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The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015

Feld Thoughts

Companies were being bought (and valued) at 10x forward revenue only to be valued at between 0.5x revenue several years later. We were bought for a more reasonable 1x revenue (and about 4x pre-tax income) when the value of the AmeriData stock, options, and cash we took out were factored in. I’d argue the 0.5x

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What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies

Up and Running

Exit strategies related to startup funding are quite often misunderstood: The “exit” in exit strategy is for the money, not the startup founders or small business owners. ” The standard phrase in that context is “5X” for an exit value of five times revenues, or “10X,” or whatever. The exit is what gives them a return.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. 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. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008.

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When Startup Founders Start to Flounder

Startup Professionals Musings

Once you are able to achieve some real “traction” with your business (paying customers, revenue stream), it may seem the time to relax a bit, but in fact this is the point where many founders start to flounder. Way back in 2002, John Hamm published some early work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale."

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4 Best Business Brokers To Sell A Business

YoungUpstarts

Focusing on larger businesses over the Two Million Dollar revenue mark, their book of business includes thousands of potential buyers and entrepreneurs in states and countries across the globe. The company’s founder started his business entrepreneurship at only 25 years old and has built and sold many businesses since. Business Exits.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. And yet, revenue went up by 45% YoY. At a startup, this can be as simple as defining why the founder started the company in the first place. CXL’s founder, Peep Laja, has a specific “reason why” his company Wynter exists. With enough resources, products can always be copied.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO.