2001 Business Model Internet Venture Capital 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. Then one day it was over.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. The Original Post (after the jump): Venture Capital, By Mark Suster (December 2nd, 2006). Thus is venture capital.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
We’re now in the second Internet bubble. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. After the dot.com bubble collapsed, venture investors spent the next three years doing triage, sorting through the rubble to find companies that weren’t bleeding cash and could actually be turned into businesses. Carpe Diem.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
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! Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. It’s what I love about entrepreneurship and about venture capital.
Mucker Lab
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Most brilliant “Internet of Things” ideas are quicksand for capital unless you have the branding, vertical integration and customer lock-in that Apple achieved. The iPod model will separate IoT platforms from fads. 20 years ago, a majority of “Sand Hill” venture capital went into enterprise-focused startups.
genylabs.typepad.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Part of my business is working with tech start-ups as an advisor/consultant. Even the best venture capital firms have a lot of failures and few successes. Business Models.
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