Average price for each startup sold Jul '08 to now

[andreyf]

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/MK-AU416_SHUTDO_NS_20090211185403.gif

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That graph of prices means less than it seems to. What happened was that ordinary acquisitions decreased a lot, so the only startups still getting bought were "fire sales" of companies that were near death.

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Doesn't mean more? Less acquisitions were made. There's a smaller chance of selling a startup.

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Isn't that what I just said?

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Yeah, I am sorry. Read it too fast.