Company Forensics
A blog by Slidebean
How to kill a Unicorn: Fab.com
Fab.com was a flash sales site that offered items curated by the unique taste of Bradford Shellhammer, Goldberg's partner. And, for a moment, it was successful, reaching a $1 BN valuation. But, it ended up selling for no more than $30MM. How did this happen? This is Startup Forensics: Fab.com
Epic Flops: Kickstarter Fails
Kickstarter has become one of the most popular crowdfunding platforms in the world. Some ideas have end up with millions in backing. Others are tiny successes that otherwise wouldn't have existed. But some of these projects are pretty crazy.
Startup Gambling: angel investing & venture capitalists explained
Most of the companies, most of the startups that you can think of, could not exist if it wasn’t for venture capital. The relationship between founders and investors is a weird, symbiotic phenomenon. In this article, we try to simplify very complex processes for every founder to understand.
The pirates that shaped the music industry
Napster was wild and it blew the horns of change for the music industry. With the Internet opening up to the world in the nineties, it was bound to happen.
Too Big to Fail: Bailouts explained
Broadly speaking, a bailout is to provide financial assistance to an entity about to fail. And yes, in recent history the US government has stepped in a few big times to save the day.
Meditation Billions: how Calm became a $2B startups
Calm went from almost having no cash to a billion-dollar valuation in less than five years. But, how did it do it?
How the poisoned Apple killed Flash
Flash was a beautiful world. The games were alluring, the websites inviting and interactive. It was so successful that everyone wanted to be a part of it at one point during the history of the internet. But, in 2020, Flash reached its End of Life.
What made Silicon Valley possible?
How did Silicon Valley become what it is today? Its history is much more than just computers, so let’s explore what combination of variables made it possible.
What is a SPAC? (and why it's COMPLETE TRASH!!)
Going public is the ultimate graduation for an entrepreneur. The black belt. The Academy Award. The Olympic medal. Listing your company in the New York stock exchange. And it’s also one of the most complicated, expensive, and dangerous processes a company can go through
Why do bankrupt companies keep running?
What happens when a company files for bankruptcy? What does it mean to file for chapter 11? Let's analyze the bankruptcy process for big and small companies.
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