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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

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.” Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Ten years on much has changed.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

This growth, rapid brand recognition, and the quality of the products caught the eye of The Walt Disney Company, which acquired the business for an undisclosed amount the following year in 2001. While this is just one example, there are countless other mom (and dad!)

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

This growth, rapid brand recognition, and the quality of the products caught the eye of The Walt Disney Company, which acquired the business for an undisclosed amount the following year in 2001. While this is just one example, there are countless other mom (and dad!)