The a16z Show · Saturday, October 24, 2026
Ben Horowitz highlights a high-stakes decision from his entrepreneurial past, noting that his company went public on only $2 million in trailing 12-month revenue with a forecast of reaching $75 million because the alternative was bankruptcy.
“We went public on $2 million in trailing revenue. $2 million going to $75 million. That was the forecast. That's clearly a bad idea.”
“So, like, when we went public, like we went public on $2 million in trailing revenue, trailing 12 months revenue, $2 million. like, IPO.”