2000 Business Model Entrepreneur Valuation 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. These bubble startups were actually guessing at their business model and did premature and aggressive hype and early company launches and had extremely high burn rates – all predicated on an IPO to raise more cash.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2013
billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000. The market and venture capitalists are looking for business, but with a continuing focus on proven business models. Follow with a killer executive summary, investor presentation, and financial model. Line up a winning team.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. I believe that.
Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2014
I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. Look at the valuations of companies like Tesla, Illumina, and Twitter. Now look around.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. In this time, building a successful business meant building a company that had paying customers quarter after quarter.
Steve Blank
JULY 15, 2010
The Golden Age for Entrepreneurs and VC’s. The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. During the decade between 1991 and 2000, nearly 2000 venture backed companies went public.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 27, 2014
Institutional venture capital dispensed thus far in 2014 has been up significantly over the last few years, but is still less than half of the peak hit way back in the year 2000 (over $100 billion). Super Angels sometimes drive up valuations. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business.
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