Cracking the Code
DECEMBER 9, 2006
Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Paris, November 1998. I guessed the measuring spoon was not used diligently. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark).
Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
If they have, then we should be able to see some evidence that the dominant public technology companies are moving towards bubble valuations. Apple’s valuation is now a case for business historians to discuss because I don’t think there are modern precedents. Software is eating the world. Ex-cash it’s 13.5.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
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. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
As we do so, keep in mind that the relevant bubble statistic is not valuation. High valuations are fine if the underlying value is there. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. If too much venture capital hits the streets, valuations will bubble up.
David Teten
MARCH 24, 2014
Addepar is precisely trying to collect and convert into software these best practices. (ff We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. However, it was the right thing to do from a valuation perspective. One can pay a one-time fee to a third party consultant to help one find and perform due diligence on such advisors.
Cracking the Code
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. So where does Salesforces profitability stands today compared to the most successful on premise public software companies? traditional software is like cocaine--youre hooked.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? MySpace would liked to have owned YouTube but didn’t have the public stock valuation to purchase them at the price that Google did. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. The Present Era.
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