2000 Application Development Management Revenue 
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Blockbuster is a classic example of how complacent management can lead to a business’s downfall. Rental subscriptions and late fees were the main drivers of revenue for the organization. Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000. Blockbuster.
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP. Much better.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
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. For starters we saw a huge influx of inexperienced managers enter the VC industry proving clearly that being a VC is not a purely quantitative job. The Funding Problem.
VC Adventure
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
If the state has budget issues, which I believe it does, and needs to raise tax revenue (which has other options available such as cutting staff, eliminating duplication and programs and implementing automation – all of which businesses have been doing for the last ~2 years), then let’s raise taxes. Citrix Presentation Server 4.0,
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. App is one step forward, two steps back – In 1999 I launched my first company, BuildOnline, a SaaS-based (back then we were ASP’s) content management platform for large-scale engineering and construction projects.
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