1998 Acquisition Search Viral 
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft. Or was it.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
JUNE 19, 2010
I managed to visit Seattle as part of the Australian national Magic The Gathering team in 1998, so that was the highlight of my career as a professional Magic player. It made this site very sticky and it grew organically through viral word-of-mouth as a result of doing that. I like to write, but not that much.
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