Marc Fleury has left the building

Its official - Marc no longer works for Red Hat. After selling his company for $420M in 2006, what else was there for him to do? He has long despised the role of middle manager, which in many respects he would have become - albeit a very high position in that middle. He would no longer really be 'the man', but only 'the man sitting next to the man'. I could not see Marc going out like that.

Besides, some reports have him personally getting as much as $150M out of the deal, which is pretty darn good after he started the company in 1999. I would love to be so lucky, but I cannot think on that scale. Kudos to Marc, but I can't wait to see what he comes up with next - in addition to his techno DJ career, that is.