Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. Of course we can’t. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” Hot, Flat & Crowded.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

Well, obviously if you knew that in advance it would be big of course that would be true. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. And of course there are always outliers. There is no such thing as a uniform price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Exposure instills the fear and urgency you need to deliver the right competitive solution. But it is an important metric for firms in pursuit of explosive growth. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

By linking the activities to P&L--not click rates, or cost per sale, or cost per lead, or brand awareness, which are all soft metrics--we are able to give our customers ammunition to take to their board or to finance, and prove the true effectiveness of their marketing and the true effectiveness of the agencies involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. of course there are MUCH more sophisticated financial tools than either of these, but PEG is a short-hand many people use]. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

What''s interesting, is that in 2011, there were seven large ad-tech firms which had all planned to go public and hired bankers. For a similar company, with the same metrics and stage, valuations had been tiny. Certainly, the IPO momentum seems to be back, and even more surprisingly, ad-tech has been lots of those IPOs. Now we have it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. And of course the funding problem coincided with the stock market correction that took away most exit options for years to come. The Exit Problem. Today’s Normalization.

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