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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2004. 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. That means that Kayak generates roughly $1.15M in revenue for each employee which puts it in the same league as Google and Apple (both >$1M/head). round closed in June 2004. liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend (1).

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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures

Gust

This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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Google’s crusade against short-termism

The Equity Kicker

Throughout our evolution, from privately held start-up to large, publicly listed company, we have managed Google for the long term — enjoying tremendous success as a result, especially since our IPO in 2004. I wanted to quote all that because these were the clear, well-publicized expectations we established for investors in 2004.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The dividend tax for all eligible companies in all areas will be set at 15%. in 2010, and for employees in the banking, finance and insurance sectors 64%. ChemChina, a state-owned company formed in 2004 from the former Ministry of Chemical Industry, had sales of $23 billion in 2010 and assets of $29 billion.

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

A world where big companies, small companies, freelancers and employees can all thrive. era emerged circa 2004, it really did feel like we’d discovered some kind of utopia. Whether it is siphoning profits to low tax havens or reinvesting profit for growth and not paying dividends, as Amazon does. But when the web 2.0