Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. First, as the below chart shows, IPO pops are not a new phenomenon. 44% 2001-2019 13.7%

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. In the U.S. Unlike the U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. In the U.S. Unlike the U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Steve Blank

MARCH 9, 2016

Joining me in SiriusXM’s studio in New York were: Drew Silverstein , co-founder and CEO of the music technology venture Amper Music. After leaving Razorfish in 2001, Craig spent a year immersed in food, including a stint as a prep cook at Babbo, Mario Batali’s flagship restaurant. Drew Silverstein. Craig Kanarick.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

We had been working on a merger between BuildOnline and a competitor called iScraper. This was soon after the bursting of the dot com bubble – in early 2001. At BuildOnline we had brought one new investor to the deal – a Swiss/New York investor called ETF Group. .&# (quote via David Fishman ).

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. Benchmark is an investor in Rover through a merger with DogVacay in 2017). annual GMV.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I flew from San Diego (where I was visiting for Thanksgiving) to New York to persuade investors to stick with us. The investors of our competitor agreed to a merger and we were going to raise $15 million between the two companies. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious.

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