Remove 2008 Remove Distribution Remove Initial Public Offering Remove Venture Capital
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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. Startups that win in the bubble will be those that get wide adoption (using freemium, viral growth, low costs, etc) and massive distribution (i.e.

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The Rise of the Secondary Market for Emerging Growth Equities– Necessary But Insufficient

Pascal's View

Amount of venture capital raised has exploded. This enabled consolidation among the brokerage houses and banks, which led to the loss of multiple distribution channels for securities and reduced the ability for small players to survive. i. Pre bubble period 1991-1996 totals $28 billion. cents or 6.25

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