Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996).
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 12, 2018
It’s the difference between saying that you’re going to “Open a fresh cut flower shop in my town,” versus declaring that you’re going to “Revolutionize the way flowers are delivered direct from growers at a fraction of the cost.”. Ken Burke is a speaker, serial entrepreneur, mentor, and author.
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Growthink Blog
MAY 14, 2012
Or, in hard numbers from 1990 to 1996, 1,272 U.S. And aren’t our public equity markets - after more than 10 years now of only a handful of dynamic, innovative companies being added to them in any meaningful quantity - like that too these days? By 2010, that percentage had declined to a mere 3%. companies went public. read more.
Pascal's View
MAY 13, 2011
i. Pre bubble period 1991-1996 totals $28 billion. ii. Bubble period 1996-2000 totals $243.6 2002: Sarbanes-Oxley creates more friction for companies that want to go public, but likely much less of a factor than people think, by imposing accounting and compliance costs for small companies that easily exceed $2 million per year.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Freeloader — On $3m invested, sold for $38m in 1996 — shut down in 1997. After all, before the house of cards inevitably tumbles, private equity investors get a tidy return. Support.com — On 2.5m invested, IPO’ed in 2000 for $32/share — stock price now $2. And it is magic.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 5, 2016
Between 1996 and 2002 I was co-chairman of Interliant, a company I co-founded with three other people. And it creates endless organizational waste and misalignment when the CEO / investor / board member / leader isn’t clear about what she is saying and who her audience is. Your wall is dingy is one of them. It was a good bonding moment.
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