==General==
The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the increased market share of VC-backed, publicly-traded companies.
Founding dates of 5 companies that Ed wanted:
#Microsoft - April 4, 1975
#Apple - April 1, 1976
#Google - September 4, 1998
##Alphabet - October 2, 2015
#Amazon - July 4, 1995
#Facebook - February 4, 2004
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