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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. In an over-funding environment companies are encouraged to eschew revenues in a land grab to acquire eyeballs, clicks, page views or whatever other vanity metrics give VCs the false comfort that they’re sitting on a gold mine. The Funding Problem.

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What is the biggest enemy of a startup?

K9 Ventures

In 19981999, when I was running my first company, one of my investors, the late Don Jones , came by to visit us at the office. I’ve written before about Revenue Development ). The architecture and technology will have to evolve over time. Don was totally a people person and just an all around great person to talk to.

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

Small” IPOs — companies with less than $50m in annual revenue at the time of IPO – have declined from more than 50% of all IPOs in the 1980-2000 timeframe to about 25% of IPOs from 2001-2016; Companies are staying private much longer — the median time to IPO from founding hovered around 6.5 1990-1998 13.3% 1999-2000 51.6%

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Rocket eBook Reader in 1999. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. I have the purchase history to prove it.

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Solar Winds and Rackspace on Forbes’ Fastest Growing Tech Companies List

SiliconHills

Solar Winds, founded in 1999 and based in Austin, ranks 11th on Forbes’ List of the Top 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies. Rackspace Hosting, founded in 1998 and based in San Antonio, snagged the 19th spot on the list.

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What if it’s 1996, not 1999?

Seeing Both Sides

million in revenue the year before. . If investors observing this extraordinary phenomenon in 1996 were to have concluded that the technology market was in the midst of an unsustainable bubble, they would not have been wrong. Matrix had a fund in 1998 that yielded an eye-popping 514+% IRR. billion market capitalization.

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Episode 50: Video Content and Profitability with Seth David

Mike Michalowicz

His unique style and personal touch has helped him develop a large worldwide audience consisting of accountants, bookkeepers, and small business owners, as well as general consultants and technology enthusiasts. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America.

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