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Dizzying Ride May Be Ending for Tech Start-Ups
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Reappraisal of soaring tech startup valuations in Nov. 2015
11/10/2015
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Dizzying Ride May Be Ending for Tech Start-Ups
New York Times 11/10/2015
T. Rowe Price Marks Down Most of Its Tech Startups
Wall Street Journal 04/15/2016
Internet home rental startup Airbnb capital raising and valuation
03/20/2014
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Airbnb Is in Advanced Talks to Raise Funds at a $10 Billion Valuation
Wall Street Journal 03/21/2014
New Capital Could Raise Airbnb Value to $10 Billion
New York Times 03/20/2014
New York Times 04/22/2014
Airbnb Expands Into Business Travel
New York Times 07/28/2014
Brian Chesky of Airbnb, on Scratching the Itch to Create
New York Times 10/11/2014
The Secret Math of Airbnb’s $24 Billion Valuation
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2015
Silicon Valley and the behavioural effects of the high valuations of WhatsApp and other startups in 2012-2015
02/20/2014
A venture capitalist describes the valuation of WhatsApp as rare because it meets the peculiar needs of Facebook- to protect its user base if trends change among teenagers in its social media application. The fear that there will be less attention to building companies and more to flipping as startups with a couple of years see astronomical valuations.
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WhatsApp: the Bomb That Shook Silicon Valley
Wall Street Journal 02/21/2014
For Facebook, Its Users First and Profits Later
New York Times 02/20/2014
Opening the Box on Tech Stocks' Next Move
Wall Street Journal 04/10/2014
Silicon Valley Tries to Remake the Idea Machine
New York Times 06/10/2014
Is Silicon Valley Funding the Wrong Stuff?
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2014
Why Silicon Valley Will Continue to Rule the Tech Economy
Wall Street Journal 08/23/2014
Internet company valuations in 2012-2013 reach the levels of tech startups before the bubble burst in 2000-2001
05/20/2011
A huge jump in internet valuations is recorded by May 2012, for companies such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Spotify and others, similiar to the frenzied levels fefore the burst of the tech bubble in 2000-2001. Once again IPO bubble behaviour is taking place in 2012-2013.
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Eventbrite Funding Slows Its IPO Chase
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/20/2013
Facebook Flirts With $38 IPO Price
Wall Street Journal 08/01/2013
Priceline Travels Road Back to High Hit in Dotcom Era
Wall Street Journal 08/09/2013
In Latest IPOs, Profits Aren't the Point
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2013
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
Investor risk and the NASDAQ at 5000 in 2015
11/28/2013
The NASDAQ hits 5000 15 years after the 2000 tech bubble. The NASDAQ is a lot less riskier than in 2000. Much of the momentum comes from stocks with large earnings such as Apple and Google. Dividends at 1% are half that of companies in the S&P 500 compared to one tenth in 2000. Companies in the cloud sector have seen share prices increase less than other companies in the NASDAQ. The composition of the NASDAQ has also changed to include more healthcare technology companies. Risk is concentrated in startups including UBER with high valuations, and the increase in startups with over $1 billion valuation. In 2014 there were about 40 such startups, in 2015 this increased to 79.
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Nasdaq Math: 5000 Doesn’t Equal 2000
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2015
Nasdaq Changed in Its Climb to 5,000
New York Times 03/05/2015
Nasdaq Climbs to a Record, Again Fueled by Tech
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2015
Nasdaq Surge Lifts Internet Boosters of the Past
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2015
The New Nasdaq Record, Set By a New Nasdaq
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2015
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2013
The increased funding available in private markets for startups from venture capital, hedge funds, mutual funds and banks in 2014
04/13/2014
Fidelity, T. Rowe Price mutual funds and banks such as JP Morgan, hedge funds Tiger Capital Management, join the venture capital funds with increased funding for startups. Dilution is not considered a problem as the increased valuation lets these private investors markup the value of the stock on their books. Time for startups remaining private has gone up to 10 years as startups delay IPO's at times when the market is cooling as in April 2014. Startups such as Quorora with products still not out are collecting additional funds to buy time for development. Analysts fear this aspect of being flush with funding reduces discipline, as with Fab which had to retrench after overambitious plans. In most cases providers of funds are chasing aggressive returns with fewer alternatives, similar to the way the Greek bond offering for 3 billion euros was oversubscribed to about 20 billion euros in April 2014.
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Rich Start-Ups Go Back for Another Helping
New York Times 04/13/2014
Maybe There Isn’t a Bubble, but There’s Plenty of Risk
Wall Street Journal 12/30/2014
How Wall Street Middlemen Help Silicon Valley Employees Cash In Early
Wall Street Journal 03/28/2015
Dizzying Ride May Be Ending for Tech Start-Ups
New York Times 11/10/2015
Wall Street Journal 03/30/2016
Lackluster IPO Market Flashes Warning
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2016
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