Comments on: Sequoia could take $480 million from Google/YouTube deal

By: fstar

fstar — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:43:00 +0000

even the janitor at youtube is gona be a millionaire hahah

By: Fishing tips and guides! » Blog Archive » Sequoia returns $480M on $11M investment

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:43:59 +0000

[...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Sequoia could take $480 million from Google/YouTube deal Sequoia was among YouTube’s first funders, providing $11.5 million in two rounds. When $25 million more was rumored to have come from parties unknown this April, Michael Arrington wrote that Sequoia likely did whatever it could to maintain it’s equity share in the company. He estimated that share was between 25% and 30%. [...]

By: Ask.com now googles on mobile phones « Ralston Ventures

Ask.com now googles on mobile phones « Ralston Ventures — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:13:22 +0000

[...] You know a company has too much money and power when they start throwing around billions in stock and scolding their users. [...]

By: Em bu$ca do primeiro milhão » Blog Archive » Negócio da China. Youtube, mais um caso de empreendedorismo na web.

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:58:39 +0000

[...] Youtube, Google, US$ 1,6 bilhões. Você já deve ter ouvido isso um milhão de vezes desde a última semana. Seja no TechCrunch ou no Cocadaboa, não importa. Foi o assunto da semana. Eu fiz uma promessa de não escrever nada sobre o assunto, pois acho que ele já está saturado o suficiente. Pois é, não resisti. [...]

By: olivier2point0

olivier2point0 — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:25:09 +0000

“So Sequoia won’t make a Google-like return on their YouTube investment.”
What about the time factor ? Sequoia has done a x41 in less than 1 year… when they had to wait wait 5 years for the IPO of Google. Good sprint isn’t it? Web2.0’s booster effect?

By: My Tech Rants » Blog Archive » Analysis of YouTube acquisition by Google

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:42:49 +0000

[...] THE search engine buys THE video portal … Google + YouTube = Yougle or GooTube or Google Videos. Yes people, the rumors are true and Google has bought out the premier video portal out there and the #2 most visited site on the planet, YouTube for $1.6 Billion in an all stock deal. YouTube investors Sequoia are rumored to take $480 million of this stock portfolio. According to the Google press release the two companies will continue to work independently and maintain their own brands. “Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently to preserve its successful brand and passionate community.” [...]

By: 3 Kings and $1,650,000,000 « Marketing Nirvāna — by Mario Sundar

3 Kings and $1,650,000,000 « Marketing Nirvāna — by Mario Sundar — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:28:26 +0000

[...] Personally, I am not surprised by the acquisition but rather by the cost of acquisition ($1.65 billion!). To put things in perspective, the world’s highest earning celebrity last year was Spielberg who made only $343 million. For a company founded a year and a half ago, staffed by 67 employees, here’s the $$$ breakdown: Sequoia Capital w/ 30% stake gets around $480 million while founders Steve, Chad and Jawed get anywhere between $100 – $200 million each. Welcome to Silicon Valley’s Hall-of-Fame! [...]

By: Startup Magazine - Google - der Neid blüht

Startup Magazine - Google - der Neid blüht — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:03:44 +0000

Google – der Neid blüht …

Und nochmal Google. Das Handelsblatt, bzw. einige Herren dort, können es einfach nicht glauben. 1,3 Mrd. Euro für eine Internetklitsche mit einigen Mitarbeitern. 1,3 Mrd!!!!! Was könnte man sich dafür alles kaufen? Autos, Häuser, Weiber soviel man…

By: Aibek Esengulov

Aibek Esengulov — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:14:37 +0000

finally the deal is over…now we continue with a normal flow of events

By: award tour » google buys youtube

award tour » google buys youtube — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:10:23 +0000

[...] TechCrunch – Google Buys Youtube for $1.6B. The Lead VC, Sequoia Capital, made a 41x return. The 3 co-founders will make between $100-200M. [...]

By: Christian Libor

Christian Libor — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:04:50 +0000

If the VC ensure, that YouTube is aquired by a previously floated and listed startup, i.e. google, its like an emergency christening of the just born child by their parents. They seem to be not sure, the little YouTube survives the big world. Anyway, the deal is fully paid by others, i.e. the google shareholders. Although the goodwill of this aquisition is just above one billion, compared to the mega-billions googles stock is worth, I will take some weeks or month before the the goodwill of the investors in tech-stock ERODE, including google themselves. BE AWARE, if I were a VC / owner of google, my investment would be hedged.

By: Christian Libor

Christian Libor — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:03:17 +0000

If the VC ensure, that YouTube is aquired by a previously floated and listed startup, i.e. google, its like an emergency christening of the just born child by their parents. They seem to be not sure, the little YouTube survives otherwise, the deal is anyway fully paid by others, the google shareholders. Although the goodwill of this aquisition is just above one billion, compared to the mega-billions googles stock is worth, I will take some weeks or month before the the goodwill of the investors in tech-stock ERODE, including google themselves. If I were a VC 7 owner of google, my investment would be hedged.

