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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone Bad

Steve Blank

In the 20 th century, the best companies IPO’d in 6-8 years from startup (and in the Dot-Com bubble of 1996-1999 that could be as short as 2-3 years.) Of the four startups I was in that went public, it took as long as six years and as short as three. And there is evidence that stock options increase the success of startups.

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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How Long Should It Take For a Startup to Succeed?

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Can You Beat Amazon In The Race To Overnight Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Every Entrepreneur Dreams of an Overnight Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Guess How Long Overnight Success Really Takes

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 In April, 1996, Yahoo!