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View from Seed
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2013
Since the recent recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. An unprecedented number of startups, easily 25 and possibly exceeding 40, are valued today at $1 billion or more, according to a recent NY Times article.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2011
Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%. The result was a massive increase in startups & a whole group of new funding sources: both angels & “micro VCs&#. The series started here if you want to read from the start. The Coming Brick Wall.
View from Seed
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Like many things in life, the VC/startup ecosystem is one of cycles. But let’s look back at the last decade in VC-backed startups… it’s easy to forget how predominant mindsets change throughout the cycle. The world is experiencing a global economic crisis of a proportion most living people have never witnessed.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 4, 2021
It was one of the year's most successful IPOs so far, and has been heralded as a "landmark moment" for cryptocurrency's entrance into mainstream investing. Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012.
Growthink Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Pursue Global Markets 2. Pursue Global Markets. If you don’t have a business that can scale globally, then either don’t bother or just content yourself with staying small. In that same time frame, United States IPO volume declined 75% in real terms and now accounts for less than 11% of the global total. In the U.S.
Agile VC
MARCH 8, 2012
AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Tech IPOs Are Back – So Now What? Three of the five “blockbuster” tech IPOs I predicted have happened (LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga) and the biggest of all (Facebook) has filed and will likely go public within the next 90 days. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.
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