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1. VC portfolio exits. 2. Dilution, liquidation preferences and different stock class rights do indeed push it towards zero. 3. No I'm not. I'm merely indicat
by confluence 14y ago
1. VC portfolio exits.
2. Dilution, liquidation preferences and different stock class rights do indeed push it towards zero.
3. No I'm not. I'm merely indicating that valuations are bogus.
6. Implicit force is still force - just because you haven't mandated it doesn't mean it's not enforced via threat of firing and peer pressure dynamics.
- drusenko 14y agoSince there's a lot of assertion and not much data here, let's bring some in. After some quick research, this Quora article seemed to have some useful statistics: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-truth-behind-9-out-of-10-startups-fail http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-truth-behind-9-out-of-10-st... In short, 13% of VC-backed startups exit for over $10M, 5% exit for over $50M, and 2% exit for over $100M, which is what I'd call a meaningful exit for all parties involved.