Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
In 1995 Netscape changed the rules about going public. While 20th century metrics were revenue and profit, today it’s common for companies to get acquired for their user base. As long as the CEO’s behavior affects their employees not their customers or valuation, VCs often turn a blind eye.
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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. My own metric is that you need experience >= 1.5 billion.) Warning sign? At best. ~
crowdSPRING Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2012
B t Metrics – [link]. This is a very useful valuation tool from AngelList (browse startup valuations) - [link]. This is what the internet looked like in 1995. Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013 | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 10 Reasons Your Top Talent Will Leave You | Forbes – [link]. Feeling Old?
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
As we do so, keep in mind that the relevant bubble statistic is not valuation. High valuations are fine if the underlying value is there. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. If too much venture capital hits the streets, valuations will bubble up.
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