Comments on: Google Is in Talks to Buy YouTube http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2006/10/06/google-is-in-talks-to-buy-youtube/ Thoughts on technology and society Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:49:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Mr Wave Theory http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2006/10/06/google-is-in-talks-to-buy-youtube/#comment-494 Mr Wave Theory Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:58:00 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2006/10/06/google-is-in-talks-to-buy-youtube/#comment-494 How Much Would Founders and VCs Make on A YouTube Sale?<br /> <br /> YouTube may be wanting to sell because there are so many questions about its future.<br /> <br /> How much would everyone make if YouTube sold today?<br /> If the company sold at $1.5 billion, assuming the rule of 3, i.e. VCs own 1/3 and Founders own 1/3 and employees own 1/3, then here is what everyone would make:<br /> <br /> Sequoia Capital – $500 million. They invested about $30 million So, that would be 16x their money. Not bad. Not a Google homerun, but great for less than two years worth of work.<br /> <br /> More about Youtube deal<br /> http://mrwavetheory.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-much-would-founders-and-vcs-make.html How Much Would Founders and VCs Make on A YouTube Sale?

YouTube may be wanting to sell because there are so many questions about its future.

How much would everyone make if YouTube sold today?
If the company sold at $1.5 billion, assuming the rule of 3, i.e. VCs own 1/3 and Founders own 1/3 and employees own 1/3, then here is what everyone would make:

Sequoia Capital – $500 million. They invested about $30 million So, that would be 16x their money. Not bad. Not a Google homerun, but great for less than two years worth of work.

More about Youtube deal
http://mrwavetheory.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-much-would-founders-and-vcs-make.html

]]> By: Mr Wave Theory http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2006/10/06/google-is-in-talks-to-buy-youtube/#comment-1095 Mr Wave Theory Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:58:00 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2006/10/06/google-is-in-talks-to-buy-youtube/#comment-1095 How Much Would Founders and VCs Make on A YouTube Sale?<br /> <br /> YouTube may be wanting to sell because there are so many questions about its future.<br /> <br /> How much would everyone make if YouTube sold today?<br /> If the company sold at $1.5 billion, assuming the rule of 3, i.e. VCs own 1/3 and Founders own 1/3 and employees own 1/3, then here is what everyone would make:<br /> <br /> Sequoia Capital – $500 million. They invested about $30 million So, that would be 16x their money. Not bad. Not a Google homerun, but great for less than two years worth of work.<br /> <br /> More about Youtube deal<br /> http://mrwavetheory.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-much-would-founders-and-vcs-make.html How Much Would Founders and VCs Make on A YouTube Sale?

YouTube may be wanting to sell because there are so many questions about its future.

How much would everyone make if YouTube sold today?
If the company sold at $1.5 billion, assuming the rule of 3, i.e. VCs own 1/3 and Founders own 1/3 and employees own 1/3, then here is what everyone would make:

Sequoia Capital – $500 million. They invested about $30 million So, that would be 16x their money. Not bad. Not a Google homerun, but great for less than two years worth of work.

More about Youtube deal
http://mrwavetheory.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-much-would-founders-and-vcs-make.html

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