1998 2000 Revenue Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Funding Problem.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. side note: our last fund at GRP Partners is currently ranked as the 5th best performing fund of the year 2000.
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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. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 13, 2012
He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. He’s c0-authored two books and many academic articles.
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
Let’s look at public market comparables and venture capital flows to see if we can find a match. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. Venture capital flows. If too much venture capital hits the streets, valuations will bubble up.
Seeing Both Sides
APRIL 10, 2011
billion market capitalization. million in revenue the year before. . In 1997, a Charles River Ventures fund yielded a stunning 15x return, backing such superstars as Ciena, Vignette and Flycast. Matrix had a fund in 1998 that yielded an eye-popping 514+% IRR. We had recorded $1.8
BeyondVC
DECEMBER 20, 2004
We did our own analysis of venture-backed software IPOs a couple of years ago (based on SEC filings, etc.) This reminds me of a conversation I had this summer with a Veritas executive who said how difficult it was to scale beyond $1-2 billion in revenue and that size matters. received its first round of funding between 1999 and 2000.
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