Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Founding Date: 2004. Obviously most of these employees are working hard primarily for equity upside compensation, but Kayak’s personnel costs are roughly $200K/head so the company is highly productive on a per employee basis. round closed in June 2004. 1.65M extension round closed Nov 2004. Series A Preferred.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). It was filed in 2005 and issued in 2010 which means there was a good deal of prior art around SNS before Yahoo filed.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

The first shows were created in late 2003, and the term itself was coined in 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting.”. But podcasting does have a lower cost and barrier to entry than video (at least quality video production). Upfront costs: The hardware and software you need to start a podcast. Let’s get started. .

Syndicate 85

Syndicate Syndication Hosting Audio 85

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Founded : Spring 2004, incorporated July 2004. These companies report gross ad revenue but then subtract out “TAC” (Traffic Acquisition Costs) which is basically accounting-speak for the revenue share they pay to the partner sites where the ads actually appear. Facebook, Inc. Filing Date : February 1, 2012.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. What’s Your Favorite Future?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100