CA Acquires Wily Technologies for $375 Million: "Once again, the entrepreneurial mantra of ‘step back up to the plate and keep trying’ plays out nicely." —Brad Feld (Mobius)

There were three kinds of survivors from the last bubble: the winners, who sold at the top, cashed out, and retired to Aspen; the carpetbaggers, who were only in tech because they thought they could get rich quick, who are now trying to flip houses; and the rest of us, who keep stepping up to the plate and swinging for the fences. Swing, batter!