Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000. Remember you only have one chance for a good first impression.

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Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

Q: Give us the elevator pitch that you gave at SXSW Accelerator? It’s also financially rewarding, with up to $2000 in rewards for a great idea. The current business model for expert consultants is a brick and mortar industry with revenues of about 1/2 a Billion dollars per year.

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Elevator Pitch Curation Vertical Bootstrapping 63

Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

Silicon Valley is on a tear, so it might seem like the US is teeming with startups. But, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research , the number of high-growth startups has been declining since the 90’s. After the turn of the century, startups created fewer jobs than they did before the year 2000.

Green 84

Green Angel Investor Startup Alabama 84