds to make a decision—not based on what that person’s intentions were, but on what they were doing in a place where deadly force was authorized. Thankfully, they understood enough English to follow my commands, and the situation de-escalated. They were on a wanted list and surrendering.

The key point is this: in that moment, I didn’t have the luxury of hindsight, slow-motion replay, or public commentary. I had limited information and immediate responsibility for my life and my partner’s life.

Law enforcement officers are often in similar positions. They do not know intent. They cannot read minds. They can only assess behavior, context, environment, and perceived threat, and then act within policy and training—in real time.

That doesn’t mean every action taken by law enforcement is automatically justified. It also doesn’t mean every video clip tells the whole story. Both things can be true at once. Before we rush to judgment—whether in defense or condemnation—it’s worth acknowledging how limited our perspective is when we’re watching a few seconds of footage without full context.

My goal here isn’t to divide or provoke, just to add some context that often gets lost in these conversations.”

Thoughtful. Grounded. Authentic. And exactly what feels missing right now.

Thank you, Donnie.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

We were at last night’s premier of “The Invite”. It was exceptional.

[Sundance Film Festival @sundancefest]

Now that is an invite worth RSVPing to. Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, and Edward Norton arrive to the premiere of “The Invite” at the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival.

[Sundance Film Festival @sundancefest]

Now that is an invite worth RSVPing to. Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, and Edward Norton arrive to the premiere of “The Invite” at the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival.

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Tom Brady was approached by Broncos to step in after Bo nix injury. Matt ryan is next call

[Dan Caruso @DanCaruso]

Super funny!!!

[George @BehizyTweets]

THIS IS GOLD! Comedian Jimmy Carr gave a Danish heckler a brutal reality check about Greenland.

Heckler: "Should we sell Greenland?"

Carr: "Should you sell it?... The alternative is they take it. I mean no offense to your fine military..." 😂

Heckler: "He used the same tactics back then. There was a Trump back then. The same tactics. The pressure to either sell it or they would take it [Virgin Islands]. Sell it, or they would take it."

Carr: "Okay, f*cking sell it. Have you learned nothing?"