Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. It’s relatively small business, but I had a big part in helping build the infrastructure for the firm and hiring people and kind of the whole business development side and just really helping a firm grow.

Leadership 73

Leadership Developer Curation Hiring 73

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. There was now a public market for companies with no revenue, no profit and big claims.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 223

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Assuming your startup takes off, you will probably find that the fun is gone by the time you reach 50 employees, or a few million in revenue. So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Entrepreneurs love the art of the start.

Exit Strategy 241

Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering IPO Startup 241

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Number of Venture Backed Liquidity Events 1991-2000.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 299

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

Assuming your startup takes off, you will probably find that the fun is gone by the time you reach 50 employees, or a few million in revenue. So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Entrepreneurs love the art of the start.

Exit Strategy 231

Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Research & Development. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity. TECHNOLOGY. Internet and Online Business. Business Software.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40