1 2001 Revenue Software Software Review 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
There were startups and a software industry but barely. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. In stead of growing revenue and holding down costs and building great company cultures the market chased valuation validation.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Here’s why.
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Here’s why.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 26, 2016
by Gareth Wilson, Head of Marketing at Fog Creek Software. Despite being a bootstrapped company with little revenue, we over-invested in a central New York City office at a rate of 15% rent to revenue. What’s more, just over three quarters of workers consider their ideas are poorly reviewed and analyzed.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). We will continue to do more of this. A: It’s not best.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 29, 2017
This occurs for only two reasons, both of which are deeply rooted in a lack of checks and balances, tracking, and using one central, secure repository to store information: each a byproduct of either paper-dependent business practices or arbitrary storing and classifying of digital information: Consider the following examples: 1. Think again.
Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. In 2001, Stewart Butterfield abandoned plans to build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) after costs became too great; he built photo-sharing service Flickr instead.
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