Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2013
That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 19, 2015
Last year was the most active year for IPOs in the United States since 2000. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit).
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Version One Ventures
JULY 22, 2014
AngelList makes it easier for founders to reach angels and there are hundreds of accelerators and incubators to choose from. We have all heard about the Series A crunch in the Valley (there might actually be up to 2000 companies in the Series A pipeline right now), and perhaps there’s a Series B crunch now too.
Mike Michalowicz
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
For example, the Hot or Not rating website founded in the fall of 2000 was merely a “what if” thought for James Hong and Jim Young on a Friday night. The rise of venture incubators – Practically any business can be bootstrapped, but in some cases it can be a long, long runway. Enter venture incubators.
ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The big enterprise software companies almost all bootstrapped their way to profitability before they got their first external investors (typically via an IPO). Mixing metaphors, the attempt to accelerate the scaling process is a bit like asking a baby to be incubated in six months (dangerous). So VCs will need to invest.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
273 
Let's personalize your content