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This should not be viewed as a failure. This is the nature of startups, even if you do every single thing right, work hard, manage the cash flow, innovate, etc
by rweba 8y ago
This should not be viewed as a failure.
This is the nature of startups, even if you do every single thing right, work hard, manage the cash flow, innovate, etc., there is a more than 90% chance you won't get that billion dollar plus exit.
The only unique thing here is that Lytro got a lot of hype and raised a lot of money, so people naturally expected a unicorn.
What I am saying is these guys don't necessarily have anything to be ashamed of. In the worst case they gained a lot of experience that they can apply to their next idea.
That said, I am curious: Will the founders get ANY money out of it? A comment claimed that they raised $200 million at $360 million valuation, so theoretically they may end up with nothing.
- inuhj 8y agoMy estimate is that the founders took money off the table during those rounds. It's doubtful they'll see anything from the sale. I wouldn't worry too much about them I'm sure they're sitting fine.