Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. Carpe Diem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Initial Public Offering (IPO). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Shareholders are demanding, and liability concerns are high. This used to be the preferred mode, and the quick way to riches.

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Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering IPO Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

Initial Public Offering (IPO). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Shareholders are demanding, and liability concerns are high. This used to be the preferred mode, and the quick way to riches.

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Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. In the 1990s Internet boom, easy money helped founders maintain more control early in a companys evolution, but founder CEOs without voting control often got replaced by a professional manager ahead of an IPO.

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