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MAY 24, 2021

1990-1998 13.3% Time Period % Below IFR % Within IFR % Above IFR 1980-1989 30% 52% 13% 1990-1998 27% 49% 24% 1999-2000 18% 38% 44% 2001-2019 33% 45% 22% [ source ] When we combine the data from the two charts, we can discern some conclusions. 22% 1990-1998 13.3% 1990-1998 10% 6.3% Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

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. What I did is I learned the art of a pro forma and the value of a pro forma which basically is a forecast. Bates: You know Josh—.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 21, 2014

In 1998, Yom Kippur fell on September 30th. For most of the Jewish community, the date of the most important holiday of the year was no different than in other years. Uber is another nice example of this since securing transportation tends to be a recurring transaction for many professionals.

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Revenue Valuation Churn Rate Portfolio 54

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

In contemplating various names on a plane ride coming back to Chicago from Boston, we landed in a bad rain storm with the pilot’s forecast of the storm becoming much worst and that we were very lucky to have beat the severe storm. Back then, around 1998, I had a small graphic design firm and I brokered printing for my clients.

Naming 101

Naming Rhode Island Entrepreneur PR 101