cancel development of the Courier, Allard left Microsoft, though said his decision to leave was unrelated to the Courier cancellation. Retirement from Microsoft On May 25, 2010, Allard left Microsoft. Upon announcing his retirement, Allard wrote an internal email named "Decide. Change. Reinvent." to Microsoft employees discussing his career history at Microsoft and attempting to instill inspiration to a group of employees at Microsoft he refers to as "The Tribe". According to Allard, "The Tribe" is "a group of people diverse in perspective, similar in skills and completely, totally galvanized around one central purpose. Change." Before leaving Microsoft, Allard became a director of The Clymb, a Flash sale site featuring outdoor products. In June 2011, The Clymb raised $2 million from a handful of angel investors, including Allard, and was sold to LeftLane Sports in 2016. Allard joined Intellivision Entertainment on May 14, 2020, as the global managing director to help oversee the release of the Intellivision Amico. As of January, 2021, all references to Intellivision Entertainment and J. Allard's time there have been removed from his LinkedIn page with no announcement or further information. As of March 2021, all references related to Allard's involvement with Intellivision have now been removed from Intellivision's website and related Intellivision Amico webpages. In an interview posted on GeekWire, Allard says that he left the company last summer, shortly after joining, stating that there was "No drama, just not a good fit". This statement from Allard seems to directly contradict Intellivision Entertainment chief executive officer Tommy Tallarico, who said as recently as March 2021 that J. Allard is still an advisor. GoFundMe In July 2022, it was announced that Allard would be joining GoFundMe as Chief Product and Technology Officer to lead the organisation in technology infrastructure, product oversight, design and overseeing engineering teams. References External links Inside an ex-Microsoft wunderkind's Canadian crusade to save your bike Project 529 becomes model for the world Interview about Project 529 Why J Allard left Microsoft Where is Xbox visionary J Allard? The making of Xbox Interview about Zune 1969 births Living people Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni Microsoft employees People from Glens Falls, New York American chief technology officers American technology chief executives