Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

In another we decended into a debate about our 5 year forecasts (I built the models so fielded most of these questions), and it became clear they probably weren’t the best fit for our Series A round (this group is no longer in the early-stage VC business). It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 11, 2012

Valuation has been increasing rapidly and the deal likely won’t get any cheaper (Sequoia and other VCs who invested last week at a $500m valuation would likely want more than 2x if they stayed in for any length of time). I think that is the difference between 1999 and today.

IPO 110

IPO Valuation Forecast Acquisition 110

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5 The first year of revenue (1999) was $4 million – a remarkable achievement. Look at the (quite ugly) P&L for Akamai in 1999 and 2000 – costly mistakes were made, but ultimately enabled the company to scale as rapidly as it did: ($'s in millions). . . . .

Distribution 49

Distribution Lean Massachusetts Cofounder 49

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

In fact, if you exclude the Dot Com Bubble of 1999-2000, they have been steady for nearly thirty years. 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6% 1999-2000 37.5% We have published some research on this topic elsewhere, which I will summarize briefly below. Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%

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SEC IPO Accredited Investor Technical Review 36