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. The job changes from creating a “work of art” to operating a “cookie cutter.” One often-overlooked exit strategy is simply to shutdown, close the business doors, and liquidate.

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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. The job changes from creating a “work of art” to operating a “cookie cutter.” One often-overlooked exit strategy is simply to shutdown, close the business doors, and liquidate.

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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

Growth Strategies. Office and Operations. 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

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Growth Strategies. Office and Operations. 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. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting. Financing A Small Business.

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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. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Increased productivity means increased profits allowing manufacturers to pay higher wages and attract the best employees. You will also learn how to establish exit strategies for unfavorable situations as well as how to maximize excellent ones. 18 months and 2000 hours later I finished coding the software and released it.

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