View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. In the last decade or so, high profile consumer IPOs have often gotten lofty valuations.

IPO 180

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. In the last decade or so, high profile consumer IPOs have often gotten lofty valuations.

IPO 100

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

You’ll find exceptions to this rule, like Snapchat, which was operating at a loss at its IPO, when it experienced high initial trading prices due to its huge popularity and untapped monetization capabilities. Track Media Perception & Presence. This the first and foremost way to begin evaluating the sellability of your company.

Valuation 145

Valuation Technical Review Exit Strategy Metrics 145

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Twitter’s IPO has garnered a ton of attention in the tech and popular press. So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. Twitter Is A Media Business. Despite it’s long-standing protestations, Twitter is indeed a media company.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

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. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. March 8, 2012.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Hearpreneur

JUNE 18, 2016

Every introduction of new social media platforms chip away at current banner holders like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Usually those reports talk about it’s falling stock price, or even its relative lack of growth in new users. Thanks to Nick Brennan, Watch Social Media. #12 8 – Overblown Reports.

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Entrepreneur Social Network Channel Social Media 48