ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Don’t get us wrong, Nokia was one of the first innovators in the cellular world, being the first to create a cellular network. In 1998, Google founders were ready to sell it to Yahoo for USD one million — but Yahoo refused the opportunity. Application Development Activity. Let’s dive into these stories.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP.
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