By: La inversión de Sequoia en Youtube o cómo multiplicar tu inversión por 41 en algo más de año y medio « Otro blog +

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:05:23 +0000

[...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Sequoia could take $480 million from Google/YouTube deal: …Sequoia put in $11.5 million for 30% of the company, and if in fact YouTube is being acquired for $1.6 billion then Sequoia’s stake translates into approximately $480 million (subject to a slight adjustment upwards if Sequoia had what is known as participating preferred stock). That’s a multiple of more than 41 times what was invested in a company founded in February 2005. [...]

By: Google buys YouTube for stunning $1.65Bn « GermanVentureBlog.de

Google buys YouTube for stunning $1.65Bn « GermanVentureBlog.de — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:46:52 +0000

[...] Takeaway: Apparently a deal, which makes everybody happy! The three founders probably can each go home with a few hundred $M in their pockets. The investors behind this deal, notably Sequoia Capital, might have delivered a 41x return on invested money one this one year+ investment according to TechCrunch. Investors applaud the bold move by Google and send up the Google stock price by a few points in Monday’s late night trading. I am confident, that Video is still at the beginning and that we will see many more things – hopefully also here in good old Europe – happening in this space. Explore posts in the same categories: Web 2.0, Venture Capital, VC backed Companies [...]

By: Rendy Maulana dot Com » Blog Archive » Google Membeli YouTube

Rendy Maulana dot Com » Blog Archive » Google Membeli YouTube — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:40:01 +0000

[...] Google Membeli YouTube, Wow.. 1,65 miliar Dolar US! [...]

By: alan

alan — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:20:08 +0000

I hear the trampling hooves of the VC herd as they all try to fund the Next YouTube.

By: Daniel Haran

Daniel Haran — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:18:17 +0000

So, how much should I be expecting when the startup I’m working for gets bought?

By: Google bought YouTube « Rushi’s Ramblings

Google bought YouTube « Rushi’s Ramblings — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:38:16 +0000

[...] Google bought YouTube. 1.65 Billion in stocks. Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim are friggin rich. They stand to make $100-$200 million each. Congrats to Michael Arrington who first broke the story. Best example of blog moving closer to “mainstream” media. Filed under: Google, YouTube | [...]

By: Results Are In: Venture Capital Is Not Broken at Brian Berliner’s Brain

Results Are In: Venture Capital Is Not Broken at Brian Berliner’s Brain — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:34:52 +0000

[...] TechCrunch says Sequoia could take $480 million from Google/YouTube deal. [...]

By: Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:13:45 +0000

[...] Maiores detalhes sobre a aquisição você pode encontrar no inevitável Techcrunch – Google Has Acquired YouTube. Ainda no Techcrunch dá para ver a história da empresa de capital de risco Sequoia Capital que tinha investido no YouTube US$11,5mi e que agora deve ganhar US$480mi com o acordo, o que significa que alguém além dos fundadores da empresa, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen , e Jawed Karim vai dormir mais rico hoje. [...]

By: Joseph Hunkins

Joseph Hunkins — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:35:57 +0000

The gigantic payday is very interesting if employees only wind up with 1-2 million, though I’m beginning to understand that the only huge winners in these deals – e.g. even in the Google or Yahoo IPOs, -are the very top tier and the VC firms (who arguably deserve a huge multiple since they lose it all on many deals). Reminds one of pro sports where only a handful are big money winners in an ocean of contenders.

By: 4 Things at Disruptive Thoughts

4 Things at Disruptive Thoughts — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:17:36 +0000

[...] 1.b) Sequoia proves that early-stage investment is definitely not dead. $480 M / 41x return, on a single years investment. [...]

By: Treading the VC waters

Treading the VC waters — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:13:57 +0000

The Silent Heroes behind YouTube…

Behind every huge success, are some silent super-heroes: In Youtube’s case (The acquisition) I vote for Roelof Botha: He’s the VC behind the success story Has been Partner in Sequoia only 3 years He’s 35 years old He invested in…

By: Google Acquires YouTube « Kamla Bhatt

Google Acquires YouTube « Kamla Bhatt — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:12:08 +0000

[...] TechCrunch broke the news first and you can read more about the deal on their site. Marshall Kirkpatrick has a post on how Sequoia stands to gain from this deal Sequoia is a backer of both Google and YouTube. [...]

By: Franck Poisson

Franck Poisson — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:59:07 +0000

All in stock…well done Omid

THE thing is that now, this huge inventory will help to deliver more adsense’s clicks and then more revenue for Google and then will help the stock to growth 10% over the next few days.