Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

Goldman Sachs (an investor in our company) told us we’d IPO within 18 months for $1 billion so not to take any offers. Our sales forecasts were revised downward – many times. And I made a version of this company-wide speech to our employees: “Look. Our company was completely euphoric. I figured it out.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 Valve’s employee handbook is a fascinating read. Creative Forecast: How Marketing Will Change In 2013 | Co.Create – [link]. Why You Should Give Yourself Permission to Screw Up - [link]. Billion Raised | TechCrunch - [link].

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Money Money Home Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections IPOs and DPOs Will Crazy Market Moves Kill IPOs and Slash VC Investment? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees. Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – [link]. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below. Small Businesses and Startups: Worst.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The Deutsche Bank report has a very interesting chart on the topic presenting the Free Cash Flow margins vs. the revenue growth four years post IPO for select software leaders: As you can see, with 20% Free Cash Flow margin and a 50% growth rate, Salesforce is well positioned in the pack! Tuesday, September 02, 2008. for Lawson? Newer Post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Almost all of them got scooped up by pre-IPO Google this time. That year, right before the IPO, those months mattered a great deal in terms of financial outcomes. Then I wouldnt have the chance to work with the incredible employees and mentors from whom I learned so much. I was "lucky" to not be laid off, or so I thought.

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