Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market. Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse.

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Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Most startups following the Product Development Model never achieve their revenue plan and burn through a ton of cash not knowing what hit them. Other companies in the 1999 PDA market were Palm, the original innovator, as well Microsoft and Hewlett Packard. After twelve months Handspring’s revenue was $170 million. End result?

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Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Perhaps you are caught in the “Series A crunch” or perhaps you are a consumer company and expected that you would be valued on users rather than revenue like the last time. 3/31/1999: 49.7. 3/31/2000: 73.4. In June of 2000, I raised money at an $820M post-money valuation. But they most certainly are not. 3/29/1996: 22.3.

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Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 73

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I soon found that yoga taught me 2000-year-old strategies, to be more present with my kids, be more patient with my family and feel more calm and energized at the same time! For nearly 15 years I had analytical, numbers-driven jobs in finance and banking, working for some of the world’s largest banks. 51 – My Oldest Son.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Perhaps you are caught in the “Series A crunch” or perhaps you are a consumer company and expected that you would be valued on users rather than revenue like the last time. 3/31/1999: 49.7 3/31/2000: 73.4 In June of 2000, I raised money at an $820M post-money valuation. But they most certainly are not. How could this be?

Marketing 36

Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation Down Round 36

Pascal's View

AUGUST 11, 2009

The abundance of risk capital during America’s technology bubble in 1999 and 2000 effectively financed the launch of the technology innovation ecosystems that now thrive in China, India, Singapore and other emerging (and increasingly robust) economies.

Global 31

Global Offshore United States Singapore 31

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. In 2000, Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr founded StubHub , a secondary ticket exchange marketplace. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0

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Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Terrorism at scale can only occur when these organizations can move money around to finance people who make bombs, buy guns, train recruits and so forth. Ask yourself this — how did it go when a bunch of Internet companies when public in 1998–1999 with limited revenues or oversight? Regulation will come. It needs to come fast.

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