Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

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. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. We legalized robbing the corporate treasury.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

Growthink Blog

MAY 14, 2012

Since the Internet bubble burst in 2001, the number of IPOs hasn’t recovered to even 1980s levels. One of the key objectives of the recently passed JOBS act is that it will “open” the now 11 years and counting "shut” window for initial public offerings. Hopefully, it will help. How bad is it? That's 30 years ago, folks. What does it all mean?

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IPO Private Equity Initial Public Offering Balance Sheet 78

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 7, 2015

In so many of the growth industries of the 21st century - Mobile, BioTech, HealthcareIT, Robotics, Social Media, Internet of Things - U.S. private equity firms and $515 billion on the balance sheets of leading tech. Technology Leads the World. companies continue to lead the way. Well for one, U.S.

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Balance Sheet Private Equity Venture Capital .Net 48