Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. Similarly, in recent high profile private financing rounds for private technology companies with valuations over $1B, the valuation multiples were at or below corresponding multiples for publicly traded companies such as Google.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Database 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The Funding Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

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JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Receive and manage newsletters. Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. Why Register? Todays Paper.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

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JANUARY 15, 2011

If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner. third party to vet or manage&# your development team.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40