Founder Paydays at Exit (IPO)

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Post by turoczy » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 2:38 PM UTC

Founder Paydays at Exit (IPO)
blossomstreetventures.medium.com

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Post by new_realist » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:12 PM UTC

Where is the chart listing the negative opportunity costs from the other 99%?

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Post by rashthedude » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:14 PM UTC

cool story bro.

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Post by m4tthumphrey » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

Slightly off topic, why do people use `mm` as the symbol for millions? Why not just `m` ?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

m4tthumphrey wrote: post #4

Slightly off topic, why do people use `mm` as the symbol for millions? Why not just `m` ?

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Post by jacquesm » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

How many of these were funded by Blossomstreetventures?

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Post by GeneralTspoon » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:19 PM UTC

Given that Cal Henderson & Slack appears in the chart twice with different numbers each time, I'd take these figures with a grain of salt.

Plus the tone of the article makes it seem like a quick marketing piece to try and advertise their VC fund.

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Post by yellowstuff » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:20 PM UTC

m4tthumphrey wrote: post #4

Slightly off topic, why do people use `mm` as the symbol for millions? Why not just `m` ?

M is 1000 in Roman numerals. While it is uncommon, M is used to mean 1000 in business contexts, such as CPM: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cpm.asp

Therefore "mm" is the most unambiguous way to denote millions, and is used in accounting.

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Post by sreekotay » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:20 PM UTC

Missing are the zeros (and negatives)

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Post by NelsonMinar » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 3:21 PM UTC

Nothing like publishing a textual data table as a giant picture.

"If this data doesn’t get you off the couch and coding the next great product, I don’t know what will." If the hope of a 9 digit payoff is what's motivating you to start a company, you're better off trying your luck on a roulette wheel.