That's a fair point. And, if you listen to the actual podcast episode with Eli… - Aaron Dinin, PhD - Medium

The thing to keep in mind is that the WebTrends IPO was in 1999, twenty-two years ago.

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That's a fair point. And, if you listen to the actual podcast episode with Eli (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eli-shapira-webtrends-the-security-entrepreneur-who/id1530077719?i=1000532132214), he even talks a bit about how the environment is different now, and he wouldn't recommend someone not taking VC.

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