Ben's Blog

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%

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 1998, when I started ending up with lots of shares in public Internet companies, I came up with a formulaic approach for any public equities that are distributed to me (either from our funds or other VC funds). The first finance course I took at MIT was 15.401: Finance Theory I and was taught by Stewart Myers.

Flash 70

Flash Equity Stock Finance 70

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. All the usual caveats apply.

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Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Crowdfunder is the equity crowdfunding leader for sourcing and funding high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Since being founded in 1998 LendingTree has facilitated more than 32 million loan requests. Matt Stewart , Senior Marketing Manager, LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE ).

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Disintermediation Cofounder Venture Capital Angel Investor 48

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 8, 2015

The fact that the trend has been going for some time – Google was founded in 1998 and Tesla and Facebook in 2003 and 2004 respectively – suggests that the bubble explanation can’t be the whole story. That said, I think that froth in the late stage financing market has contributed in the last couple of years.

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Valuation Finance Developer Startup 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Witness, for example, this terrific Fast Company article on Bill Nguyen , serial entrepreneur who’s seventh startup “Color” famously raised $41m for a new mobile app before it even launched. After all, before the house of cards inevitably tumbles, private equity investors get a tidy return. Support.com — On 2.5m

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IPO Flash Bootstrapping Private Equity 240

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 15, 2016

Moreover, we are still at a high level of investment when compared with any period except the last couple of years and the 1998-2000 bubble. That would be good news for startup ecosystems all around the world. It will be very interesting to see where this goes next quarter. 4bn, but that I expected the US to keep falling.

Europe 60

Europe Venture Capital Finance Startup 60

rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Twelve months into my startup journey I had four half-built websites that had been built by my four ex-technical co-founders. What makes software engineers different in the startup world is that they have the requisite skills to hack together an idea on their own if they so choose. I absolutely want cofounders when the time comes.

Technical Cofounder 42

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Engineering Fractional CTO 42

Up and Running

JULY 29, 2015

Equity Crowdfunding. Equity crowdfunding takes the crowdfunding process to the next level. These sites function a lot like the sites listed above, but investors get equity in your startup. Crowdfunder is another crowdfunding option, but this site is geared more toward entrepreneurial startups. Crowdfunder.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Equity Small Business Delaware 60

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The average equity fund investor earned a market return of only 4.25%. Simon Lack reports in The Hedge Fund Mirage that from 1998 to 2010, hedge fund managers earned $379 billion in fees, while their investors earned only $70 billion in investing gains. I can only think of a few exceptions to this zero-sum principle.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

She wants to figure out how to finance the billions of dollars in much-needed NYCHA repairs. That would be like being an intern at Google in the summer of 1998 and saying you’re responsible for 139,000 new jobs since you started. It’s not simply around understanding economic equity, which I think he has some intellectual grasp of.

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Campaign New York Minneapolis New York City 144