tags tech-bubble 
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
You’ll be able to give them an update on key hires, pilot customers, key tech innovations – whatever. Dots produce bubbles. And some argue that bubbles have positive externalities for entrepreneurs - maybe. But many bubbles wreak more havoc than positive effects. Keep these interactions low-key and short.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
Twenty years ago, it cost $5 million to really launch a high-tech startup, when the same thing can be done today for $500 thousand. As venture funds grew bigger during the dotcom bubble, and sized themselves to invest in every round of selected startups, they found it was very hard to stop investing in the underperforming companies.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The valuations for acquisitions were nothing like the Internet bubble, but there was a path to liquidity, difficult as it was.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
APRIL 12, 2010
That phrase died during the tech-bubble along with "portal" and "think outside the box," yet the concept has returned. Tags: Essays competition fun inspiration philosophy positioning strategy. I remember "disruptive" when it was called "paradigm shift." Don't follow along. You must have your own thoughts on this subject!
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. That’s OK.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion. He said that data suggests people prefer to “buy high, sell low.&# And so it goes in tech investing. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! Now you have money and a crack new tech architect and you’ll have to rebuild everything. And I ask them to tell me in advance if it bubbles up.
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