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Praying to the God of Valuation

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Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. The browser and thus the WWW and the first Internet businesses were born circa 1994–95 and there was a golden period where anything seemed possible. What happened?

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 2007 was the watershed year. Where are we today?

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6). Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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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. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue!

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv.

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6).

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. internet. (6). Older Post.