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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

Gust

Last month, the SEC announced it was taking action regarding Netflix’ (NFLX) securities compliance based on a Facebook status update posted by CEO Reed Hastings. To understand the SEC’s point of view , it’s necessary to review the principles underlying securities law in the United States.

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The Imperceptible, But Very Real Boom

Agile VC

Facebook’s IPO was obviously a debacle, and in the private investment sphere valuations from the seed through late stage have declined for the most part from their peaks in late 2011 through early 2012. IPO Market Is Strong - All the companies I just mentioned in cloud computing have gone public within the last 12 months.

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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

the original products can’t generate revenue, so when these OS projects occassionally blow up into phenomenons like Drupal and WordPress have over the past few years, it’s gratifying but also quite frustrating to watch others derive so much value from your baby while you toil away to lead its growth with no financial return.

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Alibaba S-1: How Well Do They Monetize?

Agile VC

My first two posts on this mammoth S-1 covered a high-level sizing of Alibaba and a deeper dive into some of Alibaba Group’s governance which in some ways mirrors the Politburo structure. Unfortunately Alibaba doesn’t actually break out revenue by marketplace or business unit.

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When Does Zynga Become a Value Stock?

Agile VC

The company’s lost nearly 80% of its value from the peak earlier this year, in the run up to Facebook’s IPO, and currently trades below $3/share… a fraction of it’s IPO price of $10. Zynga’s trailing revenue is nearly $1.2B trailing revenue multiple. That much we all know. cash/investments).

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JOBS Act to Change Startup Funding Landscape

ReadWriteStart

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). But it could affect one thing right away: the level of buzz and information surrounding young IPOs, which no longer have to keep mum. Number of U.S. Credit: Prof.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #12: Action-oriented communication

Austin Startup

I watch his “I have a dream” speech every year), and finished with our federal government finally re-opening temporarily after a clear failure of action-oriented communication and the longest government shutdown in American history. he’s our incredible Chief Revenue Officer. It would depend on the type of message.