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Praying to the God of Valuation

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There were startups and a software industry but barely. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

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Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. and (2) their leadership position in multi-billion dollar markets will likely make them dominant players in the software landscape, even though they are still small today (SuccessFactors $2.5B

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

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Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 software. (10). ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release.

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Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

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Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, January 28, 2008. Happy New Year 2008! Happy New Year to you, Cracking-the-code reader! You have been 2,950 to visit the site in 2007 and you looked at 3,920 pages.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

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Cracking The Code: Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends

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Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, May 15, 2008. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. I might suggest a pretty awesome book for understanding the entrepreneurial code, "The Answer." software. (10).