2000 Acquisition Revenue Software 
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Here’s why. But today very few of those remain.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Here’s why. But today very few of those remain.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. Yahoo would hit $104/share in March 2000 with a market cap of $104 billion.)
SoCal CTO
MARCH 5, 2007
However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." I understand his frustration.
Steve Blank
MAY 6, 2015
Founders assumed they understood customer problems/needs, wrote engineering requirements documents, designed the product, implemented /built the hardware/software, verified that it worked by testing it, and then introduced the product to customers in a formal coming out called first customer ship. Microsoft Windows 3.0).
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Hugo Woodhead is the founder of Pilcro , which sells brand management software. While those acquisition efforts worked well, not all do. Cheap acquisition is (too) cheap. Growth does require large-scale acquisition, but a product launch may not be the best time to do it. But cheap acquisition meant cheap leads.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). they take time!!
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