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). To some, an exit strategy sounds negative.

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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). To some, an exit strategy sounds negative.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

In theory when you went public, everyone’s shares were now tradable on the stock exchange, but usually the underwriters required a six month “lockup” when company insiders (employees and investors) couldn’t sell. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Pricing Strategy. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. Employee Benefits. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Basic Accounting. Financing A Small Business. Leadership.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Pricing Strategy. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. Employee Benefits. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. Jumpstart wasnt much at the time, just four employees working from home offices. Basic Accounting. Business Taxes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Last year was the most active year for IPOs in the United States since 2000. Two of these, Uber and Xiaomi, are already above $40 billion.

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