1998 2000 Acquisition Naming 
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
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. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions.
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David Teten
APRIL 1, 2011
Daniel Confino, Founder, MergerID Is a qualified lawyer who has 30 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions with a strong international element. Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners Dan Burstein founded Millennium Technology Ventures in 2000 and co-founded Millennium Technology Value Partners in 2004.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – you name it. After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft. They had mail, IM, groups, answers, etc.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
JUNE 19, 2010
All of you people who haven’t seen my blog, please remember my name or that website address. I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. I changed the name, by the way, to MTGParadise.com. His name is Kai Budde. He’s German.
Ben's Blog
MAY 24, 2021
There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 1990-1998 13.3% 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6%
Up and Running
DECEMBER 9, 2014
My name is John Bates. Bates: Josh, it reminds me of when I was doing web sites back in the day in 2000 and 1998 and instead of going and being able to buy a shopping cart you had to code the shopping cart from scratch. I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. Bates: You know Josh—.
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