1995 Acquisition Distribution IPO 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
On top of all this it was considered very bad form not to have at least four additional consecutive quarters of profits after an IPO.) The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did.
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.
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Steve Blank
AUGUST 5, 2010
In 1980 Genentech became the first IPO of a venture funded biotech company. One could argue that there’s nothing new here, as Internet distibution models started in 1995. But these VC’s aren’t Lean because they fund startups with web-based distribution models. Their capital needs are low at the front end.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2011
GoTo.com went on to ink huge distribution deals with Microsoft, AOL & Yahoo! Secondly, they had an owned & operated (O&O) website – Google.com – and Overture had shut down GoTo.com at the request of their very profitable and large distribution partners. Immediately thereafter Amazon became a large business.
Seeing Both Sides
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? In 2014, for example, 18 IPOs raised a record-breaking $9.8 How do I strengthen my market position through acquisitions and innovation? We think so.
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