1996 Internet Software Valuation 
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.
Agile VC
OCTOBER 1, 2013
I believe we’re going to look back in 2-5 years and realize that we’ve been in a once a decade boom for internet & software startups. In the tech sphere, a good bit of air was let out of the tires when the hype around some consumer-facing internet companies proved transitory.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry. Back then there were “email forwards.”
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. I wanted to work in the pure, intellectual world of software, not deal with customers mundane problems. Ifthere are seven or eight, disagreements can linger and harden intofactions.
Ben's Blog
APRIL 28, 2010
Looking across these nearly 50 companies, the study finds that founding CEOs consistently beat the professional CEOs on a broad range of metrics ranging from capital efficiency (amount of funding raised), time to exit, exit valuations, and return on investment. Let’s just say he didn’t have the benefit of the doubt. How was that possible?
Seeing Both Sides
JULY 21, 2014
For me and my Jewish CEO boss, though, as officers of a public software company, September 30 was a tough day to be out of the office, sitting in synagogue atoning for a year full of sins. We priced our enterprise software in the form of a perpetual license. SalesForce.com basically invented this model for software companies.
ReadWriteStart
AUGUST 26, 2022
He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. The beauty of software, in general, is that you have this concept of MVP. Building a business around software has always been different. That’s a valuation number and pricing number.
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