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eBoys
Book • 2000
In 'eBoys', Randall Stross offers a vivid portrayal of the venture capital world, focusing on Benchmark Capital's pivotal investments in companies like eBay and Webvan.
The book captures the high-stakes decision-making and rapid wealth creation characteristic of the dot-com era.
Stross had extensive access to Benchmark's executives and the companies they funded, providing a unique perspective on the successes and failures of that time.
The book captures the high-stakes decision-making and rapid wealth creation characteristic of the dot-com era.
Stross had extensive access to Benchmark's executives and the companies they funded, providing a unique perspective on the successes and failures of that time.
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as a book that inspired him.


Tim Ferriss

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#806: How Rich Barton Built Expedia and Zillow from $0 to $35B — Audacious Goals, Provocation Marketing, Scrabble for Naming, and Powerful Daily Rituals
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as an authorized history of Benchmark up to 2000, offering insights into the firm's early years.


Ben Gilbert

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Benchmark Part I
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while discussing the history of eBay and its acquisition of StumbleUpon.


David Rosenthal

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The Uber IPO
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in the context of eBay's early success and Benchmark's investment.

modest proposal

Modest Proposal – Better, Cheaper, Faster: Why Companies that Reduce Friction Win - [Invest Like the Best, EP.193]