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wpietri on May 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Joining a startup: high salary, no equity OR "star...

FYI, median time to exit for VC-backed companies is down in the 4-5 year time range:

http://www.dowjones.com/pressroom/releases/2011/04012011-VCE...

A few years back the median was more like 7.

Drbble on May 23, 2012 [–]

I would estimate that the exits that are sooner tend to be smaller.

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