Down Round Internet Metrics Sales 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
Then you can do a little bit of research and find out that very few companies ever achieve this valuation in a trade sale so you’re clearly gunning for an IPO. But to help with the explanation I’d like to put down some markers of typical Internet pre-money valuations done in major US markets (San Fran, NY, LA, etc.)
abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 20, 2016
The same thing happened to many Internet stocks. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. Their own ego is also a factor – will a down round signal weakness?
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Reid Hoffman
JUNE 8, 2021
Airbnb got scrutiny before we were big, because Airbnb meant the internet moving into your neighborhood. At the time, they said, it’s not enough to design a product that’s good for sales, it must also be good for the environment. If we’re making a consumer internet company, it should be good for people consuming it.
Scalable Startup
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
To bring out a new technology for consumers first, you just had a very long road to go down to try to find people who actually would pay money for something. So it would seem like they are an antidote to, or at least less offensive than, social/consumer Internet companies are to the public markets. Stick a fork in it.
Reid Hoffman
JUNE 8, 2021
Airbnb got scrutiny before we were big, because Airbnb meant the internet moving into your neighborhood. At the time, they said, it’s not enough to design a product that’s good for sales, it must also be good for the environment. If we’re making a consumer internet company, it should be good for people consuming it.
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