View from Seed

MARCH 5, 2019

There are a variety of quick write-ups on the Lyft S-1 for basic figures like annual revenue, rider growth, or who the largest shareholders are. Lyft helpfully provides the number of active riders, total number of rides, and average revenue per rider on a quarterly basis. Here’s one from Pitchbook and one from TechCrunch.

Aggregator 120

Aggregator IPO .Net Revenue 120

Agile VC

MARCH 5, 2019

There are a variety of quick write-ups on the Lyft S-1 for basic figures like annual revenue, rider growth, or who the largest shareholders are. Lyft helpfully provides the number of active riders, total number of rides, and average revenue per rider on a quarterly basis. Here’s one from Pitchbook and one from TechCrunch.

Aggregator 100

Aggregator .Net Revenue IPO 100

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229. Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

A complete collapse of revenue that simultaneously affects your employees and your customers, your partners, your investors, everyone all at once and all the news is bad. I started thinking about this in 2016, 2017. We didn't want people not having their equity. We didn't want people not having equity out the door.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60