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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment. Until we weren’t.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Do it early.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. Firstly, the cost of running an internet application has fallen 100-fold. The cost of running that same application today in Amazon’s cloud costs about $1,500 per month.

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Can Document Management Restore Consumers’ Trust In Enterprises?

YoungUpstarts

of internal control weaknesses are caused by a lack of management review, also conducive to fraud and information mismanagement. In June 2015, Forbes contributor, Tom Taulli, described eFileCabinet document management software as a technology that “manages the lifecycle of a company’s files,” and with an emphasis on security and compliance.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. You don’t need to buy hardware – there’s Amazon AWS.

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How Employee Experience Shapes Brand Perception

Duct Tape Marketing

Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue-producing divisions at businesses ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue producing divisions at businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500. with Tiffani Bova.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits! That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.