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Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone Bad

Steve Blank

In the 20 th century, the best companies IPO’d in 6-8 years from startup (and in the Dot-Com bubble of 1996-1999 that could be as short as 2-3 years.) And Mark Suster of Upfront Capital has a great post that summarizes these changes. It’s called Growth capital. Today that’s less true.