2000 Internet Operations Pre-Money Valuation 
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APRIL 20, 2011
Howard Morgan earned a PhD in Operations Research/Computer Science in 1968. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Twitter wanted to raise money for this new venture at a pre-money valuation which was quite a bit higher than First Round’s $10 million limit. and Half.com.
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JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue!
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FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Every conversation about fund raising should start with what your current operational needs are and the stage of your business. You’re offered a $9 million pre-money to raise $3 million (e.g. 5 million raised at a $9 million pre-money valuation or 35.7% 25% dilution). Just don’t go crazy.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
But the real asset became obvious to me at almost exactly five PM that day, when all eight stopped what they were doing and began using a tool they had licensed from a Florida company to find other Internet gamers to join them in playing intense first party shooter games over the ‘net. million at a valuation of $80 million.
David Teten
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
This is the psychology that drives VCs to load up a company with more capital, rationalizing that $5m at a $20m pre-money valuation is little different than $10m at a $40m pre-money valuation. By spending more money, investors can justify managing more money, which in turn increases their fees.
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