View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

At the time, I spent most of my time describing the metrics themselves and how VCs and their LPs evaluate performance based on these measurements. If you aren’t familiar with these metrics, I recommend reading the original post to get a sense of the numbers that I’ll be reviewing here. So, is this good or bad?

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LP IRR Distribution Portfolio 256

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002. You need to nurture non-organic growth partnerships and acquisitions to maximize your valuation. Some founders don’t want to change, or simply don’t enjoy the executive role.

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Social Network Demand Valuation Acquisition 120

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2012

EBITDA, or Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, is a metric of measurement of cash earnings that is generally non-GAAP. EBITDA is often used in loans covenants. ” What You Thought It Meant: Everyone Brings Ice, Tequila, Dom, and Alizé: the perfect BYO Party for the rapper on a budget.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA IPO Covenant 187

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 21, 2016

Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.” In 2001 and 2002 I learned a brutal set of lessons, including experiencing that $100 million of paper money going to $0 when Interliant went bankrupt.

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Marketing Down Round Startup IRR 70

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

This means that creating a simplified and easy-to-navigate software that allows real-time metrics and communication to be had in a professional management environment is currently an industry for the taking. The SARS outbreak in 2002 leads to the tremendous growth of online marketplace platforms in China. 19- Silvertech.

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Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 156

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

2002, the stock price went from $17.5 Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? He should have invested in Lawson obviously… I could not track back their stock price in 1998 when NetSuite was launched, but since Jan. anecdotes. (13).

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Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48