LJ Index — February, 2000

  1. Amont invested by venture capitalists in Silicon Valley during the first nine months of 1999: $7.7 billion
  2. Amont spent during the third quarter alone: $3.36 billion
  3. Percentage increase over the preceding quarter: 27
  4. Biggest single investment in the same quarter (for Webvan): $275 million
  5. Amount lost by Webvan in the first six months of 1999: $35.1 million
  6. Sales by Webvan during the same period: $395,000
  7. Valuation of Webvan total outstanding shares on November 29, 1999: $7.7 Billion
  8. Number of attendees at Comdex Fall 99: 400,000
  9. Number of attendees at Comdex Fall '99's Linux Business Expo: 38,000
  10. Positions of Linus' keynote and the LBE as attractions at Comdex Fall: #1 (CBS news)
  11. Number of stores in which AutoZone will install Linux terminals: 2,800
  12. Increase in Red Hat stock after announcing a support deal with AutoZone on November 19, 1999: 22 1/2 points
  13. Red Hat share price at close of the same day: $236
  14. Red Hat market cap at that share price: $ 16.279 billion
  15. Percentage increase in Red Hat share price since its August 1999 IPO: 1600
  16. Cobalt Networks annual revenues in 1998: $3.537 million
  17. Cobalt Networks revenues for the first nine months of 1999: $13.849 million
  18. Cobalt Networks IPO share price: $22.00
  19. Cobalt share price on November 29, 1999: $156.50
  20. Cobalt market cap at that price: $4.272 billion

Sources:

San Jose Mercury News, TheStreet.com, Linux Today, CBS News, Hoovers.