Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue!
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
A 1997 vintage is likely to perform much better than a 2000 vintage because the former got to ride the dot com bonanza and likely saw some quick IPOs and crazy trade sales while the latter is more likely filled with many companies that never reached the promise land (or are still trying).
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Hearpreneur
MARCH 15, 2019
Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. As a successful online marketer with all long distance clients, she had been running her business entirely over the internet for years. Thanks to Dr. Dan Danyo, North Atlanta Hair Restoration ! #4-
aweissman.com
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
I remember back in 2008 watching Nate , Todd , Kortina , others, spin up web apps in seconds, letting their creative juices flow almost instantaneously from idea into live services (from thought into expression), some that worked and some that never saw widespread visibility.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 There are 20x more consumers online.
Hearpreneur
APRIL 16, 2016
2008 sucker punched every college student because we now have the degree, but there aren’t any jobs available within our field of study. In 1997 we were IT consultants. The internet was young, business was terrific, and we had all the work we wanted. Thanks to Drew Harden, Blue Compass. #10 14 – Out of Necessity.
Professor VC
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Amazon priced it''s IPO in 1997 at approximately $500M (the $18 IPO price was an increase from the $12-$14 range) and first trade was at $29.25 We should also remember that Amazon went public at a time (Q2 1997) when many companies were pulling IPO filings because the market was beating up Internet valuations.
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