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Housenbold: Made eBay Google's first advertising customer in the world
“In that role, I also became Google's first customer in the world. Having ran AltaVista and competed with them, they were starting to monetize their search, and I became the first customer, and that really changed the trajectory for both Google and for eBay”
Housenbold: Entry valuation is the greatest determinant of PE and VC returns
“If you look at all of the academic research and it doesn't matter if it's a private equity or venture capital, the greatest determinant of your returns With the highest R square is your entry valuation. Some people call that vintage, but it is your entry valua…”