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. billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. So what’s left?
Steve Blank
JULY 15, 2010
Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Netscape’s 1995 IPO changed the rules. The size of the red bars (IPO’s) versus blue (mergers and acquisitions) illustrates that while venture-backed startups did get acquired, the IPO market was booming. Source: NVCA.). Free At Last.
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ReadWriteStart
APRIL 2, 2012
IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). The most important belt that the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act loosens concerns the amount of capital a new company may raise through the sale of securities in a 12-month period.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2011
I remember having a merger called off at the last minute and having a planning meeting at a pub to figure out how to run a bankruptcy process (luckily, we never had to do it). My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. What do you tell somebody in that situation? Your highs are super high.
Reid Hoffman
MARCH 19, 2019
If O’Reilly had that same insight in 1995, it could have been an amazing blitzscaling opportunity. In other words, what percentage of sales are available to pay for growth, and to reward investors for financing that growth. But unless Airbnb agreed to a merger, it had only two options. The third is high gross margins.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2011
I remember having a merger called off at the last minute and having a planning meeting at a pub to figure out how to run a bankruptcy process (luckily, we never had to do it). My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. What do you tell somebody in that situation? Your highs are super high.
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
Before joining Track.com as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Savage served as Managing Director of FX Macro Sales at Goldman Sachs, where he published widely-read and insightful research focused on the foreign exchange markets and the macroeconomic environment. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.
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