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Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Biggest Challenge of Starting a Business Is Finding Capital

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  • Date Added : 10/5/2004
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Matthew Pittinsky

  • Co-founder and Chairman, Blackboard
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1972 (Age: 52 years old)
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
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Matthew Pittinsky co-founded Blackboard, Inc in 1997 with a mission to transform the Internet into a powerful environment for teaching and learning. Today, Backboard is considered by most industry analysts to be the leading provider of e-Education systems around the world.

Matthew Pittinsky received his undergraduate degree from American University and a Masters in Education from Harvard University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University Teacher's College studying the sociology of online learning.

That is like the number one problem that people have starting a business, is the chicken and the egg. You cannot run capital without a business. You cannot start the business without capital. And that kills. And you know, we sort of thought a little bit creatively in the sense of merging, and cr...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Provides Introduction to Dan Cane, Steve Gilfus and Lecture on Company, Blackboard
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 8 sec.
Video 2 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Decision To Go Public and Fact That Blackboard Straddles Education and Technology Markets
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 23 sec.
Video 3 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Qualified Provision of IPO and Influence of Pricing on IPO
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 35 sec.
Video 4 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Banker Input On Pricing and Thoughts On Price Sensitivity
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 13 sec.
Video 5 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Decision To Go Public and Banker Relationships
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 23 sec.
Video 6 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 19 sec.
Video 7 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Role of Analyst in IPO Process
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 59 sec.
Video 8 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Whether or Not He Would Work With a Bank Whose Analysts Had Negative Comments About the Stock
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 4 sec.
Video 9 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Challenges of Making Transition From Public to Private - Especially With Regards to Investor Relations
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 44 sec.
Video 10 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Writing The Prospectus
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 6 sec.
Video 11 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky States Decision To Go Public Was More For Status and Ability to Sell Than About the Cash
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 0 min. 47 sec.
Video 12 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Diverse Investor Group
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 30 sec.
Video 13 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Change in Board After The IPO
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 48 sec.
Video 14 of 25 Steve Gilfus Discusses Background of Blackboard, the Product
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 0 min. 25 sec.
Video 15 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Initial Launch of the Blackboard Brand
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 27 sec.
Video 16 of 25 Dan Cane Discusses Initial Funding of Blackboard Came From Family and Friends
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 12 sec.
Video 17 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Biggest Challenge of Starting a Business Is Finding Capital
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 2 sec.
Video 18 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Impact of Age and Perception of Experience to Market
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 13 sec.
Video 19 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Shares Thoughts on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 2 min. 24 sec.
Video 20 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Shares Thoughts on Maintaining Confidentiality During IPO Process
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 34 sec.
Video 21 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Difference in First Draft Of Prospectus Which Was Prior to Sarbanes-Oxley
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 35 sec.
Video 22 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Shares Thoughts on Their Lock-Up Period
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 0 min. 55 sec.
Video 23 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Discusses Process of Picking Banks for the IPO Deal
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 5 min. 11 sec.
Video 24 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky Outlines Size of IPO and Desire to Minimize Dilution With Maximum Capital Gain
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 12 sec.
Video 25 of 25 Matthew Pittinsky States He Wouldn't Have Changed Anything About the IPO Process
  • Matthew Pittinsky - Lecture - IPO Process at Blackboard, Inc.
  • 10/5/2004
  • Matthew Pittinsky
  • 1 min. 44 sec.

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