Early Stage Internet Open Source Pre-Money Valuation 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 Where are we today? Online connections that are 180x faster (10.5
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. But this is just the kindthat tends to be open source: operating systems, programminglanguages, editors, and so on. At this stage the company is just a bet.
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