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The number we care most about is the number that become really big. It takes years to know that of course, but the number that raise series A rounds from tier
by pg 17y ago
The number we care most about is the number that become really big. It takes years to know that of course, but the number that raise series A rounds from tier 1 VC funds is a reasonable proxy (since they won't invest in a startup unless they think it will become really big).
- netcan 17y agoOut of interest, how many years?
- pg 17y ago3-4 perhaps. Though interestingly enough, the bigger the company, the longer it takes to know; most people would have underestimated Google after 3 years.
- wheels 17y agoEven more dramatic, Microsoft didn't release it's first version of MS DOS until it was 6 years old.
- poronski 17y agoMS DOS was Microsoft's lucky break. It's not like they were established as an OS developer that needed 6 years to get noticed.
- netcan 17y agoI actually expected more. I thought Google's as an example of speedy. It would have been longer before Microsoft's potential was really obvious. I suppose that that after a certain point it doesn't matter to an early stage investor because they will have already sold their shares.