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OpenTable was founded in 1998 and ~$5mm a year on its 5-6 year journey to profitability. (Luckily, they were smart with cash during the boom, and had a $48mm pool of dotcom-era VC money.)

This TechCrunch article is great for financial details:

http://techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/opentable-files-for-ipo-and...