Even solid socks like Google & MS have taken something like a 40% hit. I assume many smaller public tech companies have taken 50%+ hits.
You think that $X could by you a bigger slice of a startup today then 2 months ago to the degree public companies have?
It's actually an interesting situation for cashed up companies that could use startups if they can get them at the right price. The value of a small company to investors is usually linked to their chances of getting acquired or going public. These are often linked to their chances of getting additional funding along the way. All these are now not decreased (although if you're planning on IPO in 5 yrs, the current state doesn't count for much).
This doesn't apply to acquirors to whom (assumingly) the acquisition has some sort of real value. That real value doesn't have too much with the state of investment markets.
No idea on the degree as I was just talking about the general trend not specific numbers.
"You think that $X could by you a bigger slice of a startup today then 2 months ago"
Yes, but I have no idea to what degree (see 1st comment). And with publicly traded companies, just because their stock price is down doesn't mean they aren't sitting on massive cash reserves (e.g. Microsoft) so I wouldn't be surprised to see more acquisitions happen in the near future as companies try to boost sales.
Even solid socks like Google & MS have taken something like a 40% hit. I assume many smaller public tech companies have taken 50%+ hits.
You think that $X could by you a bigger slice of a startup today then 2 months ago to the degree public companies have?
It's actually an interesting situation for cashed up companies that could use startups if they can get them at the right price. The value of a small company to investors is usually linked to their chances of getting acquired or going public. These are often linked to their chances of getting additional funding along the way. All these are now not decreased (although if you're planning on IPO in 5 yrs, the current state doesn't count for much).
This doesn't apply to acquirors to whom (assumingly) the acquisition has some sort of real value. That real value doesn't have too much with the state of investment markets.