1995 2000 Finance Management 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Yahoo would hit $104/share in March 2000 with a market cap of $104 billion.)
Steve Blank
JULY 15, 2010
The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Netscape’s 1995 IPO changed the rules. Here’s why.
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The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
In 1995 there were ~1,350 public hospitals representing ~27% of the industry. s form of no-holds-barred capitalism, our financial markets were slow to adopt the idea, with the trend really only taking hold during the heady securitization period of the mid-2000’ s. By 2016, that figure was down to ~971 or ~22% of the industry.
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0. 3/31/2000: 73.4. So, the average company on the S&P 500 IT index with $10M in annual earnings would be worth $210M in March of 1995, $820M in March of 2002, $310M in March of 2004 and $155M in March of last year. In June of 2000, I raised money at an $820M post-money valuation.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2011
One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. The management team wasn’t strong enough. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. And I had all the VCs play head games with me. They were envious.
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0 3/31/2000: 73.4 So, the average company on the S&P 500 IT index with $10M in annual earnings would be worth $210M in March of 1995, $820M in March of 2002, $310M in March of 2004 and $155M in March of last year. One would be wrong: 3/31/1995: 21.0 3/31/2000: 73.4
David Teten
APRIL 1, 2011
Peter Lehrman, CEO, AxialMarket Daniel Confino, Founder, MergerID ( a Financial Times business) Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners. He serves as a Managing Partner of both funds. Barry was also recognized by Fortune as “One to Watch” in the publication’s annual 40 Under 40 issue.
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